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April Jones murder case: Evidence expected from child witness | April Jones murder case: Evidence expected from child witness |
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Evidence is due to be heard from another child in the trial of a man accused of murdering April Jones, aged five, in a sexually motivated attack. | |
Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, who went missing while playing near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012. | Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, who went missing while playing near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012. |
Prosecutors have told Mold Crown Court he approached two other children, aged eight and 10, that evening. | Prosecutors have told Mold Crown Court he approached two other children, aged eight and 10, that evening. |
The jury heard he invited one of them for a sleepover with his daughter. | The jury heard he invited one of them for a sleepover with his daughter. |
On Wednesday, in a recorded interview, the eight-year-old girl described how she was playing when the defendant stopped his vehicle and began talking to her friend. | On Wednesday, in a recorded interview, the eight-year-old girl described how she was playing when the defendant stopped his vehicle and began talking to her friend. |
She described how Mr Bridger asked her friend if she wanted a sleepover at his daughter's house but eventually drove off. | She described how Mr Bridger asked her friend if she wanted a sleepover at his daughter's house but eventually drove off. |
Evidence is expected from the friend on Thursday. | Evidence is expected from the friend on Thursday. |
The court was also played the 999 call from April's mother reporting her daughter's disappearance. | The court was also played the 999 call from April's mother reporting her daughter's disappearance. |
Coral Jones told the operator her daughter had been kidnapped. | Coral Jones told the operator her daughter had been kidnapped. |
She had to leave the court while the 999 call was played after breaking down in tears. | She had to leave the court while the 999 call was played after breaking down in tears. |
'Complex relationships' | 'Complex relationships' |
The head teacher of April's school Ysgol Gynradd Machynlleth gave evidence saying the defendant had behaved normally at a parents' evening on the night she disappeared. | The head teacher of April's school Ysgol Gynradd Machynlleth gave evidence saying the defendant had behaved normally at a parents' evening on the night she disappeared. |
Gwenfair Glyn said Mr Bridger "had a history of relationships with young mothers" and described how she saw him talking to a secondary school pupil, adding there were "complex relationships between a number of these families". | Gwenfair Glyn said Mr Bridger "had a history of relationships with young mothers" and described how she saw him talking to a secondary school pupil, adding there were "complex relationships between a number of these families". |
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. | 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 defendant told police during interviews he accidentally hit April with his vehicle and "panicked", the jury has heard. | The defendant told police during interviews he accidentally hit April with his vehicle and "panicked", the jury has heard. |
The court has been told he claims he placed her body in his car and drove around but cannot recall what happened after that. | The court has been told he claims he placed her body in his car and drove around but cannot recall what happened after that. |
April's disappearance sparked the biggest police search in UK history. | April's disappearance sparked the biggest police search in UK history. |
She has never been found. | She has never been found. |
The defendant also denies intending to pervert the course of justice. | The defendant also denies intending to pervert the course of justice. |
The case continues. |