The evidence against a man accused of murdering five-year-old April Jones is "overwhelming", a jury has been told.
Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, who went missing near her Machynlleth home on October 1 last year. He also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.
In her closing speech today, prosecutor Elwen Evans QC told Mold Crown Court Mr Bridger's account of events was "totally incredible".
The prosecution has claimed Mr Bridger murdered April in a sexually motivated attack and disposed of her body so she could not be found.
Ms Evans told the jury "ultimate responsibility is yours and yours alone".
"Putting aside emotion, putting aside sympathy, prejudice..." the evidence "overwhelmingly leads to the conclusion" the defendant is guilty of all three counts, she said.
She said the evidence "most glaringly under attack" had been that of April's seven-year-old friend.
"Imagine the frustration for the defendant that in effect his whole story... is laid waste effectively by the evidence of a seven-year-old girl... and of course you will need to assess and evaluate her evidence bearing in mind her age," said Ms Evans.
"The defendant himself made a very interesting comment about her, again in the course of cross-examination... he said she was mistaken about the colour; about the number of doors. But she had lied about how April had got into the car."
She added: "If you conclude that [April's friend] is telling the truth then that is the end of the defendant's lie, fabrication, fantasy."
Ms Evans also said: "If she, April, got into the defendant's car and if she did so smiling, that's it... and you may think in a case where there have been some impressive witnesses, that actually little [April's friend] has been one of the most impressive witnesses, all seven years of her."
The defence claims April died after the defendant accidentally knocked her over with his Land Rover while she played with a friend near her home on the Bryn-Y-Gog estate.
But he said he "panicked" and, partly because of the amount of alcohol he had consumed, cannot remember where he put her body.
Ms Evans said the jury "may think that the defendant has sought to significantly exaggerate his level of intoxication". She added: "Yes, he may well have been drinking... but a drunken intent is still an intent".
She referred to "forensic scientific evidence in the car - significant of course because there is in effect no forensic scientific evidence in the car" to support his claim of having ran April over.
Mr Bridger's defence team is expected to address the jury on Tuesday afternoon.
The case continues.
