[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

it does not take a lot for someone to be charged with murder,they can go all the way to trial and still get proved not guilty.


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Precisely.

all the more reason for people to stop jumping the gun ................................

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Precisely.

all the more reason for people to stop jumping the gun ................................

I agree.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by CherieB

I agree.

I agree too but I think it is human nature for society to want someone to want someone, anyone at times, to blame in crimes such as this and a suspect in custody is an outlet for that blame....

I too hope that police have substantial evidence and haven't put Aprils life on the line and ruined another family if they have not got the evidence for a conviction...

I just hope that there is some closure to this case for aprils family. It's just so very very sad.

[Kazanne]

My brother is part of the Shropshire team helping in this case,they are still searching in earnest and who knows a miracle might happen,the worst senario is for her never to be found.I feel for her family,no one can ease that pain.

[Nedusa]

This story seems to have slipped out of the news recently, yet there are still questions unanswered , why have they not found the girls body yet ? , as they have charged the man with murder they must surely have found some major evidence which links him with the abduction, or did he admit it and then deny again. Did he have an accomplice , but where is her body ?? Is she still alive somewhere trafficked to the feed the desires of some Paedophile ring. But given her medical condition this is probably unlikely.

As I say many questions still unanswered regarding this case.

[Kizzy]

I don't know how they cope...

[Ammi]

...yes, as if it isn't heartbreaking enough..I can't imagine what not finding her body must be like for them...just unimaginable pain..

Meanwhile the police search continued. But for the first time officers admitted that they had to prepare for the possibility that April's body would not be found. The search for the girl continued with fresh police officers from across the UK arriving. Police were moving their search headquarters from Machynlleth leisure centre to a community hall, partly to allow the town to try to start the long process of returning to normal.

Superintendent Ian John, said: "I want to reassure people we are continuing the search and we will follow this through." He said one of the key elements remained to keep searching the River Dyfi as tide and current meant it was constantly changing.

He said no time limit had been set on the search but it was under "constant review". Asked if there was a time when it would have to be called off he said: "That is something we have to prepare for."

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by kizzy

I don't know how they cope...

They dont really,they just take each day as it comes and maybe are clinging on to that hope she is still alive or will be found

[Benjamin]

I was just thinking how I had heard nothing about this for a week. How odd.

[Jarrod]

Still a huge deal here in Gwynedd and Powys. (Gwynedd is my County, Powys where Machynlleth is). Pink ribbons still everywhere

[Kazanne]

They ARE still looking for her,helicopters out looking for a grave.

[Kizzy]

Of course it is, it is here too. Wales has had a terrible run of crimes recently, when these things happen in your community it doesn't seem real you just feel stunned.

[thesheriff443]

its sad for me to say,but they are still searching in an effort to get vital evidence.

[Pyramid*]

I'd happily torture gists like this. Abduction and murder of a young innocent child is one thing....but to deliberately increase the suffering of those loved one is beyond any human comprehension by not at least saying what happened and if there are any remains of this poor god forsaken little soul.

I'd love to spend some 'quality' time with bastards like this.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I'd happily torture gists like this. Abduction and murder of a young innocent child is one thing....but to deliberately increase the suffering of those loved one is beyond any human comprehension by not at least saying what happened and if there are any remains of this poor god forsaken little soul.

I'd love to spend some 'quality' time with bastards like this.

case's like these highlight the need for the death penalty to be brought back.
there is no need for this monster to still be alive.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

case's like these highlight the need for the death penalty to be brought back.
there is no need for this monster to still be alive.

TBH, I've not followed this one in any real depth - If he has admitted his guilt and is able to affirm that he personally was responsible for her death etc: without any shadow of doubt: I totally agree.

In situations whereby there is 100% absolute certainty that a person was the killer: I agree with you: that's when I do believe in the death penalty - but it's so fraught with problems that it will never be so.

[bbfan1991]

Jury selection in the trial of the man accused of murdering missing five-year-old April Jones has finished for the day at Mold Crown Court.



Mark Bridger, 47, from Ceinws, Machynlleth, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, and intending to pervert the course of justice.

April went missing as she played with friends near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October and has never been found.

Jury selection will continue on Tuesday.

Mr Bridger, wearing a short-sleeved blue shirt and tie, sat in court flanked by two prison officers.

April's parents, Coral and Paul Jones, also arrived at the court ahead of the trial, which could last until the middle of June.

On Monday, about 50 potential jurors were called into court by the judge, Mr Justice John Griffith Williams.

He gave them directions and those who felt they could not sit on the jury spoke to the judge and their reasons were either accepted or rejected.

He allowed 30 potential jurors to retire until Tuesday to consider the issues he has raised.

They were asked to return on Tuesday so a jury of 12 can be selected by ballot.



The judge said those not selected on Tuesday should consider themselves on a reserve list should any problems arise.

When the jury panel was brought into court on Monday morning, he told them: "I don't know if you have been reading your newspapers or listening to the news but, if you have, you will probably have worked out by now that I am about to start the trial which arises out of the alleged murder of April Jones in Machynlleth last October.

"It is very important that no person in the jury with any present or past connection with the Machynlleth area should sit on the trial, and certainly no connection which would cause concern about that juror sitting on the case."

The potential jury members were also told arrangements had been made for the jury to go to Machynlleth on Thursday to visit various sites.

Legal argument is expected on Monday afternoon.

April's disappearance sparked one of the largest police searches in UK history.

[Nedusa]

Can they convict this man of murder even if they do not know 100% if she has been murdered ?

Have they enough forensic evidence to link this man to this girls disappearance ??

Without a body and forensic evidence linking this man to her body will it not be difficult to secure a "safe" conviction for this man ?

[Cherie]

I thought I heard he confessed to her manslaughter. They must feel they have enough evidence to convict. Sadly for April's parents the official search for her was called off last week. I can't even begin to imagine how it would feel to lose your child and not be able to say goodbye properly.

[Z]

They must have a lot of evidence against him if they're prosecuting without the body.

[Livia]

The CPS decided that the police had enough evidence to charge Mark Bridger with abducting and murdering April and of unlawfully disposing of and concealing her body with intent to pervert the course of justice. We have to assume that they've got some pretty damning evidence.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Livia

The CPS decided that the police had enough evidence to charge Mark Bridger with abducting and murdering April and of unlawfully disposing of and concealing her body with intent to pervert the course of justice. We have to assume that they've got some pretty damning evidence.

Blood with April's DNA was found at his cottage along with fragments of bone in the fireplace thought to be from her skull. He had indecent images of young children on his PC. He admits to "running her over" but says he cannot remember what happened after this. Given April was seen getting into his car this seems a little far fetched.

[lostalex]

there are a lot of older women with bright pink hair in the UK. I've noticed this.

[AnnieK]

Just unimaginable what her parents are going through having to sit through this. Although I assume they would know what evidence the police had, would they?

[Nedusa]

Watching news tonight, prosecution's case + forensics look pretty damming

I think guilty , guilty , classic Paedophile poor little girl shame on him what a monster...