Raw Video: Lanterns Lit for Missing UK Schoolgirl

October 09, 2012 from Telegraph.co.uk

Residents and well-wishers gathered in Machynlleth, the Welsh hometown of missing schoolgirl April Jones, to light Chinese lanterns. The five-year-old disappeared eight days ago. Local man Mark Bridger appeared in court yesterday to be charged with her murder, as well as child abduction and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

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Child abduction

Child abduction or Child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of the child's natural parents or legally appointed guardians. According to the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in the USA an estimated 800,000 children are abducted e... Explore this topic

April Jones

April Jones is a five-year-old girl from Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, who disappeared on 1 October 2012, after being sighted willingly getting into a van near her home. Her disappearance generated a large amount of press coverage, both nationally and internationally, and remains... Explore this topic

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Machynlleth

Machynlleth, sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market town and community in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 census it had a population of... Explore this topic

Perverting the course of justice

Perverting the course of justice, in Canadian, English, Hong Kong, and Irish law, is a criminal offence in which someone prevents justice from being served on himself or on another party. It is a common law offence carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Perverting t... Explore this topic

Missing person

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and fate is not known. Laws related to missing persons are often complex, since in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a perso... Explore this topic

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide. As the loss of a human being inflicts enormous grief upon the individuals close to the victim, and the commi... Explore this topic

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom and Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of... Explore this topic

Wales

Велс је једна од четири конститутивне земље Уједињеног Краљевства. Налази се на југозападу Велике Британије и граничи се са Енглеском на истоку. То је келтска земља у којој се говори и велшким језиком иако су келтски елементи у Енглеској и Шкотској готово ишчезли. Термин Кнеже... Explore this topic

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