April Jones was kidnapped and murdered by Bridger whereas enjoying close to her residence in Machynlleth
April Jones’ killer has reportedly been attacked in jail by a fellow inmate. Jail officers confirmed Mark Bridger was attacked by one other inmate at HMP Wakefield, often called Monster Mansion because of the variety of high-risk offenders jailed there.
Bridger was jailed for all times in 2013 for the kidnapping and homicide of five-year-old April, from Machynlleth. A spokesperson for the jail service informed The Mirror: “A prisoner has been positioned on report for inflicting minor accidents on a second prisoner at HMP Wakefield.”
A supply confirmed that this associated to Bridger. This isn’t the primary time the assassin has been attacked in jail.
An earlier assault noticed Bridger needing stitches to his face after being slashed with a makeshift knife original from a razor. The newest assault was much less extreme, leading to solely minor grazes to his hand.
April’s half-sister Hazel has beforehand spoken on Bridger’s remedy in jail. She mentioned: “He deserves every part he is getting. He actually deserves all of it.”
Earlier than her homicide, April Jones was kidnapped by Bridger whereas enjoying close to her residence in Machynlleth, Powys, in October 2012.
Bridger, who lived in a rented flat close to the kidnapping web site, was handed a whole-life sentence in 2013 for her loss of life, and can die in jail. He was convicted of kid abduction, homicide, perverting justice and the illegal concealment and disposal of a physique.
On the day April vanished, she had invited associates over for dinner and had plans to cycle to a pal residence. Coral, April’s mom agreed, advising her to “come straight again”.
Tragically, April by no means made her method again and was as an alternative witnessed getting right into a automobile near her home.
The disappearance of the five-year-old instigated an immense search effort, drawing the eye and intervention of then-Prime Minister David Cameron.
Tons of of volunteers converged to help within the searches being carried out by quite a few police and search groups however regardless of this, April’s physique has not but been recovered.
Bridger refused to inform police what he had executed with the teenager’s physique – though officers did get well fragments of her cranium from his hearth. These stays have been laid to relaxation in April’s birthplace – Machynlleth.
Paul Jones, the daddy of April, aged 56, lately handed away after succumbing to a virus – eight years after he was identified with encephalitis, a extreme mind situation. He died not ever totally understanding what really occurred to his little lady.
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