April Jones

What happened to April Jones? Find out the disturbing story of the little girl who went missing from Machynlleth ahead of Channel 4's documentary…

On 1 October 2012, April Jones, who had a mild form of cerebral palsy, vanished from outside of her home in Machynlleth, Wales. Find out what happened to the little girl here… MORE:

April Jones, a five year old girl, disappeared from her home in Machynlleth, Wales in October 2012, launching the largest missing person search in UK ...

A 46-year-old English man, Mark Bridger, was subsequently arrested. The five year old girl had been seen getting into a vehicle near her family home. A [suspect](/topic/suspect) was soon found but the search for April dragged on for months.

This is a respectful addition to the true crime genre, packaged like a drama but involving April's family and the local community.

The tiny town is central to the story, because it is so close-knit that April’s disappearance was deeply felt by everyone. It takes the time to build up a picture of Machynlleth in Wales, where five-year-old April Jones was abducted in October 2012. But The Disappearance of April Jones (Channel 4) is a documentary so compelling that I couldn’t tear myself away.

The programme details when April went missing from her Welsh hometown.

Replying to one of the documentary crew, @Games said: "That's my issue, slick slick slick. However, the style of the programme seemed to upset some viewers as they took to social media to criticise the pacing and overly Netflix-style. The serial drama style intro and 4:3 ratio are both strange creative choices. @Andy said: "I don't think this required a theme tune and opening titles. In fact, I find a theme tune and opening titles highly inappropriate. Shabby." @Cupie said: "Can't watch that #AprilJones doc any more. She reported April missing at 7.29pm after failing to locate her and reported a missing child. No need for the drama element. Around 20 minutes after her mum allowed her to leave the house, Coral set out to search for her. A new documentary aired on Channel 4 on Monday (December 12) night detailing the tragic disappearance of five-year-old April Jones. What followed was the biggest police search in history, hundreds of the town's people went out looking for April.

THE family of April Jones have shared the heartbreaking final words they said to the five-year-old before she was murdered.April vanished from her Wa.

[Bridger](https://www.thesun.ie/news/5243062/april-jones-child-killer-mark-bridger/) was arrested as he matched the description of the man eyewitnesses said spoke to April and drove her away in his car. A large search operation was launched by the police in the area near her home with family, friends, and volunteers assisting in the search. Speaking in the first episode of the three-part documentary called The Disappearance of April Jones, Jazz recalled the last time she spoke to her younger sister. [Mark Bridger](https://www.thesun.ie/news/5243062/april-jones-child-killer-mark-bridger/) was sentenced to a life behind bars for her abduction and murder. [April](https://www.thesun.ie/news/1132256/april-jones-murder-mark-bridger-wales/) vanished from her Wales home a decade ago but her body has never been found. THE family of April Jones have shared the heartbreaking final words they said to the five-year-old before she was murdered.

A new Channel 4 documentary series will look at the abduction and tragic disappearance of five-year-old April Jones tonight (Monday, December 12).

Bridger pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering April Jones but accepted that he was "probably responsible" for her death. He appeared at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court on October 8 and was then charged with unlawful concealment and disposal of a body. On March 27, 2013 the search, which had continued for months, was called off after officers were unable to locate her body. The first officer on the scene spoke to a child witness who reported seeing April getting into a grey vehicle. Around 20 minutes after her mum allowed her to leave the house, Coral set out to search for her. April disappeared on October 1, 2012 after she was seen getting into a vehicle near her home in Machynlleth.

Her killer, Mark Bridger, was later jailed for life for kidnapping and murdering April, but her body has never been found. Ten years on, a new three-part ...

Her killer, Mark Bridger, was later jailed for life for kidnapping and murdering April, but her body has never been found. Ten years on, a new three-part ...

It's been ten years since April Jones was last seen by her parents, riding her small pink bicycle in her hometown. | ITV News Wales.

In the documentary, April's mother Coral Jones and her sister Jazmin speak about their grief and pain. I sunk into deep depression and I feel guilty for that. Fragments of human bone consistent with a "younger individual" were found in the fireplace of Bridger's cottage. Blood found in several parts of the cottage was matched to April's DNA. A new three-part Channel 4 documentary revisits the chilling case. A "critical incident" was launched by Dyfed Powys police.