'I still want to put April properly to rest'

APRIL JONES' mum has said she still dreams of being able to put her daughter to rest in a grave, 14 years after the five-year-old was murdered.

- By ROBERT DALLING

April Jones

Coral Jones' words were used in a debate in the Senedd, as politicians discussed proposals to make a new criminal offence of desecrating a body.

Plaid Cymru MS Cefin Campbell read words from Coral Jones. “As she said, 'My little girl is still missing in the eyes of the law.

"The funeral took place, but the coffin was almost empty. Inside were only a few small pieces of bone and some personal items that Coral placed there herself. There was no body to lay to rest, no real goodbye."

He explained how she avoids visiting her daughter's grave, knowing she is not there.

"Instead, she has created a garden at home, a place where she can feel close to her child, because the law cannot give her that peace.

"She lives every day with the knowledge of what was done to her daughter's body after death, knowledge that continues to haunt her. It shapes her grief and damages her health."