Deceased/Not Found UK - April Jones, 5, Machynlleth, Wales, 1 Oct 2012 #7 *M. Bridger guilty*

[ann-other]

Yes have diagram here to work out complicated relationships. I struggle to believe MB not known to family. PJ has two children with KG. EG (now ED and KG's sister) has two children with MB. Then PJ has April with CJ. PJ and MB were in relationships and had children from sisters KG and EG respectively.

Please someone correct me if wrong but these kids knew one another and knew MB Imo

 

[Uchiki Kuri]

Yes have diagram here to work out complicated relationships. I struggle to believe MB not known to family. PJ has two children with KG. EG (now ED and KG's sister) has two children with MB. Then PJ has April with CJ. PJ and MB were in relationships and had children from sisters KG and EG respectively.

Please someone correct me if wrong but these kids knew one another and knew MB Imo

Bridger told the police that PJ and CJ were his friends.

 

[Sarahlou]

I remember at the time of the crime it was reported that April had been for a drive in MB's vehicle before. I've not heard anything about that since, so was that untrue?

 

[Cherwell]

This was reported in the Mirror. The name of the informant crops up again in the case :facepalm: .... Note, though, that none of this seems to be first-hand information.

Mum-of-two Vicky Fenner told how the two close friends had been playing together when the kidnapper struck.

The 25-year-old added: “The two girls went out together and we’ve been told by the seven-year-old that April got into a vehicle parked behind the garages.

"It was wet and cold and the other girl told April not to get into it. But April said: ‘It’s all right, I know them’.

“I think the girl was the only person who was with April. She is the last person to see her.

“I was told April was in the same vehicle two or three days ago. On that occasion three children got into the vehicle but one girl is denying it.”

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/april-jones-missing-friend-begged-1357238

 

[Neurotripsy]

From live updates: [x]

Jurors will listen to more transcripts of the interviews Mark Bridger gave to police in the days after his arrest for abducting April today.

The 13th day of the trial, which is due to start at 9.30am and finish at 1pm, is expected to hear more of the 47-year-old's account of what happened on October 1 last year. The reading of the interviews is not expected to finish until at least Monday. Yesterday, the jury were told there were more than 200 pages to be read.

Proceedings are now underway.

Paul Hobson QC, prosecuting in place of Elwen Evans QC, is continuing by reading Bridger's second interview with Detective Constable Louise Thomas. In the interview, which was carried out on October 3, DC Thomas was solely concerned with the welfare and whereabouts of April.

Bridger told the detective how, after he woke up in his Ceinws house in the early hours of October 2 not knowing where April was, he spoke to his dog about the situation. "I know it sounds stupid," he said.

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Before adjourning the day's proceeding Judge John Griffith-Williams warned jurors not to discuss the case with anyone during the weekend. "Do not make any queries, do not speak to anyone and do not let anyone speak to you," he said.

The trial has now finished for the day and will resume at 11am on Monday.


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TWEETS:


@DarrenLittleSky:

MB - responding to officer saying they still hadn't found April, "I can't believe I've been anywhere else" #apriljones

Officer then asks if there are any locations personal to MB where he may have laid her down "safely", replies no #apriljones

MB - said there's a mountain cycle track where he takes he children, but can't see himself carrying April up there #apriljones

Officer reminds MB of what April's parents are going through, replies - I've been over and over it, I just have a mental block #apriljones

MB - I was in a state of shock, remorse and alcohol #apriljones

MB tells police he knows Paul and Coral, he's wiping tears from his eyes as this is read out #apriljones

He told police that April's 2 half sisters are cousins of two of his children #apriljones

He recalled how April was friends with his children's half sister, and his son is friends with April's brother #apriljones


@skynewsnorth:

Bridger says he had Paul and Coral Jones as friends on Facebook. #apriljones


@DarrenLittleSky:

Interview turns to MB's car and the mechanical problems with it, last he cleaned it #apriljones

MB told police he regular wiped down the seat belts, steering wheel, door handles and gear stick to remove grease from them #apriljones

At time of school meeting were you drunk? MB- I don't ever really know when I'm drunk #apriljones

MB said first thing he did when he parked in Bryn y Gog was open a can of cider and have a swig of vodka to calm his nerves #apriljones

MB told police there was a "lot of animosity" between him and his ex's mum and stepfather #apriljones

MB - I got to the point where I'd had too much to drink because I'd run out, was upset hadn't seen ex girlfriend #apriljones

Interview again gets to the point where MB says he hit April, once again he's looking down in the dock and slowly blinking #apriljones

Again told interviewer there was no thud, the vehicle just rose up, then realised there was something underneath the car #apriljones

MB- At the time is was just two young children I didn't notice if they were boys or girls" #apriljones

MB nodding along as his words are read to the jury by the prosecution barrister #apriljones

MB- "As I looked back around there was a small bike but no girl" #apriljones

MB - I saw my vehicle pushed up against the body of a small child #apriljones

MB - I got out, looked under and saw a body, a little person's body #apriljones

MB told police he pushed his car off April's body, then picked up to get her into some light to see #apriljones

