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April Jones case: Coral Jones breaks down over 999 call | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The 999 call reporting April Jones's disappearance has been played in the trial of the man accused of abducting and murdering the five-year-old. | |
April's mother told the operator her daughter had been kidnapped. | |
Coral Jones had to leave Mold Crown Court while the 999 call was played after breaking down in tears. | |
April went missing from Machynlleth, Powys on 1 October 2012. Mark Bridger, 47, of nearby Ceinws denies all the charges against him. | |
She went missing from near her home while playing with a friend and has never been found. | |
During the 999 call, the operator cannot hear properly and at first thought it was a kidnapped dog being reported. | |
Mrs Jones then passed the phone to her friend Valerie Jones, who told the operator "she's gone off in a car with somebody". She described it as a "big grey car". | |
After taking the details, the operator said: "Right, bear with me. Right I've got local officers, it's been sent to local officers okay. | |
"Stay on the line with me because I'll be able to tell you then, you know update as we go along now. | |
'Come home please' | |
"So how many people are out looking for her at the moment?" | |
Valerie Jones: "Her father, next door neighbour, mother..." | |
Shortly afterwards, April's mother could be heard hyperventilating in the background. | |
A voice could be heard in the background saying: "Come home, somebody's kidnapped April, just come home please." | |
There was a long period of time on the 999 call when the line was open but nobody was talking to the operator. | |
The operator said: "Hello Val, Coral, are you there?" | |
Sobbing could be heard in the background. | |
Coral Jones, sat in the public gallery, wiped her eyes as the call was played before leaving and sitting outside. | |
On Wednesday morning, the jury also heard written evidence from Valerie Jones. | |
In her evidence she said she remembered April's brother coming home and "it was immediately obvious he was upset". | In her evidence she said she remembered April's brother coming home and "it was immediately obvious he was upset". |
He was struggling to get his words out, she said. | He was struggling to get his words out, she said. |
Ms Jones described in her evidence how Coral Jones went running out of the front door and looked "distraught". | Ms Jones described in her evidence how Coral Jones went running out of the front door and looked "distraught". |
"She shouted 'phone the police, somebody has kidnapped April'." | "She shouted 'phone the police, somebody has kidnapped April'." |
The jury has also heard evidence from Joanne Davies, the call handler who took the 999 call. | The jury has also heard evidence from Joanne Davies, the call handler who took the 999 call. |
Her written evidence said she took a call at about 19:29 on 1 October. | |
The court later heard from the first police officer on the scene after the 999 call. | |
PC Fiona Davies was in a marked police car when she received a call at about 19:30 on 1 October. | |
The proceedings were then interrupted due to a fire alarm and the court was cleared. | |
Police interview | |
On Tuesday, the jury heard a police interview and evidence from a friend who was playing with April when she disappeared. | On Tuesday, the jury heard a police interview and evidence from a friend who was playing with April when she disappeared. |
The girl told police April had a "happy face" as she got into a vehicle. | The girl told police April had a "happy face" as she got into a vehicle. |
The seven-year-old girl said a man got out of a Land Rover and April got in before he drove off. | The seven-year-old girl said a man got out of a Land Rover and April got in before he drove off. |
The defendant told police during interviews he accidentally hit April with his vehicle and "panicked," the jury has previously been told. | The defendant told police during interviews he accidentally hit April with his vehicle and "panicked," the jury has previously been told. |
His defence counsel Brendan Kelly QC has suggested he carried her into the car. | His defence counsel Brendan Kelly QC has suggested he carried her into the car. |
Prosecutors have told the court that the defendant killed April in a sexually motivated attack and traces of her blood were found at his cottage. | Prosecutors have told the court that the defendant killed April in a sexually motivated attack and traces of her blood were found at his cottage. |
April's disappearance sparked the biggest police search in UK history. | April's disappearance sparked the biggest police search in UK history. |
Mr Bridger also denies intending to pervert the course of justice. | Mr Bridger also denies intending to pervert the course of justice. |
The case continues. |