It was reported that Mark Bridger, is responsible for the disappearance of April Jones. Bridger was arrested on the afternoon of October 2, 2012, less than 24 hours after April went missing.
He became a suspect in the case because he matched a description of the man and the vehicle, a left-hand drive Land Rover Discovery which an eyewitness had seen April entering following a conversation with the man.
On October 6, Bridger was charged with child abduction, murder, and attempting to pervert the course of Justice. He appeared before magistrates at Aberystwyth on October 8, where he was additionally charged with the unlawful concealment and disposal of a body.
On January 14, 2013, at Mold Court, Bridger pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering April Jones but accepted that he was probably responsible for the death