MB- I could see an arm, half the torso, part of the head, she was so small, was quite a long way under my vehicle #apriljones

MB- Her mouth was open, her eyes were open, she was limp, didn't see or feel any blood #apriljones

Q- What did you think? MB - I'd killed her #apriljones

MB said when he'd placed her in the car he still didn't know who April was #apriljones

MB told police he tried to give April "mouth to nose inhalation"' she hadn't got a pulse, she wasn't breathing #apriljones

MB -my intention was to get her to hospital, at the monument used torch to check her eyes #apriljones

MB - I haven't seen her move as I'm driving, I'm now in pure panic #apriljones

MB - all I wanted was to get this little girl help #apriljones

at monument said her head had come off the seat and was "hanging against the door" #apriljones

MB - said he tried to give April mouth to mouth at the monument, realised one side her chest was "caved in", I've now killed a little girl

MB - "I don't want her body dropping around in my car, I've done enough damage to her as it is" #apriljones

MB told police he was on anti-depressants #apriljones

MB - said last time he'd taken anti-depressants was Thursday of the week before #apriljones

Asked about sending texts next day Q- you are under the same pressure, the same realisation you've killed a young girl? MB - yes #apriljones



@skynewsnorth:

Police: We have a witness who saw April Jones getting into your vehicle. Bridger: Am I allowed to ask who that is? #apriljones

Police officer: I am not prepared to tell you at this time. #apriljones

Bridger: Fine! Well I refuse to answer any more questions about what that witness told you. #apriljones

Bridger: The witness is telling "complete fabrication and lies." #apriljones

Bridger: Do you not think I don't know where you are coming from? I did not abduct April. #apriljones

Police: When we check your computer would you expect us to find child ? #apriljones

Bridger: Yes. I do not think it is right if children are exposed on the Internet. #apriljones

Police: April may still be alive. Where is she Mark? Bridger: I assure you she is not alive. #apriljones


@DarrenLittleSky:

MB denies account of young girl who was with April, saying it was impossible got in the car herself, demands info on the witness #apriljones

When officer refuses to identify the witness, MB said he would answer no more questions #apriljones

MB did continue to argue that the witnesses account was not possible, says she's been told what to say or is lying #apriljones

MB - I did not abduct April, that person is lying, adult or child, she is missing #apriljones

Asked about mileage of car, but MB continues to refute the witness's account #apriljones

When challenged about April getting in the car MB- "you need to get forensics, this is the biggest fabrication I've heard" #apriljones

Continues - "there would be fingerprints, so get the fingerprints, they're not there" #apriljones

MB admits he has indecent images of children on his computer, says some is to understand his daughter's development, #apriljones

MB - told the police he's 95% impotent, one of the reasons his relationship broke down #apriljones

Now onto the 4th interview, the third on 3rd oct @apriljones

Officer - we need to consider she's still alive, only have your word to say you've run her over #apriljones

Officer - We don't want her to suffer any more. MB - she can't #apriljones

MB was asked to consider April's parents, said he's been thinking about them all night #apriljones

Now onto interview from oct 4th #apriljones

Officer takes MB back to his movements all day on oct 1st, the day April went missing #apriljones

On his memory issues MB- "I lose days and I lose weeks" #apriljones

Mark Bridger sat with head bowed, eyes closed in the dock #apriljones

MB Talks about going to a meeting about his benefits after they had been stopped when he missed a previous appointment #apriljones

MB- "I don't like to drive when I've been on vodka, cider doesn't have the same effect on me" #apriljones

In is interview MB was re-arrested on suspicion of murder, he then asked to speak to his solicitor #apriljones

MB was also re-arrested on susp of possession of child ,in next interview he said "I didn't murder the little girl, it was an accident"

MB told police he had his nickname "buster" engraved on the lock knife he had in his pocket when arrested #apriljones

In this interview MB said he'd done mercenary work abroad when in his 20s, then was accepted into Navy, then Royal Marines and "the brigade"

MB said he was accepted into Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, then wanted to be involved in bomb disposal #apriljones

Said he could only tell them about some of the countries he done "operations in" named Afghanistan and Cuba among others #apriljones

MB said he'd been asked to go back and "do other stuff" but refused as had a family, claimed to have been shot in his back at some point

Now onto the final interview on 4th oct #apriljones

MB again starts the interview saying "I really don't know where I've placed her" #apriljones

MB told the officer he had "laid for hours" trying to remember where April was #apriljones

MB again said he was trying to understand the physical development of his daughter #apriljones

MB said was disgusted with "cartoon site"which "automatically"came up on his computer, said he'd wrote to complain to the sites #apriljones

MB - questioned what an indecent image of a child would be #apriljones

MB said he wanted to save a pic of a naked child "to understand development" #apriljones

MB said he'd read the full story of US serial killer Ted Bundy online, and also the "full story of Bin Laden" #apriljones

MB - "I was relieved when you said I was arrested for murder, I honestly thought you'd found her" #apriljones

Court finished for the day, interview evidence continues on Monday #apriljones

 

[veggiefan]

MB: "for some reason I never thought of dialling 999."

