Five-year-old April, from Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, was killed by Mark Bridger in October last year after he had viewed child sex abuse images on his computer.
The issue of online images showing the sexual abuse of children has made headlines in recent months after the convictions of Stuart Hazell and Mark Bridger for the murders of Tia Sharp and April Jones.
Tia Sharp, 12, was raped and murdered in her grandmother's home in New Addington, London, by her mother's ex-boyfriend.
Both Hazell, who was jailed for a minimum of 38 years for Tia's murder, and Bridger were known to have sought out and viewed child abuse images online.
Bridger was sentenced to life for April's murder. Her body has never been found despite extensive searches by police.
Mrs Smith was asked how her family was coping more than a year on after April's murder. "We're getting there slowly," she said. "It's been difficult, obviously, but we have to cope. We'll never forget the memory of April but we do have to move on to a certain degree because there are other children involved. We have to be there for them.
The issue of online images showing the sexual abuse of children has made headlines in recent months after the convictions of Stuart Hazell and Mark Bridger for the murders of Tia Sharp and April Jones.
Tia Sharp, 12, was raped and murdered in her grandmother's home in New Addington, London, by her mother's ex-boyfriend.
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Bridger was sentenced to life for April's murder. Her body has never been found despite extensive searches by police.
Mrs Smith was asked how her family was coping more than a year on after April's murder. "We're getting there slowly," she said. "It's been difficult, obviously, but we have to cope. We'll never forget the memory of April but we do have to move on to a certain degree because there are other children involved. We have to be there for them.
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