![]() ![]() Pools of April's blood were found under the carpet in front of the living room fire where small fragments of her bones were recovered by police.Īpril's blood was also found in the bathroom and hallway of the cottage despite a desperate bid by Bridger to clean up his rented home using detergents and bleach.įather-of-six Bridger was given a whole-life tariff by a judge in May 2013 at Mold Crown Court after he was found guilty of her kidnap and murder. Police raided his home and found evidence linked to the murder and a cache of child porn on his computer, including Facebook pictures of April and other local girls. Police believe Bridger dismembered April before dumping her body parts at various locations in the hills, rivers and forests surrounding his home in Ceinws, Mid Wales, after traces of her blood were found all over his rented cottage. ![]() Her disappearance sparked the largest police search in British history, and her killer tried to cover his tracks by helping with the search before his arrest. Mark Bridger, who was jailed for life but has refused to admit to killing April, snatched the five-year-old as she played in the street near her home in Machynlleth, Mid Wales. Guilty: Mark Bridger was jailed for life for the murder of five-year-old April 'If it wasn’t for the police, the search teams and the lawyers who worked on the case we might not have been able to bury April at all.' We’ve had so many people fighting for us. Mr Jones added: 'We’d like to thank everyone who has supported us over the past two years. April was very proud to be Welsh and she went to a Welsh speaking school so it’s nice to have the Welsh words. Mrs Jones said: 'We wanted it to be perfect so we chose everything as a family. The Welsh government bought the cottage in remote Ceinws from its previous owner in order to raze it to the ground. The move comes just weeks after the house in which April is believed to have died was demolished. The couple and their older children, Jazmin, 19, and Harley, 12, spent hours deciding on the design of the stone, which was manufactured by James Memorials, based in nearby Aberystwyth. Tragedy: April’s body was never fully recovered despite the biggest search in UK police history, but killer Mark Bridger was handed a rare whole life jail term after fragments of her skull were found in his fireplace ![]()
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