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April Jones trial: Mark Bridger had images of murder victims April Jones trial: Mark Bridger had images of murder victims
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A man accused of murdering five-year-old April Jones stored images of child murder victims on his computer, Mold Crown Court has been told. A man accused of killing five-year-old April Jones stored images of child murder victims on his computer, Mold Crown Court has been told.
Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, also had several folders on his laptop containing images of young girls, the jury heard. Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, also had folders on his laptop containing images of young girls, the jury heard.
Mr Bridger denies abducting and murdering April, who went missing near her Machynlleth home on 1 October 2012.Mr Bridger denies abducting and murdering April, who went missing near her Machynlleth home on 1 October 2012.
Her disappearance sparked the largest search in UK police history.Her disappearance sparked the largest search in UK police history.
She has never been found.She has never been found.
The prosecution claims the defendant murdered April in a sexually motivated attack.The prosecution claims the defendant murdered April in a sexually motivated attack.
Mr Bridger told police during interviews he accidentally hit her with his vehicle, the jury has heard.Mr Bridger told police during interviews he accidentally hit her with his vehicle, the jury has heard.
The defendant says he cannot remember what he did with her body because he was drunk and "panicked".The defendant says he cannot remember what he did with her body because he was drunk and "panicked".
On Wednesday, the public gallery was cleared as the court was shown images from Mr Bridger's laptop. On Wednesday, the public gallery was cleared as the court was told how Mr Bridger's computer contained images of naked young girls, pornographic cartoons and photographs of clothed girls including individuals he knew.
Mervyn Ray, hi-tech crime manager for Dyfed-Powys Police, told the jury how images on the computer were divided into folders. Mervyn Ray, hi-tech crime manager for Dyfed-Powys Police, said a folder created on 6 May 2012 was named after one of April's half-sisters and contained 17 clothed images. There were also images of another half-sister on his computer.
He said there were images of real-life crime, including images of young murder victims. He told the court that amongst the material found on his computer were photographs of real-life crime, including pictures of young murder victims including Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman from Soham.
The jury heard how the images were divided into folders.
The folder containing images of cartoon sex included representations of "extremely young girls suffering sexual abuse", said Mr Ray.
The jury was shown other images including the victim of a speedboat accident in South Africa, a schoolgirl murdered in France in the 1990s and a murdered Turkish girl.
Mr Ray said internet searches for the type of material found had been made on the computer.
He said one of the internet searches, made on 8 June, was "naked 5-year-old girls" and another, on 4 July, was "10-year-old girl naked". Images were saved after the search, the jury was told.
The jury has previously been told that April's blood was found in several locations around Mr Bridger's home.The jury has previously been told that April's blood was found in several locations around Mr Bridger's home.
As well as abduction and murder, he also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.As well as abduction and murder, he also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.
The case continues.The case continues.