The town where April Jones lived said goodbye to her today nearly a year on from her cruel and brutal killing at the hands of father-of-six Mark Bridger. With the process of returning April's remains to her family complicated by the extensive search - the biggest in UK history - and subsequent murder trial following her death, it is only now that her parents Paul and Coral have been able to bury their daughter. A horse-drawn hearse carried the tiny white coffin through the streets of Machynlleth from the Bryn-y-Gog estate where she lived to St Peter's Church. Around 200 people joined in the family's grief at a service with prayers, psalms, readings and hymns - but no eulogies. The town came to a standstill for the day, with everyone wearing pink in tribute to the schoolgirl, who was five when she died. The Reverend Kathleen Rogers led proceedings, saying: "We know that there are no words we can say at this moment to express what we are feeling. Additional reporting by PA