This is just awful, praying April is found today, hopefully well, but its not looking good
Heaven knows how her poor parents are feeling, I am dreading bad news.
News conference today at 11am, Mark Bridger has been to court this morning and police have been given extra time to question him, it seems he is giving nothing away 
Originally Posted by squiggle:
Heaven knows how her poor parents are feeling, I am dreading bad news.
That poor, poor mother (and father) - I couldn't get to sleep last night - the image of her sobbing wouldn't leave me. It's been 3/4 days - it must seem like years to them.
Police have been given until 5pm tomorrow to question the main suspect in the case of missing April Jones.
Officers revealed that police had been granted an extra 36 hours to question Mark Bridger.
Meanwhile, rain has hampered the search for the youngster this morning.
The mayor of Machynlleth, Gareth Jones, said bad weather in Wales was making it more difficult for rescuers, focusing on 20 sites in the area.
Next news conference at 5.30pm, they are currently searching a house Bridger lived in and surrounding allotments
If he has had something to do with it, I just wish he would tell them where she is so the parents can escape the horrendous limbo they must be feeling.
I really hope they get some info before that bloke is released
I am glued to Sky News live updates
I know they wouldnt suddenly flash anything good or bad on there but I live in hope whatever the outcome they find her soon 
Help: Scott Williams, 19, told reporters that he has been looking for April ever since she disappeared
Scott Williams joined hundreds of volunteers scouring the rugged countryside around Machynlleth for the missing five yearâold.
Mr Williams, 19, said that he had only met his father for the first time a few months ago, and that Mr Bridger's arrest was nothing to do with his family.
"He has never been in my life. I have only met him on a couple of occasions like down the local pub â he's been there a couple of times that I've been there," Mr Williams told Sky News.
"But it was a shock when we heard it on the news that he'd been arrested."
Originally Posted by ~Lady Summer~:
I really hope they get some info before that bloke is released
Its reported on Sky that Bridger has only been in the village for a month.
A suspect in the abduction of five-year-old April Jones has been described as "a bit of a ladies' man" who has fathered a number of children with different women.
Mark Bridger was arrested on Tuesday, two miles north of Machynlleth, the small town in mid-Wales where April was last seen.
Police have until 5pm on Friday to question the 46-year-old, who is thought to have worked as a welder, mechanic and hotel porter.
One local, Glen Lewis, 50, said Mr Bridger had also harvested trees on forestry land close to Machynlleth.
Mr Bridger is known to many in the close-knit community of Machynlleth
He said: "I know him well enough to wave to. I've always thought of him as a bit of a ladies' man."
Mr Bridger is believed to have fathered at least four children with two different partners.
His children include Scott Williams, 19, who lives on the same estate as April and joined the search for the missing youngster.
However, a person living on the Bryn-y-Gog estate who asked not to be named said: "I know he has at least four children but I'm fairly certain he has two, perhaps three others."
Police are searching Mr Bridger's cottage, known as Mount Pleasant
Neighbours claimed Mr Bridger has two young daughters who are said to have regularly played with April.
He has lived at a number of addresses in Machynlleth and lived on Bryn-y-Gog until his recent move to a rented cottage in nearby Ceinws, a village of just 80 people.
Police used drills to unbolt doors at the rented property and forensic teams have been searching the house and garden.
Judging by the police having named him as a suspect, well the only suspect, it would seem they are confident he's done something, but it doesn't look as if they can tie him to anything yet. Whether that's a lack of forensic evidence in addition to the terrible weather hampering searches and his lack of communication (not saying anything).
Without evidence of April being found or of being in his house, I'm not sure what they can charge him with? Although they could take the risk and charge him and hope they find evidence before he comes to trial 
I really hope for the sake of her parents, whatever the outcome, that she is found soon it must be torture for them
How To Donate To April's Fund Sky News
Updated: 9:37pm UK, Thursday 04 October 2012
Machynlleth Town Council has set up an appeal fund for the family of missing girl April Jones.
Councillor Mike Williams told Sky News: "We've set up the fund as a result of all the requests we've had - not just from the town but all across the United Kingdom."
The council will manage the fund and take donations, before deciding along with April's family how best to use the money.
The council says cheques should be made payable to MTC - April's Fund and posted to Y Plas, Aberystwyth Road, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8ER.
On Sky News a few minutes ago I caught a glimpse of a headline in one of tomorrow's rags. It said "I saw a man with a binbag near the river" Whether true or not who knows. As the days go by the family's nightmare continues. It's beyond any reasonable's persons belief that someone would make a family suffer like this, it's heartrending.
That bloke's been arrested for her murder ..
Poor little mite, still no sign of her body tho 
Can't get my head around peodo's never mind the fact some kill the kids after doing whatever it is they do to them..........
