Madeleine McCann: Blonde Child Seen In Morocco
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY MAIL front page: “Could this be Maddie?”
Readers see a picture of a child being carried on a woman’s back - “The intriguing picture being probed by Interpol.”
Pages 10 and 11: “Could this really be Maddie?”
This is the picture of a girl “in the clutches of a group of Moroccans”. The picture was taken four weeks ago near Tangiers by Spaniard Clara Torres.
DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADDY IN MOROCCO?”
Readers see the same picture. The Full “astonishing story” is on pages 4 and 5.
Pages 4 and 5: “COULD IT BE?” Less the full story than another question.
“GERRY: I KNOW WE WILL BE CLEARED” – Gerry McCann says he and his wife “wanted to be eliminated from the enquiry as quickly as possible”. Some news.
THE SUN front page: “MOROCCO PHOTO SENSATION. IS THIS MADDIE?”
The picture is “sensational”. It has been described as “convincing”, but by whom is not said.
Pages 4 and 5: “GERRY & KATE: IT COULD BE HER – MADDIE PARENTS HOPE AT SIGHTING SENSATION.”
Clara Torres is talking on Spanish radio. She looks at the photo. Says she: “It sent shivers down my spine.”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “NOW A ‘PHOTO’ OF MADELEINE IN MOROCCO.”
‘Photo’ is placed in quotes lest readers mistake the picture for a ‘SNAP’ or a ‘SHOT’.
Spanish Government official Jose Herrero Arcas says: “The National Police received a photograph by email taken by a young Spanish couple who believe it shows Madeleine McCann. The quality of the photograph is not very clear and it was taken from around 200 metres away. However, the National Police are taking the claim seriously enough to have sent it on to their colleagues at Interpol. I cannot give any more information than that.”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE – AMAZING PHOTO IN MOROCCO.”
Pages 4 and 5: “MADDIE SEEN IN MOROCCO – Bombshell new photo is probed by Interpol.”
THE TIMES front page: “Police start investigation into ‘picture in Morocco of Madeleine McCann’.”
Page 5: “New photograph shows child like Madeleine on African woman’s back.”
A source close to the McCanns tells one and all: “The McCanns are not going to get their hopes up until the photograph has been sent for forensic examination.” And, dare it be said, a DNA test.
DAILY TELEGRAPH front page: “Is this Madeleine in Morocco?” The search for the missing child has taken a “dramatic turn”.
Page 9: “Gerry McCann is “confident” he and his wife will be cleared. A source tells us: “It is very unlikely that British police would question the McCanns on behalf of the Portuguese now.”
Robert Murat responds to claims by nanny Charlotte Pennington that on the night of Madeleine’s disappearance he was by the McCann family apartment: “I certainly was not there that night. At no point was I there.”
THE GUARDIAN & THE INDEPENDENT no Maddy news today.
Posted: 26th, September 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (1,153) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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September 27th, 2007 at 8:24 am
I meant Bushra, not Bishra
September 27th, 2007 at 8:22 am
All under the priest’s nose
many watch as horror grows
Ms. McGuiness flipped her lid
as soon as she heard the child was hid
Clarence oh Clarence to the rescue
talking till his face is blue
Unless he finds Ms. Madeleine
Clarence will never spin again
A plan to cover the parents sin
Mr. Clarence legacy in the end
Clarence will soon be notarized
as the UK booby prize
September 27th, 2007 at 8:21 am
1066, millisoreja, I disagree, Bishra is really quite like her, apart for the distinguishing coloboma and difference in eye color.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:19 am
1065
she wanted to be for once on the telli like others. Loteria primitiva, if not 3′000′000, at least on helltel.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:18 am
I’ve been away for a week, so just catching up on the news -
What about the account from the Mark Warner nanny who saw the family together late in the afternoon on May 3rd and also spotted Robert Murat outside the reception area ” just looking” on the night Madeleine disappeared. Did she already know him or his business associate, Sergei Malinka, I wonder? It seems RM was often about the club.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:15 am
1063
just as much as other blonde girls at that age.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:13 am
1062 millisoreja, your link give Bishra’s age as 3, rather than 5. A pity people can’t get their facts right…which do you think is correct. I agree with your feelings about the way this family were described - the reports I read spoke of a “gang” of Moroccans, which says “criminals” straight away. There is no excuse for this king of reporting… but it is not the fault of the tourist who took the photo… she had nothing to do with the headlines.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:04 am
brandonflours - what is your point? I think everyone can find their way to the website without you needing to post the entire content.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Bushra Binhisa, the 5-year-old Moroccan child looks remarkably like Madeleine. Well spotted Clara Torres. This goes to show how successful the Find Madeleine campaign has been. Is there anyone left who would not recognise her?
