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April Jones was just five years old when she was abducted near the family home in Machynlleth in 2012

News admin1 · March 7, 2026 · Comments off

The father of murdered child April Jones has died without his daughter’s remains being found. Paul Jones previously suffered from encephalitis – a serious condition that causes swelling the brain. Aged in his mid-50s, Paul Jones died from the illness which he developed in 2018, six years after five-year-old April was abducted near the family home in Machynlleth. The disappearance of April in 2012 launched one of the biggest search operations in UK history, with an appeal by then-Prime Minister David Cameron and extensive efforts from police, rescue teams, and countless volunteers. However, April’s body was never located, and local... Continues…