Why wont he say where she is? It is horrific that they now believe that she's been murdered. What is also horrific is to think of this poor little girl laying somewhere - it's impossible to imagine what her family are going through right now but I'm sure they just want her found.
So cruel 
Sadly a lot of the time in cases like this it's about power, and this is his final way of maintaining that power by not disclosing where she is. Bastard.
It's just horrible to think her poor parents have to now come to terms with the fact that she is gone forever, but to not be able to say goodbye properly must be unbearable.
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Sadly a lot of the time in cases like this it's about power, and this is his final way of maintaining that power by not disclosing where she is. Bastard.
It's just horrible to think her poor parents have to now come to terms with the fact that she is gone forever, but to not be able to say goodbye properly must be unbearable.
he's a barsteward 
Sad Sad Sad news
Kay Burley has been criticised after telling a member of the Machynlleth community live on air that the search for April Jones has now become a murder inquiry.
The Sky News host was approached by two search volunteers during her report, one of whom was yet to be told the news that Mark Bridger had been arrested on suspicion of the 5-year-old's murder.
"They [the police] don't expect to find her alive," Burley said. "I'm sorry to have to tell you in circumstances like this... would you like to say anything?"
Labour MP Tom Watson tweeted: "Kay Burley: Insensitive bordering on cruel. Is breaking news so important that you have to forget your humanity?"
Many other Twitter users also expressed their dismay at Burley's controversial actions, with Ofcom confirming that it has already received viewer complaints.
awful, awful news
That poor little mite
Originally Posted by erinp:
Sad Sad Sad news
Her parents must be going out their mind,they will be thinking all sorts of horrendous things about her last moments.
Her parents still hold hope that she's still alive, they've asked people not to start RIP posts or threads on the internet while hope is still there....
Erin I just watched that video & I watched another one earlier which shows the lead up to where that one starts, and while I am in no way defending Kate Burley, the woman who she is interviewing does say at the beginning that 'he has just told me the news' and then Kate goes on to say this is what we know from the police. While I think asking for their reactions live on air when she was clearly upset was a horrible thing to do, she certainly didn't tell them live on air that it was now a murder investigation.
Originally Posted by stonks:
Originally Posted by erinp:
Sad Sad Sad news
Her parents still hold hope that she's still alive, they've asked people not to start RIP posts or threads on the internet while hope is still there....
Thanks for that Stonks.
Only one woman had heard the woman with the peaked cap had'nt heard anything....
Originally Posted by stonks:
Only one woman had heard the woman with the peaked cap had'nt heard anything....
They should have not filmed it when they seen how distressed the woman was.
I wish he would tell them where she is, her poor family must be going out of the heads with worry
Dyfed Powys police have until 5pm today to question Mark Bridger, with option of 24-hour extension
Mark Bridger's re-arrest does not 'reset' custody time.
Custody rules are maximum of 96 hours per person, not per charge
The mood in Machynlleth inevitably changes as police reveal suspect is now being questioned on suspicion of murder
Police are expected to ask magistrates for more time to question suspect Mark Bridger.
They may want to hold him until 5pm Sat.
Police are searching an area of steep river bank where witnesses said they saw a man with a bin bag.
Police are collecting vegetation and digging through shale with trowels in area of river bank the size of a tennis court.
Area of shrubland sealed off by police with spades close to murder suspect Mark Bridger's home.
3:05pm More police divers going into the River Dovey
http://news.sky.com/story/9935...s-april-jones-search
UPDATE: Police will be applying for a 24-hour extension to carry on questioning murder suspect Mark Bridger
Originally Posted by stonks:
Only one woman had heard the woman with the peaked cap had'nt heard anything....
I think Kay Burley has crossed the boundaries on a few occasions this week, she was nearly in one of the searches pocket yesterday
sounds like really sad news. definitely not what we were all hoping for
that poor poor child
and why do I get the feeling the parents are in the mix somewhere along the line ... I hope I'm wrong on that.
Mark Bridger has just left the magistrates court after police have asked for extra time to question him
Angel i think there is more to this story than we are being told at the moment
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Angel i think there is more to this story than we are being told at the moment
without doubt. they always know alot more than they let on.
My heart goes out to the family, this wait must be torture.
Another Police conference at 5.30
Originally Posted by stonks:
UPDATE: Police will be applying for a 24-hour extension to carry on questioning murder suspect Mark Bridger
Agreed erinp....
I think that we are not being told alot..April's mother was driven away in an unmarked police car lastnight but the police have'nt said anything about it....
Originally Posted by stonks:
I think that we are not being told alot..April's mother was driven away in an unmarked police car lastnight but the police have'nt said anything about it....
There was kind of hints that clothing had been found, Maybe she had to look at something.
Police thanking people but not saying much tonight, except still looking for April