Parents let April out after tantrum, court hears

A jury has heard of the frantic moments when the parents of April Jones learned their five-year-old daughter was missing.

It also emerged Mark Bridger, 47, who is accused of abducting and murdering the schoolgirl, also made contact with April’s older sister through Facebook when she was 14.

The statements of Coral and Paul Jones were read by Elwen Evans, prosecuting, during the murder trial at Mold Crown Court.