September 27th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Bulldump,are all the people who have to struggle to make a living, tramps?
some more pics of the family and the girl
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHjvw1NOFGPL0mQ-JPqYfuNZF1Lg
September 27th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Is anyone here still following the case of Ylenia Lenhard, the five year old Swiss girl from Appenzell, supposedly murdered by Hans Urs von Aesch, who lived in Benimantell, Alicante?
The official story is that von Aesch was not a paedophile (according to his wife), but rather a suicidal psychopath, and that he acted alone, despite witness sightings of him with at least one other man, perhaps two.
Then there was the extraordinary shooting of a “passer-by” in the forest , along with the alleged suicide of von Aesch. The weapon used to shoot the passer-by was not found for weeks - it was only discovered in the forest, near the site of the shooting, after the discovery of Ylenia’s body in a shallow grave ….in a part of the forest which had been searched three times by police with sniffer dogs.
There is something wrong with this story..
Does anyone have any new thoughts on this? The story is being neglected by the English-speaking press and I think it is too soon to dismiss the possibility of links with Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. There is a known paedophile ring in Alicante.
Le Matin’s report of Ylenia’s funeral quotes one of the mourners, Theo Bosch, as saying he is sure von Aesch must have murdered other children. So far it has not been revealed how Ylenia died, but authorities say there were no signs of violence or sexual abuse.
http://www.lematin.ch/pages/home/actu/suisse/actu_suisse__1?contenu=303345
Back to the case of Madeleine - was the sighting of a large black car in the supermarket car park on the night she disappeared ever explained? He scent was traced to the car park and it has been suggested she might have wandered out of the apartment looking for her parents. However, none of the theories of abduction or wandering off explain the scent of a corpse identified by the cadaver dogs and the blood and DNA on the apartment window.
In both cases there is much that does not add up.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I think in Zinat they are having a good laugh. Nobody of the village would have thought that a week ago.
Bouchra Ahmed Ben Aissa, another famous girl and at least alive. I really hope the family can make some money on this and don’t have to be called ‘tramps’ by bulldump, the upper class racist (130 148), who can spend his time in front of the computer eating junk food and feeling himself better then the entire world, very limited believing often used throughout the British Empire, which will have lost with the McCanns the last good reputation.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:45 am
1050 - Give it a rest. Your jealousy is ugly and the fact you keep calling it a YouTube video makes you look like a bigger jerk than you already are. Google, fool, Google
The Player 877 941 1045
Sorry Edna - The other Player is not interested in your phone number. Nor am I.
READ: Don’t expect anyone to be calling you anytime soon. And our number? Oh, that’s under wraps too so don’t be a fool. You know not what type.
LOL - Who do you think owns Youtube you asshole?? You’re dumber than doorknob. Keep drinking the kool ade. Sooner or later it’s going to do the job.
Jealous of that ppt presentation? HARDLY baby, HARDLY. The posts are right. You’re really are an idiot. But the only thing UGLY on here is you Edna. Oh, and you’re name is ugly too.
Ta Ta loser!
September 27th, 2007 at 7:35 am
For Kate and I it has been incredibly difficult to come home without Madeleine but particularly in such circumstances
majority of people in this world are good.
