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
- Kelley Lynch on Phil Spector’s Hair Performs With Ronettes
- June on The Pirelli 2010 Calendar In Artful Nudity (NSFW)
- June on Susan Boyle: World Divided Over SuBo And Lady Susan
- Tony on Daily Mail And Tax Payers’ Alliance Attacks BBC Over Its Free Trees For A Better Planet
- Cheryl on Susan Boyle: World Divided Over SuBo And Lady Susan
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Man about town, it was, and your point is ?
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:11 am
Its the Sun Ferdi, best we can do for now. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/maddie/article303634.ece
Last night it was revealed that Amaral planned to charge Kate with “exposition and abandonment” after she refused to answer questions on forensic evidence.
Amaral wanted her kept in jail while the investigation continued, Portuguese paper Expresso claimed.
But an angry row erupted when District Attorney Jose Magalhaes e Menezes refused to give him the necessary paperwork.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:10 am
Red - sweetie take a chill pill
remember moderation!! 
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:10 am
RR please refer back to 1110 for any future responses.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
RR as I said yesterday if you are to be presume me to be a Mc anything I can presume you to be a child abductor/paedo friend.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
1121
Man about town Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
********************************
what has that got to do with the mcmonsters???
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
1119
lindy Says
**********
yes exactly and I wonder why they dont look for her……..ermm could it be that they know its not her and they know exactly where she is ????
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Gandolf can you tell me, was it not Amaral who was involved in the Joana Cipriano case where the mother was alledgedly beaten into a confession?
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
DCB - i can sort of understand them not jumping onto a plane and heading over to france.
If (and its a BIG if imo) maddie was abducted, then her parents 9 months later have been through a number of notable reported sightings. It must be occurring to them that she probably won’t be coming back to them alive, and frankly if she did so many months after - would she remember them??? would she be traumatised? changed? how will the twins cope with their reunion… so many issues (OMG will she be coming through to our room at nights AGAIN)
At this point the parents must be petrified that its not her, but equally petrified that it might be her, given this it is understandable imo for them to sit tight.
Right thats my generosity over with….
They are not going to france for two reasons imo
1 they know its not her
2 the danger of a european arrest warrent…
end of.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
DCB1111,to get on a plane to France is not on for them,to do that would mean they are proactive in looking for their lost child. As far as they are concerned every one else can look,but not them? IMO
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
1116
Man about town Says:
*********************
refer back to 1115 mcfool
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Jo, that is the point, they probably will never be rightfully called to account for the neglect, that as the ex- Portuguese police chief opined yesterday, was a major mistake on the prosecutors part. The fact that he failed to back Amaral up, Amaral who I believe is a very able and compotent officer, deserved better.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 am
RR - please refer back to 1110.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
1113
Man about town Says
********************
dont know what your problem is matey. I thought it was a perfectly reasonable question after seeing your daft response to jo
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
1102 Gandolf Says:
“or perhaps you think Amaral was a fool to request an arrest for neglect, or abandonment which I beleive is the term used, with a sentence of between 3-10 years if death is a result of abandonment.”
He were a fool if he requested an arrest for whatever from the prosecutor. That is simply not his business. He should present the evidence to the prosecutor, then ask for further directives.
As to your interpretation of abandonement, I am still waiting for someone presenting a precedent re: prosecution of parents of an abducted child.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am
RR. 1112 No quite the contrary.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am
1110
Man about town Says:
**********************
touched a nerve have i???
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 am
If they want to see the CCTV footage then I suggest they get on a plane to France.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
RR keep your hate campaign for your nearest and dearest. I’m not interested.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Sorry guys - i’ll take some deep breaths and chill AGAIN grrrrrr
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
1104
jo Says:
*********
if all else fails we’ll get the stocks
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 am
1105
Man about town Says:
*********************
has moah been feeding you weed or what???????
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
1103
mcfeckers
jo Says:
********
morning jo. They look absolutely devastated, like their life is in tatters……sick feckers GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
jo 1103
it all depends if you are looking at the smiles or the bags under the eyes doesnt it?
Superficially no they dont but then not everyone is superficial.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
1102
Gandolf
Be assured we will do our best they get down at least for child neglect.
….lets swing.
they will be served
The rest will come in due time but meanwhile the people who have appeared as “possible abductors” are being “looked after” and court cases are on the wayg
The mcFools love it
Want to join in the fun?
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
http://gazetadigital.blogspot.com/
The Happy Family
Dont they look “crucified” ????
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
1101, I like the way you are squirming, even the more reasonable posters here have no problem condemning the McCanns for neglect, or perhaps you think Amaral was a fool to request an arrest for neglect, or abandonment which I beleive is the term used, with a sentence of between 3-10 years if death is a result of abandonment. Even I do not try to divorce the neglect issue from the case, as being a seperate entity, as you obviously do.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:18 am
1096 Gandolf Says:
“No ferdi/1082, it’s called you not knowing what you are talking about, you derided the suggestion that the Prosecutor had refused the Inspectors request for a warrant to arrest KM.”
The inspector has nothing to request, at least officially. He may of course have inofficially told the prosecutor that an arrest would be convenient for his investigation. The prosecutor would then have told him that there is no legal basis for an arrest, hence a request would be fruitless. If the inspector “requested” an arrest, it would have been yet another indicator that he had lost it.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 am
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2008/02/there-go-letters-again.html
Here the PJ loosing its patience…. sounds good because when the “D” day happens theyre going to lash out
Enough of the mcArguidos,enough of them
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:13 am
1097
Ian
The only thing I can say is they are up to their neck in ….mud.
Clarrie will find a way to get out of the mess he is in 103& sure.Ya will see.
It may well take an other 3 months for ther PJ to have the famous letters processed. Check Joana Morais article…..
Thanks to home office and all…..