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| Georgia Williams murder case: Jamie Reynolds remanded | Georgia Williams murder case: Jamie Reynolds remanded |
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| A man charged with the murder of teenager Georgia Williams has been remanded in custody by magistrates. | A man charged with the murder of teenager Georgia Williams has been remanded in custody by magistrates. |
| Police have not confirmed if a girl's body found in woodland near Wrexham on Friday is that of the 17-year-old student from Wellington, Shropshire. | Police have not confirmed if a girl's body found in woodland near Wrexham on Friday is that of the 17-year-old student from Wellington, Shropshire. |
| Jamie Reynolds, 22, from Avondale Road, Wellington, appeared before Telford magistrates and is due at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday. | Jamie Reynolds, 22, from Avondale Road, Wellington, appeared before Telford magistrates and is due at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday. |
| Georgia's father Steven, a police officer, said she was "a great girl". | Georgia's father Steven, a police officer, said she was "a great girl". |
| 'Always here' | 'Always here' |
| Speaking at AFC Telford United's stadium, which was opened earlier to allow her friends and family to pay their respects, he paid tribute to his daughter, saying: "Thank you for being in my life. God bless you." | |
| He added: "I'm holding it together for Georgia. I'd like to thank everybody who's here for coming down and showing their love for Georgia. | He added: "I'm holding it together for Georgia. I'd like to thank everybody who's here for coming down and showing their love for Georgia. |
| "She was into everything. | "She was into everything. |
| "Never say she was. Say she is. Talk about her as though she's here and always will be here with us." | "Never say she was. Say she is. Talk about her as though she's here and always will be here with us." |
| The club, where Georgia worked on match days, said it was "devastated". | |
| Her father and mother, Lynette Williams, were joined by more than 100 relatives, friends and well-wishers who gathered at the ground. | |
| Flowers have been left in a designated area at the stadium. | |
| The teenager, who was head girl at her former school, was last seen by her parents on Sunday evening when she told them she was going to meet friends. | The teenager, who was head girl at her former school, was last seen by her parents on Sunday evening when she told them she was going to meet friends. |
| Georgia's boyfriend, Matthew Bird, 19, said he would "never forget" her. | |
| He said: "You shouldn't say people are perfect, but she is perfect at the end of the day and she always was to me and she will be. | He said: "You shouldn't say people are perfect, but she is perfect at the end of the day and she always was to me and she will be. |
| 'Phenomenal support' | |
| "I just want everyone possible to know how much I do love her and I mean that in the deepest part of me and the reason... I'm not getting upset in front of people is... not because I don't care, it's because she wouldn't want me to. | "I just want everyone possible to know how much I do love her and I mean that in the deepest part of me and the reason... I'm not getting upset in front of people is... not because I don't care, it's because she wouldn't want me to. |
| "I've got to really push on with everything and make her proud because that's what she'd want." | "I've got to really push on with everything and make her proud because that's what she'd want." |
| Georgia's best friend, Kate Lafferty, 17, was among those at the stadium as friends and well-wishers arrived to leave flowers on the North Stand and write in a book of condolence opened by the club. | |
| Many wept as the football club's anthem Keeping the Dream Alive played. | |
| Mr Bird said: "Today has just been outstanding. | |
| "I can't explain to you how perfect it has been and, take away my feelings, the support everyone has given to her friends and family is phenomenal. I know she would be so proud." | |
| Police search teams found a girl's body in woodland near Wrexham on Friday. No formal identification has been made. | Police search teams found a girl's body in woodland near Wrexham on Friday. No formal identification has been made. |
| The discovery was made at about 14:00 BST off the Nant-y-Garth pass in north Wales. | The discovery was made at about 14:00 BST off the Nant-y-Garth pass in north Wales. |
| Mr Reynolds, who is accused of murdering Georgia on the day she disappeared, did not speak during his five-minute court hearing. | Mr Reynolds, who is accused of murdering Georgia on the day she disappeared, did not speak during his five-minute court hearing. |
| He was arrested in Glasgow city centre on Wednesday. | He was arrested in Glasgow city centre on Wednesday. |