Kate and I have been very busy with our legal advisers as we want to be eliminated from the inquiry as soon as possible and start concentrating wholeheartedly again on the search for our daughter
Clarence will try and minimise the impact of the huge media interest in Madeleine’s disappearance on us, as we try and return slowly towards as normal a life as is possible.
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
September 27th, 2007 at 7:32 am
836 / 878
Being give the keys of the church is not a surprise.
In the ‘old days’ churches were always unlocked so that people could go in and gain comfort at their time of need without having to wait until a service was taking place and the priest / vicar was present.
Sadly this changed when crime took over and things would go missing from the church. They had to lock the doors between services.
Giving the McCanns the keys was just saying ‘I cannot leave the church unlocked for you but have the keys so it is there for you when ever you want it’
Thats compassion and I do not think that the priest would be in trouble over it.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:30 am
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Gerry’s Blog/Diary
Day 144 - 24/09/2007
It is just over 2 weeks since we returned home from Portugal. The major news in that time is that we have not been charged with any offences regarding Madeleine’s disappearance. It is encouraging that the prosecutor has stated that all lines of enquiry remain open and we have not given up hope of finding Madeleine alive. It is good to see at least some attention re-focussing on finding Madeleine.
Sean and Amelie have settled back in at home very well but they do miss their older sister and we talk about her every day. For Kate and I it has been incredibly difficult to come home without Madeleine but particularly in such circumstances. Our family and friends have rallied round again as they have throughout this entire nightmare and they have also helped keep on top of the huge amount of mail from well wishers. At times our kitchen has looked like a sorting office! We would like to thank everyone for their support. It helps us keep sight of the fact that the great majority of people in this world are good.
Kate and I have been very busy with our legal advisers as we want to be eliminated from the inquiry as soon as possible and start concentrating wholeheartedly again on the search for our daughter. We are very confident this will happen when all the facts are presented together. We are very grateful and thankful to have several businessmen who have pledged financial support to cover legal costs and we were delighted Clarence Mitchell agreed to help us as an official spokesman. It is scary and daunting to imagine how we could have managed to deal with these latter ‘developments’ without such offers of support and commitment. Clarence will try and minimise the impact of the huge media interest in Madeleine’s disappearance on us, as we try and return slowly towards as normal a life as is possible. Although we will NEVER give up on Madeleine, we have to find the right balance for Sean and Amelie so they too do not suffer unnecessarily.
In the meantime we will continue to cooperate fully with the Portuguese authorities. I will update the blog periodically especially if there
September 27th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Ils ont les traits tirés, le regard vaguement inquiet. Ils se tiennent par la main. Avec gravité, sans doute pour se soutenir. Elle, comme à chacune de ses apparitions, a accroché le badge à l’effigie de Maddie au revers de sa veste. Ce matin du 9 septembre, alors qu’ils s’apprêtent à quitter Praia da Luz, coquette station balnéaire du sud du Portugal où ils sont arrivés voilà plus de quatre mois, Kate et Gerry McCann semblent un peu perdus au milieu de la meute de journalistes, mais ils font face. Pourtant, rien ne les oblige à affronter cette épreuve. En sortant de cette villa qu’ils louent sur les hauteurs de Luz, ils auraient pu s’engouffrer directement dans la Renault Scenic grise et filer vers l’aéroport de Faro, à une soixantaine de kilomètres, sous l’escorte de la police. Mais les époux McCann, dont le drame a suscité une campagne médiatique mondiale d’une ampleur jamais égalée, s’agissant de gens ordinaires, ne veulent pas donner l’impression d’une fuite à la dérobée.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:27 am
Malgré le fait que tous les témoignages n’on rien donné comme piste valable jusqu’à ce jour, une nouvelle campagne d’affichage doit commencer dans plusieurs pays.
