{"id":34567,"date":"2013-02-25T14:20:05","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T12:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=34567"},"modified":"2013-02-25T14:20:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T12:20:05","slug":"april-jones-murdersuspect-mark-bridger-on-the-court-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/april-jones-murdersuspect-mark-bridger-on-the-court-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"April Jones Murder:Suspect Mark Bridger on the Court \/ UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former lifeguard Mark Bridger will go on trial today accused of the murder of schoolgirl April Jones.<\/h1>\n

Bridger, 47, was arrested the day after the five-year-old vanished while playing on her bike near her home in Machynlleth, Wales, on October 1 last year.<\/p>\n

The disappearance of April, who had cerebral palsy, sparked a massive outpouring of support for her family, with hundreds of people joining the search.<\/p>\n

The girl’s body has never been found despite a major operation led by Dyfed Powys Police.<\/p>\n

Mark Bridger, of Ceinws, is charged with abducting and murdering April, and of unlawfully disposing of and concealing her body with intent to pervert the course of justice.<\/p>\n

He pleaded not guilty to the allegations on January 14 when his barrister Brendan Kelly QC told Mold Crown Court that Bridger is “probably responsible” for her death.<\/p>\n

The trial, also at Mold, is expected to be occupied with legal matters and jury selection today and is due to open later this week.<\/p>\n

On the day she went missing, Mr and Mrs Jones had allowed April to play out late as a treat after she received a glowing report from school.<\/p>\n

Mark Bridger was arrested the following day.<\/p>\n\n

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