He just gets more and more unbelievable.

 

[Elainera]

MB: "for some reason I never thought of dialling 999."

He just gets more and more unbelievable.

Yes and the next sentence is so bizarre too:

Bridger also told how he drove towards a house which was once owned by a paramedic who has since died. "If the gates had been open it would've been a safe place where I could lay her down," he said.

So that the dead paramedic could do what exactly?

 

[Clutchbag]

Didnt think to call 999, didnt take her to a hospital full of doctors even if there was no a and e dept, He was probably drunk and didnt want to be done for it causing a death even accidentally, and even when he wasnt driving at the time,had he done he would have got a max of 14 years, thats if theres any basis for his story of what happened. Also if she died whilst in his car, why not take her to hospital anyway instead of hiding her somewhere. Tragic.

 

[Uchiki Kuri]

MB: "for some reason I never thought of dialling 999."

He just gets more and more unbelievable.

I find it believable, though it may, of course, be a lie. Panic can do strange things to memory, perception and behaviour.

 

[Sarahlou]

I think he's lying about eveything. I wouldn't believe anything he said. He lied about being in the army too. I think he's a fantasist.

 

[Neurotripsy]

I find it believable, though it may, of course, be a lie. Panic can do strange things to memory, perception and behaviour.

I don't have the statistics to hand, but when Casey Anthony was on trial I remember someone quoting a study that showed the chances of someone not calling emergency services after an accident involving a child were practically negligible...

 

[Elainera]

He definitely is a fantasist and add to that that he's an alcoholic and depressed. He does not function rationally and normal. We might never be sure whether he lied or not and what really happened that night. Wish they would find her remains that might tell something.

 

[Cherwell]

Bridger also told how he drove towards a house which was once owned by a paramedic who has since died. "If the gates had been open it would've been a safe place where I could lay her down," he said.

I understand this to mean that the paramedic was alive on that night. So why not just stop the car and go and knock on the door? Doesn't make sense.

 

[Sarahlou]

He definitely is a fantasist and add to that that he's an alcoholic and depressed. He does not function rationally and normal. We might never be sure whether he lied or not and what really happened that night. Wish they would find her remains that might tell something.

He searched online for naked 5 year old girls, he went out that day looking for young girls to invite to a 'sleepover'. The idea that he just so happened to run over a 5 year old (how damn convenient!) is laughable IMO.

I'm sure he made sure there was barely anything left of her to find and chucked the remains in the river.

 

[Uchiki Kuri]

He searched online for naked 5 year old girls, he went out that day looking for young girls to invite to a 'sleepover'. The idea that he just so happened to run over a 5 year old (how damn convenient!) is laughable IMO.

I'm sure he made sure there was barely anything left of her to find and chucked the remains in the river.

LE found no evidence to support Bridger's story that he ran her over but it is likely that the defence will challenge LE for not having looked hard enough. However, accidentally killing her is not incompatible with an intention to abuse her. He could be mixing truth with lies/fantasy.

 

[Cherwell]

When asked by the officers to describe the moment he allegedly lifted April into his car Bridger told how the first thing he did was look for injuries. "I remember there was no blood," he said.

How convenient. That would explain why they didn't find any on his car then. Different story at his house though, wasn't it?

 

[ann-other]

In between following the trial I have been trying to find out some more information about MB's children. It has been reported on several occasions that he had at least four children but I only realised today that he has two daughters at the school. I am presuming one of them is the 9 year old from his relationship with EG but who is the other and how old is she? It also been suggested by a neighbour of CJ's that MB had young daughters who frequently played with April. So which daughter did he go to parents evening about and could the other one be in the same class as April?

 

[veggiefan]

Didnt think to call 999, didnt take her to a hospital full of doctors even if there was no a and e dept

To be fair, the local "community hospital" is simply a GP practice with minor injuries unit, that closes at 6pm. The nearest available doctors would have been 45 minutes away, in Aberystwyth. But there is no reason why he shouldn't have called 999 for an ambulance, if he wasn't fit to drive that far.

 

[veggiefan]

I think he's lying about eveything. I wouldn't believe anything he said. He lied about being in the army too. I think he's a fantasist.

Yes, I have been thinking that his counsel will probably have advised that he doesn't take the stand himself, as there is no knowing what he might start inventing if questioned by the prosecution.

 

[Cherwell]

In between following the trial I have been trying to find out some more information about MB's children. It has been reported on several occasions that he had at least four children but I only realised today that he has two daughters at the school. I am presuming one of them is the 9 year old from his relationship with EG but who is the other and how old is she? It also been suggested by a neighbour of CJ's that MB had young daughters who frequently played with April. So which daughter did he go to parents evening about and could the other one be in the same class as April?

He has two children* with EG, can't remember their ages. Plus two sons from an earlier relationship. I think that's all that's been confirmed.


* I thought it was two girls, but it may be a boy and a girl. There's a link somewhere to a newspaper article that shows a sort of family tree.

Found it, it does seem to be a boy and a girl according to this.