« Aujourd’hui, nous avons approuvé la dépense de 114.141€ pour continuer la recherche de Madeleine. Il y aura des panneaux publicitaires au Portugal, en Espagne et probablement au Maroc. Il nous restent 998.741€ dans les fonds », affirme Esther McVey, directrice du fond Find Madeleine.
Avant l’arrivée des McCann au Royaume-Uni, le fond avait en caisse la somme de 1,478,286€, ce que signifie que depuis le 9 septembre – jour d’arrivée de Gerry et Kate à l’aéroport d’East Midlands – il y aurait eu des dépenses de, plus ou moins, 479.545€, sans que le fond révèle leur finalité. Sur le site http://www.findmadeleine.com la somme est toujours la même depuis plusieurs semaines.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:25 am
1045
yes it wasnt spin it reflected what most of us feel
spudgun send it out to gaunty from the sun
and others
September 27th, 2007 at 7:24 am
Bonjour toute le monde
Jamais auparavant dans l’histoire, autant de monde s’est intéressé au sort
d’une petite fille.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:22 am
The Player 877 941 1045
Give it a rest. Your jealousy is ugly and the fact you keep calling it a YouTube video makes you look like a bigger jerk than you already are. Google, fool, Google.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:20 am
GMTV britons breakfast news have given main airtime to clarence mitchell?
even though the 11 year old who was shot was on crime watch last night have recieved 12 calls naming the same person!!!!?????????
Why we all ask?!!!
because the photo ( as we all knew yesterday ) wasnt maddie!!!
He said the mc canns want to move forward
1 to clear their names and
2 to find maddie
Thanks for clearing up what we already knew!!!
yesterday GMTV
Shame that airtime wasnt used to continue to find rhys’ murderer who we dont know who it already is!!!!
September 27th, 2007 at 6:57 am
1046 - Lunesta? Ambian? Not a steroid but all the wrestlers take it.
September 27th, 2007 at 6:55 am
954 - WWE is World Wrestling Federation’s ticker symbol
We changed our call letters 6 years ago; get with the program!!!
September 27th, 2007 at 6:47 am
wakie wakie
September 27th, 2007 at 6:33 am
Happy Ninth Birthday to me
September 27th, 2007 at 6:26 am
I mean let’s face it, Spudgun’s “video” isn’t even a video. It’s a powerpoint presentation. If you’re going to create a YouTube video, at least use streaming media. How anyone can say it’s great is beyond me.
Have you seen what else is out there? Evidently not or you’d change your mind’s real quick.
I keep referring back to Nononethere’s post. Basically, all Spudgun did was take excerpts from his own posts and apply it to this YouTube “presentation”. It’s NOT a Video. It’s the equivalent of ppt. Terribly dull and not the least bit creative. Lifting images from a variety of newspaper sites and slapping them together with some edit is mere child’s play.
Ho hum..where’s that spec of paint drying on the wall. Let’s have some entertainment on here. No wonder the Americans have all left. The entertainment factor on this forum dried up eons ago!!!!
September 27th, 2007 at 6:20 am
whoa - he’s changed his name to protect the innocent:
Correction: “NONONETHERE”
September 27th, 2007 at 6:19 am
nononethere Says:
September 27th, 2007 at 12:09 am
943,
trust that there are plenty of people who will agree that it is a crap video. I can not believe that when he is not on the Anorak site he is making videos about his posts on the Anorak site. Sad.
The BEST post from today’s forum. Such analysis deserves a round of applause.
5 Stars
4 Paws up
10 fingers, 10 toes.
A 5 out of 5
A 10 out of 10.
Take a bow, “Noonesthere”
September 27th, 2007 at 6:17 am
689
SPUDGUN
You did an amazing job with the video. Do you do this professionally?
1023
Karen
The Americans don’t care about this. They have Bush to worry about, who just announced Mandela was dead. Truly mental, that man. There is an article in a Chicago news outlet today. “Media coverage of missing Madeleine McCann makes many people uneasy” .
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=45584