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The April Jones trial has started

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NorthernLurker · 30/04/2013 13:27

The trial of Mark Bridger for the abduction and murder of April Jones plus some other charges has started today. From what I've read of the initial statements given by the prosecution, it's clearly going to be a very distressing case.
My thoughts are with all in court including the jury but most especially with April's parents who are in court. I don't know how they can bear it.

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MatersMate · 30/05/2013 13:36

Good for you Kitty let's hope your children are never out of your sight eh? Wouldn't want strangers blaming you if anything happened would you?

DuelingFanjo · 30/05/2013 13:36

"@DuelingFanjo Have you seen the overhead shots of the estate? The garages where April was taken from and the location of her home? Nowhere near each other, and with a row of house in between, 7.30 at night is NO time for a 5yr old to be out, add to that no line of sight and dark winters eve.... The parents are NEVER brought to question in incidents like this, so the same things keep happening. If in cases like this the parents were brought to question and it was highlighted then perhaps it might help to stop it?"

yes, I just had a look at the pictures and to me that's no distance at all. Particularly not in a rural area. She was not alone, she was with friends.

You are clearly blaming the parents for the murder of their child and overlooking the fact that someone else murdered her.

JakeBullet · 30/05/2013 13:36

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JakeBullet · 30/05/2013 13:37

I swore ...delete me.

Angers · 30/05/2013 13:38

Poor taste to question the parents..... let's ignore it then, never highlight it, and carry on letting the same things happen. And yes, I think a certain amount of blame has to be portioned to the parents.

MatersMate · 30/05/2013 13:38

Predators like this will find a way to take a child, they are determined.

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NorthernLurker · 30/05/2013 13:39

I have three daughters, my youngest is April's age. If she had a friend living nearby (which she doesn't as it happens) would I let her play out with her for 15 minutes when she begged to? Near our home, where we feel safest? Yes I might. I really might. I certainly let my older daughters walk to and from from activities because after all the dark isn't an evil force that gobbles children.
I repeat - you disgust me.

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MatersMate · 30/05/2013 13:39

angers seriously, it takes 5 mintues to throw a kid in a car, do you seriously excpect me to believe your children have never been out of your sight for 5 minutes?

JakeBullet · 30/05/2013 13:39

Let's hope some of you NEVER EVER lose sight of your children and if you do let's hope there isn't a Mark Bridger nearby Cos it'll be all YOUR fault if anything happens judging by your mentality.

GetOrfMoiLand · 30/05/2013 13:40

I hope that angers posts are deleted. That is completely out of order. Her parents letting her out to play in that area at that time is NOT the reason why she was murdered, the responsibility for that lies with the murderer.

MatersMate · 30/05/2013 13:40

Let it go Angers your posts are making you seem like an unfeeling twat.

LIZS · 30/05/2013 13:40

I'm sure the parents were questioned at the time , as a matter of routine, but do they need to have trial by internet too? Hmm

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NorthernLurker · 30/05/2013 13:42

I second Jake's opinion of 13.36

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KittyAndTheFontanelles · 30/05/2013 13:42

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GetOrfMoiLand · 30/05/2013 13:42

How bloody unpleasant to state such a thing anyway.

How can anyone with an ounce of empathy look at her parents, knowing what they have had to listen to these last weeks and blame them?

JakeBullet · 30/05/2013 13:43

I personally would not allow my child out alone T night....but AJ wasn't alone, she was with friends. Okay, so I wouldn't allow my child out with friends after dark either but I don't live rurally.
Some of you are unbelievable in your "let's blame the parents" mentality. Only ONE person is to blame and that is Mark Bridger, I hope he rots.

wannaBe · 30/05/2013 13:44

apparently the police don't believe the confession that the body was thrown into the river according to some tweets on twitter...

But what on earth possesses someone with no previous history to do something like that, it's just chilling.

As for bringing parents into question, this is such a difficult one isn't it? When mmc went missing many people questioned why such young children were left alone and unattended in an unlocked apartment while the parents dined out of the line of sight with a swimming pool between them and the kids. Thing is, there's this almost assumption that because something happened it's wrong to question that. Yet if nothing happened people would judge. No amount of questioning could bring April Jones, or Mmc for that matter, back, but equally I don't think it's wrong to uquestion why such young children would be left unsupervised so far from adults....

Angers · 30/05/2013 13:44

@Kitty "Do those disgusted with these comments really believe it is acceptable for a 5 year old to play out alone at night, out of sight? That's what I'm talking about. Do you honestly think there is nothing out of the ordinary or unacceptable there?"
EXACTLY the point.

JakeBullet · 30/05/2013 13:46

Poor poor parents, and no body to bury either, Sad

Very easy to say "it wouldn't have happened if.....". When unpleasant things happen some folk are so quick to apportion blame at the parents. Lets hope they lead blameless and risk free lives. Am guessing their kids are under lock and key, never allowed anywhere. After all you can never tell what might happen so don't let em out.

Angers · 30/05/2013 13:47

@Jake "but AJ wasn't alone, she was with friends" Yes, friends of the same age range unfortunately, not old or wise enough to prevent....

DuelingFanjo · 30/05/2013 13:48

"But what on earth possesses someone with no previous history to do something like that, it's just chilling. "

I know that this is going to be an unpopular opinion but there is always the chance that it was an accident and he's telling the truth about that bit.

I still don't understand why someone would then try to cover an accident up though.

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 30/05/2013 13:48

I don't think it matters that she was with other children. Children cannot be responsible for each other and cannot protect each other from an adult.

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 30/05/2013 13:48

I don't think it matters that she was with other children. Children cannot be responsible for each other and cannot protect each other from an adult.

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 30/05/2013 13:48

I don't think it matters that she was with other children. Children cannot be responsible for each other and cannot protect each other from an adult.

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 30/05/2013 13:48

I don't think it matters that she was with other children. Children cannot be responsible for each other and cannot protect each other from an adult.