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| April Jones case: Coral Jones breaks down over 999 call | April Jones case: Coral Jones breaks down over 999 call |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 the evening of 1 October 2012. Mark Bridger, 47, of nearby Ceinws, denies all the charges. | |
| She went missing from near her home while playing with a friend and has never been found. | She went missing from near her home while playing with a friend and has never been found. |
| Prosecutors have told the court that Mr Bridger killed April in a sexually motivated attack and traces of her blood were found at his cottage. | |
| The jury has previously heard that Mr Bridger told police during interviews he accidentally hit April with his vehicle and "panicked". | |
| On Wednesday, the jury were played the 999 call reporting April's disappearance. | |
| During it, the operator could not hear properly at first and 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". | 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. | 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. | "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' | 'Come home please' |
| "So how many people are out looking for her at the moment?" | "So how many people are out looking for her at the moment?" |
| Valerie Jones: "Her father, next door neighbour, mother..." | Valerie Jones: "Her father, next door neighbour, mother..." |
| Shortly afterwards, April's mother could be heard struggling to breathe in the background. | Shortly afterwards, April's mother could be heard struggling to breathe in the background. |
| A voice could be heard in the background saying: "Come home, somebody's kidnapped April, just come home please." | 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 during call when the line was open but nobody was talking to the operator. | There was a long period of time during call when the line was open but nobody was talking to the operator. |
| The operator said: "Hello Val, Coral, are you there?" | The operator said: "Hello Val, Coral, are you there?" |
| Sobbing could be heard in the background. | Sobbing could be heard in the background. |
| Coral Jones, who was sitting 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, who was at Coral Jones's home at the time. | On Wednesday morning, the jury also heard written evidence from Valerie Jones, who was at Coral Jones's home at the time. |
| 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. | 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. | The court later heard from the first police officer on the scene after the 999 call. |
| PC Fiona Evans was in a marked police car when she received a call at about 19:30 on 1 October. | PC Fiona Evans was in a marked police car when she received a call at about 19:30 on 1 October. |
| The proceedings were interrupted during her evidence due to a fire alarm and the court was cleared. | The proceedings were interrupted during her evidence due to a fire alarm and the court was cleared. |
| After the hearing resumed, she said: "I was called to a report of a five-year-old child who had been kidnapped... and she had been taken in a large grey car." | After the hearing resumed, she said: "I was called to a report of a five-year-old child who had been kidnapped... and she had been taken in a large grey car." |
| She put on her blue lights but slowed down slightly during part of the journey as it was getting dark and she wanted to keep an eye out for grey or large vehicles, the court heard. | She put on her blue lights but slowed down slightly during part of the journey as it was getting dark and she wanted to keep an eye out for grey or large vehicles, the court heard. |
| When she arrived at the Bryn-Y-Gog estate where April lived at about 19:37 she saw the girl's brother "waving his arms and pointing" and trying to get her attention. | When she arrived at the Bryn-Y-Gog estate where April lived at about 19:37 she saw the girl's brother "waving his arms and pointing" and trying to get her attention. |
| She described how April's mother was "clearly distressed", was pacing and saying "she's been taken, she's been taken". | She described how April's mother was "clearly distressed", was pacing and saying "she's been taken, she's been taken". |
| PC Evans told how she spoke to the friend April had been playing with and went with the child to the scene where April was last seen. | PC Evans told how she spoke to the friend April had been playing with and went with the child to the scene where April was last seen. |
| In evidence, she said: "Obviously I needed to get as much information as I could but at the same time I didn't want to upset her or frighten her." | In evidence, she said: "Obviously I needed to get as much information as I could but at the same time I didn't want to upset her or frighten her." |
| She said she tried to relax as she was speaking to the girl. | She said she tried to relax as she was speaking to the girl. |
| She recalled how she told the girl: "We need to find April, do you know where she is? She said 'she's gone in a van, a grey van'." | She recalled how she told the girl: "We need to find April, do you know where she is? She said 'she's gone in a van, a grey van'." |
| PC Evans told how the girl said April had gone with a man. | PC Evans told how the girl said April had gone with a man. |
| She added: "I asked did April know this man? She replied 'I don't know, I think so'." | She added: "I asked did April know this man? She replied 'I don't know, I think so'." |
| PC Evans said she went to her vehicle to get a child witness interview booklet, a document required to interview the girl to get immediate details. | |
| She said the interview started at 20:15 and lasted until 21:00 in the presence of the girl's mother. She said the girl "seemed fine. She was quite confident". | |
| Police interview | 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. |
| But the defence counsel Brendan Kelly QC suggested that Mr Bridger had carried April into the vehicle. | |
| 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. | The case continues. |