Madeleine McCann: Melissa Fiering Sees, An Algerian And Waldo
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
THE SUN (front page): “MADDIE SEEN IN FRANCE”
“Eye-defect girl in cafe” – Why do they stare, daddy?
DAILY MIRROR: “I SPOTTED MADDY AT CAFE IN FRANCE”
A picture of Melissa.
“’This is so significant because the girl noticed the blemish in the eye and it’s on CCTV for first time’ - McCANN FAMILY SPOKESMAN CLARENCE MITCHELL LAST NIGHT”
This is the Mirror’s “EXCLUSIVE THE HUNT FOR MADELEINE”
To France:
“The little girl was spotted in a motorway service station cafe by student Melissa Fiering, 18, who insists she clearly saw the distinctive flaw in her right iris”
Says Melissa: “My friend and I had music playing loudly out of our mobile phones and this little girl was dancing to it. It was only when I looked closely at her I realised it was Madeleine. She had a very thin face and her blonde hair had been cut much shorter, down to her jaw. But it was her”
Why so certain?
“I looked in her eye because I’d seen on TV that Madeleine’s got a defect in her right iris and I saw this girl had it. I could hardly believe my eyes but I knew for sure it was Madeleine. I called out her name and she looked up at me - she obviously recognised it”
Obviously. Dancing with a small child and then you shout out a name and she looks at you…
“But when I called out ‘Madeleine’ the man she was with got worried and started dragging her away from the queue”
The man with Madeleine is described as a “dark-skinned man, who was possibly Algerian”. Blonde girl with dark-skinned man. Like her?
What did Melissa do when he was spotted, this swarthy man?
“As he dragged the girl away he threw a white coat over her and pulled a woollen hat from his pocket and jammed it on her head. Melissa adds: ‘He didn’t say a word but as they got to the door he prodded the girl in the back. I tried to take pictures on my phone but I only got one and it was all blurred. I ran outside after them but they’d vanished”
Vanished?
“WE HAVE THE GUN THAT KILLED RHYS”
Rhys Jones was killed in Liverpool, shot by a youth on a bike
“Rhys’s mum Melanie, 42, and dad Stephen, 45, who have received a message of sympathy from Madeleine McCann’s family, issued a statement for tomorrow’s six-month anniversary of the shooting”
Why do we know this?
The message says: “We are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of our beautiful son Rhys. The pain we have had to face every day has been magnified by the poignancy of occasions like Christmas and Rhys’s 12th birthday. The last six months have been a living nightmare. All we want is justice for our son”
Rhys Jones is murdered in Liverpool. Rhys Jones was 11 years old. His parents are not suspects
DAILY EXPRESS: “MADELEINE IN NEW ‘SIGHTING’ AT RESTAURANT”
Dutch woman. A restaurant? Not a therapist. A student
The Dutch student is “100 per cent certain” she saw Madeleine McCann in a roadside restaurant in southern France
Says Melissa: “I called out ‘Madeleine’ and she looked up. The man with her was about six feet tall, with black hair, a black leather jacket and several days growth of stubble. He put on her coat and hat and bundled her away”
She adds: “I can’t stop thinking about it. I wish I had stopped that man. I wanted to pick her up, I am sorry I didn’t do that”
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: “Madeleine McCann ’spotted’ in Southern France”
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: “Student claims to have sighted Madeleine McCann in France”
A reader comments: “Is this kid going to replace Waldo?”
ASSOCIATED PRESS: “French police investigating an alleged sighting of Madeleine McCann in southern France have determined it was not the missing British girl.
A police official says a Dutch tourist reported that she may have seen McCann at a roadside restaurant. Examining closed-circuit video footage, the investigators spotted a man and a young girl who resembled McCann, but determined it was not her.
Posted: 21st, February 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (1,234) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:51 am
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noseycow Says:
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i bought a speedboat 2 years ago does that count ??? nite all
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:49 am
Karen
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hMnT44Etk
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 am
Night Brandon and Noseycow
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:46 am
Red - go buy a sports car - the traditional cure for a male midlife crisis imo
off now…..
gone
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:46 am
Markskidd
That sounds interesting. I go to Brel quite a lot, but I’m rubbish at noticing adverts.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:45 am
RR
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:45 am
Noseycow
Oh, dear. I suppose I am a bit blunt.
It’s not intentional. 
RedRooster
Sorry - but usually if I tell a boy I’ve split up with someone, they don’t bother with the sympathy - they ask me out.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:44 am
thanks val - see you tomorrow
Brandon - <<<<<>>>>>>>>
Red
Markskidd - you got some to add??
Karen - I just Love you’re music (te he he )
anorak - thanks again
off to my lovely bed now…
night all
x
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 am
Karen, if you’re free on Friday 14th March, you should go see ‘Skeptricks’ at Brel in Ashton Lane, just off Byres Road, Partick, Glasgow.
It’s 2 pissed off magicians. Pissed off with media, generally
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
1024
brandon flours Says:
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February 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
1020
RedRooster Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:38 am
1015
brandon flours Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 am
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thanks but not that easy
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Have to go bed now!
Night nosey, Karen, and you too!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:41 am
Night all…………..
why oh why is life so bloody complicated 
aaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhh dont mind me im just having a midlife crises or something 
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:40 am
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markskidd Says:
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i hadnt noticed
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:38 am
1015
brandon flours Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 am
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thanks but not that easy
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 am
bolding it up makes you look like a wanker dont it!
BOLD TYPE I mean!
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 am
TONS of off topic shit being spouted tonight.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:36 am
1013
girly i am not aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Karen Says:
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WHAT ??? I sound girly FFS woman it is me the RealRedRooster… i was just trying to be nice to Brandon…….girly you say, omg i have never heard anything like it ??????????????????????????????
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 am
1006 Noseycow
Not to worry, Iwill look out for you tomorrow, and if I post the general gist, with Apparently, don”t know if this is true etc, I might get away with it, I have bookmarked a couple of posts, but obviously they won”t be there tomorrow on the Forum ……or will they?
I”m out tomorrow fromabout 10am til 4pm.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 am
Karen
LOL you don’t beat around the bush do you??? 
I guess thats why we love you..
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 am
RR
I am in NO position to advise you!
But I hope you get my point!
Tears of a Clown and all that!
THINK!
The internets a window to see everything, but I wished I closed it !
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:32 am
Brandon - you can always get m&a to delete it afterwards…
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 am
RedRooster
Are you Mrs or Mr tonight?
Not to stereotype, but you’re sounding girly.
And how is your marriage holding up through the C-Lou infatuation???
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 am
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brandon flours Says:
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well if you want to talk
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 am
Brandon - open another bottle
and tell us ur story 
(god i really am soooo nosey :cry:)
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:29 am
See theres a reason drink was invented!
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:28 am
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brandon flours Says
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i really am sorry to hear that. Thats terrible what happened if you dont mind me asking. Tell me to sod off if you like
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 am
Brandon
Is this break-up really recent?
I asked a few weeks back and you and him were going to stick it out.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 am
1005
nite val
val Says
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February 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 am
brandon - you can’t change the past
but you can look to the future and all those wonderful opportunities that will come your way. 
Val - can’t get the link don’t suppose you know which topic its posted in and which number post it is???
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:24 am
1001 Red Rooster
I knew I shouldn”t tangle with you!!!!!!!!!!!! Only joking., as I suspect you are too.
I don”t really understand this Moderation because my posts are being seen now,
so I didn”t have to spend any time in Jail, Apparently.
Goodnight to you too, don”t fall off your perch,