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Coral Jones offers carol service 'tribute' to April | Coral Jones offers carol service 'tribute' to April |
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The mother of April Jones, whose disappearance sparked one of the UK's largest police searches, has spoken at a service to remember missing people. | |
Coral Jones said the service was a chance for families to "pay tribute to their loved one". | Coral Jones said the service was a chance for families to "pay tribute to their loved one". |
The body of five-year-old April has never been found after she was abducted and murdered by Mark Bridger in 2012. | The body of five-year-old April has never been found after she was abducted and murdered by Mark Bridger in 2012. |
The sister of Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards was also at the event. He disappeared in 1995. | |
The event was organised by the charity, Missing People. | |
Talking about her "beautiful daughter," Mrs Jones said: "Despite huge support from the police and the public, our search for her ended in tragedy. | Talking about her "beautiful daughter," Mrs Jones said: "Despite huge support from the police and the public, our search for her ended in tragedy. |
"This is a chance for families who are suffering the heartache of missing someone to come together with supporters of the charity and pay tribute to their loved one." | "This is a chance for families who are suffering the heartache of missing someone to come together with supporters of the charity and pay tribute to their loved one." |
April was abducted by Bridger as she played with friends near her home in Machynlleth, Powys, in October 2012. | |
Her body has not been found. | Her body has not been found. |
However, blood and fragments of bone consistent with a young human skull were found at the house Bridger rented. | However, blood and fragments of bone consistent with a young human skull were found at the house Bridger rented. |
The property has since been bought by the Welsh government and demolished. | The property has since been bought by the Welsh government and demolished. |
Rachel Elias, sister of rock star Richey Edwards, also attended the event at Cardiff's Tabernacl Welsh Baptist Chapel. | |
The Manic Street Preachers's guitarist was presumed dead in October 2008, 13 years after he disappeared on February 1995. | |
Some believe Edwards, from Blackwood, south Wales, took his own life at the age of 27, and his car was later found near the Severn Bridge. | Some believe Edwards, from Blackwood, south Wales, took his own life at the age of 27, and his car was later found near the Severn Bridge. |
Jo Youle, the head of Missing People, said: "We know that Christmas is a particularly hard time for people searching for their loved ones. | Jo Youle, the head of Missing People, said: "We know that Christmas is a particularly hard time for people searching for their loved ones. |
"Families with someone missing tell us that having the public attend events like this offers them comfort and hope." | "Families with someone missing tell us that having the public attend events like this offers them comfort and hope." |
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