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April Jones killer Mark Bridger to appeal against sentence | April Jones killer Mark Bridger to appeal against sentence |
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April Jones' killer Mark Bridger is to appeal against his whole-life sentence. | April Jones' killer Mark Bridger is to appeal against his whole-life sentence. |
The Judicial Office said the 47-year-old had lodged an application for permission to appeal. | The Judicial Office said the 47-year-old had lodged an application for permission to appeal. |
Bridger was convicted of murdering five-year-old April at a trial in May and sentenced to life in prison. | Bridger was convicted of murdering five-year-old April at a trial in May and sentenced to life in prison. |
The schoolgirl went missing from outside her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012. Despite the largest police search in British history, her body has never been found. | The schoolgirl went missing from outside her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012. Despite the largest police search in British history, her body has never been found. |
April's parents Paul and Coral Jones told the Sun newspaper they had been warned by police of Bridger's intention. | April's parents Paul and Coral Jones told the Sun newspaper they had been warned by police of Bridger's intention. |
They said they planned to attend the initial hearing at the Court of Appeal which is scheduled for the new year. | |
Mrs Jones said: "He's in prison where he belongs and he should stay there. | Mrs Jones said: "He's in prison where he belongs and he should stay there. |
"He's just torturing my family with these legal battles. It's like he's taunting us, like he wants to show he's got the upper hand." | "He's just torturing my family with these legal battles. It's like he's taunting us, like he wants to show he's got the upper hand." |
Speaking to BBC 5 Live, April Jones's grandmother Linda Smith said: "I really don't think he should have any right to appeal. | Speaking to BBC 5 Live, April Jones's grandmother Linda Smith said: "I really don't think he should have any right to appeal. |
"It's a bit of a shock to me. I didn't realise this was happening. | "It's a bit of a shock to me. I didn't realise this was happening. |
"We would like to move on but it's very difficult when things happen like this. It just brings it all up again." | |
She added: "I know that the law says he's allowed to do this but I really hope it doesn't happen. | |
"I don't understand him. If he can't say what has happened I don't see how he can appeal. | |
"He's just never said, has he? He never will, I don't think." | |
Bridger's trial heard he had killed April in a sexually motivated attack. | Bridger's trial heard he had killed April in a sexually motivated attack. |
Child sex abuse images were found on his computer, along with images of children from the local area. | Child sex abuse images were found on his computer, along with images of children from the local area. |
Bridger had claimed he had run over April and could not remember where he disposed of her body. | Bridger had claimed he had run over April and could not remember where he disposed of her body. |
April's blood was found in Bridger's cottage at Ceinws, near Machynlleth, along with a number of knives and fragments of bone consistent with a juvenile human skull. | April's blood was found in Bridger's cottage at Ceinws, near Machynlleth, along with a number of knives and fragments of bone consistent with a juvenile human skull. |
The trial judge called Bridger a "pathological liar" and a "paedophile" before giving him a whole-life jail term. | The trial judge called Bridger a "pathological liar" and a "paedophile" before giving him a whole-life jail term. |