Thats how I felt Rosie..the family must be in limbo with the charge of murder but still no sign of their daughter....

Church service to remember her tomorrow?

No body and the guy hasn't been in court yet?

^^^^ Poor BBC reporting.

Went on to contradict themselves.

The CPS say they have enough evidence to charge him. If he's guilty he's continuing to pile on the grief to her family by not saying where April was taken to, so very very cruel and callous.

That's how I feel too YR.  Horrible horrible horrible.

I wish for the parents sake he would just say where she is, so at least they can then start the grieving process and be given the opportunity to lay her to rest properly.

I know this is very, very wrong, but if I was the mother of this child, I would like to start pulling out his fingernails to get him to talk. I just can't help my venom in this case.

i keep looking at Olivia (who is 5) and thinking.............Why i dont get it

its a bloody hard world to live in

Really just his finger nails?  If I were the mother I would start with hooks, his manhood and objects that move fast.

thats to kind.

Have the police actually said what the evidence against him they have that was enough to charge him?

I dunno about that GJ. .I find this case reporting  seems to be different from that one where they sourced loads of info and printed it re that guy in Bristol. [tho must admit I've not seen any of the rags just the news and occasional links posted in here..]

my feeling is they only seem to be reporting what the cops are doing. .ie  searching the blokes home. ..searching the river etc... then arrested in connection with. .  then arrested on suspicion of. . then charged with murder, abduction.. no great background detail of the bloke.. and it's usually that last bit that can affect a fair trial..

I get the feeling the media have been told to not try the bloke in public pre trial.. which includes not bringing up his past..

I may be wrong tho . .usually am

That's fair enough! I was assuming that the press were doing a job on him but I haven't actually read any of the scratter stuff.

this was yesterdays press release from the CPS when it was announced he was to be charged

http://blog.cps.gov.uk/2012/10...of-mark-bridger.html

I dont think so Cinds - just the statement as above in my other post issued from the CPS saying sufficient evidence to proceed to charge him on Monday 

That's fair enough! I was assuming that the press were doing a job on him but I haven't actually read any of the scratter stuff.

Neither have I 

Also due to my aggy problem I am never in a newsagents to even see headline garbage either

So moving watching everyone walking through the town to the church

Someone has been charged over a FaceBook offensive post in regard to this case.

"A man from Lancashire has been charged with making an offensive post on Facebook about missing five-year-old April Jones."

Mark Bridger has appeared in court looking tearful as he faced charges of abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones.

The 46-year-old stood in the dock at Aberystwyth Magistrates Court where the charges were put to him.

As well as abducting and murdering April, Bridger is charged with the unlawful disposal and concealment of her body with intent to pervert the course of justice.

Bridger was tearful as he spoke to confirm his name, age and address. He also confirmed he understood the charges.

He was remanded in custody and will next appear at Caernarfon Crown Court on Wednesday.

Sky's Nick Martin said: "He looked very emotional. At one point he looked very tearful, very emotional. He looked tired, he was unshaven."

http://news.sky.com/story/9947...nal-suspect-in-court

Whats he got to look emotional about

By not saying anything about this is he not just confirming in most peoples thoughts that he DOES have someting to do with it, or know something about it?

Thats the way i see it, the police must be certain it's him or they wouldn't have charged him surely, i wonder if we will ever find out why he did it

Originally Posted by Garage Joe:

That's fair enough! I was assuming that the press were doing a job on him but I haven't actually read any of the scratter stuff.

Neither have I 

 

Also due to my aggy problem I am never in a newsagents to even see headline garbage either

Here you go Olly:

http://thepaperboy.co.uk/ 

its like an online newsagent. I've ruined it for you!

Dreadful. I hope he gets convicted.

I'm sure they must have quite a bit on him if they've been able to charge him.

The lack of info in the press in unsurprising really - I'm sure I read somewhere that they weren't giving out info to ensure a fair trial. Sounds sensible really - with anything like this we're all gagging for info - it's human nature really but I think it's right to let it come out at the trial.

Because he's not been found guilty yet we can only go by the assumption he is. So on that assumption when I saw on the news he was emotional/tearful in Court all I could think of was the ocean of tears April's family have probably shed in the last week. One thing I still don't understand is why he won't say where little April's body was taken to. It's not like the family are strangers to him so feels no empathy for them. He must know, can picture, imagine, how much they're suffering.

A man from Lancashire has been charged with making an offensive post on Facebook about missing five-year-old April Jones.

Matthew Wood, 20, of Eaves Lane, Chorley, is accused of sending a public electronic communication which is grossly offensive.

He is in custody and will appear before Chorley Magistrates' Court today.

Mr Wood, who was arrested on Saturday, has been charged under section 127 of the Communications Act.

UPDATE: Matthew Woods has been jailed for 12 weeks for 'despicable' Facebook posts about April Jones.

Matthew Woods, 20, made a number of derogatory posts about April and missing Madeline McCann.

He appeared at Chorley Magistrates' Court to admit sending a public electronic communication which is grossly offensive.

Woods, of Eaves Lane, Chorley, was handed the maximum sentence.

Chairman of the bench Bill Hudson said his comments were so serious and "abhorrent" that he deserved the longest sentence they could pass, less a third to give credit for his early guilty plea.

my source  http://www.facebook.com/HelpFi...ng5yearOldAprilJones

Thanks Mrs H - he got 12 weeks in jail!!! 

Perhaps if they don't find her he thinks he can get away with it - once the body is found it yields more evidence - forensic and otherwise.

beware all keyboard warriors etc.Serves him right.

also and I hate to say this, but the longer the body is exposed to the elements or water (and we can only guess where her little body is) the more degraded the forensics will be - if he can string them along for enough time, he may hope that any usable forensics will be lost 

Yes Soozy that's the only reason I've thought of too. If he's guilty I really hope they have conclusive proof.

There is another reason he may not have told the cops where she is. .  perhaps he doesn't know. .

just wanted to put the cat among the pigeons.. 

but, it has been said that he and his kids have had contact with her in the past so there may be forensics linking her to his car and home from previous encounters..

then again he may be doing an Ian Brady and thinking he'll be famous the longer he holds out telling where he put her..

Whatever, tis a dreadful thing all around

and cheers for the link Rosie. .think I may pass. .am happier not seeing most headlines I think

And what of his own family, has he no consideration for what this is doing to them? Even if, for whatever reason, he couldn't care about April's family.

Olly that's what I am thinking, he didn't in court admit the charges, just recognised them.  

I said it the other day, I have an awful feeling there is a lot more to this case than what we are being told.

You're welcome Olly, I admire your willpower 

It does seem strange. Maybe he's just another Ian Huntley or Suffolk Strangler - both went into complete denial about their crimes. One made up an absurd story that it was an accident, the other still maintains his innocence. They're the worst type of liar - a liar to themselves.

At least let the little girl rest in peace in a proper grave where her poor family could mourn.

charged with abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones.

He is also accused of unlawful disposal and concealment of her body with intent to pervert the course of justice.

 

He also confirmed he understood the charges.

why hasnt he or his family asked for legal representation though if there is a chance he is innocent  

It doesn't sit right with me neither....the man appears to be guilty to most...but hasn't been found guilty by a court!

I like a few on here..haven't read anything of the story...only what I see on here!

God forbid if I were to be charged & you's lot were my jury! 

Just saying like! 

As a mother of 5...all types of child abuse sickens me...but we have a judicial system (not perfect) which is there for the benefit of all....if adhered to!

Why if they have enough evidence, have we not been told...are we not usually??

I think he must have a solicitor, even a duty solicitor? Though it doesn't say it there Mrs H.