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
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February 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
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brandon flours Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
1181
dcb
Some other missing child nearly made it onto the headlines
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Yes it surprises me even more because of that!
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
1127 Gandolf:
I somehow don’t understand your point. Maybe it’s true that Amaral “wanted” an arrest. But it’s also true that the prosecutor is the one in charge for a possible request, and he didn’t request it. No wonder that “an angry row erupted” if really a policemen tried to interfere with the prosecutor’s business.
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Totje - get some work done girl!!!!!
you are as addicted as i am…
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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jo Says:
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no not me but i wouldnt be surprised if m3 have……
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
1181
dcb
Some other missing child nearly made it onto the headlines
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
DCB - that’s because they’ve been very busy protecting our children…
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
awwwww nosey, sorry, just scrolled up…….
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I confess, I just peeked and I feel this song coming up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Just_Me
Not many news.In fact less and less.
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Aardvarko
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
http://tinyurl.com/36jvvd
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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noseycow Says:
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February 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Just_me - yes !! you owe me three boxes of tissues!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Why did the Mccanns wait till yesterday to start making noises about the current sighting when it happened last Friday and was on Dutch TV on Monday? Don’t they follow the news?
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
1176
i get the distinct feeling i may be in trouble. Am i ???
Carmen Says:
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February 22nd, 2008 at 12:08 pm
oh dear, poor man about town….snigger
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:08 pm
man about towns committed anorak regicide
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Well, I’ve conquered ironing mountain….any news?
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
RedRooster
Good moaning!
C”mon now..Ive got a question for you.
Have you kidnapped the PJ?
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
1173
I think man about town may be running around town like a headless chicken 
Carmen
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really
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 am
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Carmen Says
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even i have learnt not argue with agw
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:55 am
Brandon,does he run around like MrBean.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am
Does man about town runaround it and think that he’s groovy?
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:51 am
1159
Aardvarko Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
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Thanks for the link I hadn’t noticed that. Just glad to see that the “official” lines are being followed.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:50 am
No One calls agw smart alec
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M and A
Brandon you have upset Duncan deeply; his keyboard is rusted from the tears.
You left him out of your summary last night about 100 posts per day
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
AGW - now I am truly in dire need of getting some work done.
May I suggest a fresh air break for you?
Administrator: You are leaving. Good perhaps you will get the point when you try to get back.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
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Man about town Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
AGW 1139 I suggest you re read my post and then apologise
Administrator: That would be apologise to you for what exactly?
For you saying this:”I can presume you to be a child abductor/paedo friend.
To another contributor. This is the last time I will tell you. That is unacceptable. One smartalec reply and I will act at once.
AGW - Smart alec> unacceptable, are you new on the switch board today?
The post was about presumptions.
MY point was that RR had no more of a right to call me a Mccanner etc. than I had to call RR a paedo/abductor.
Now do you get the point???
Administrator: No I think you fail to see the point. You will now.Goodbye
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
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noseycow
I know, it made me cry and brought back some memories. I wish I could write like that and esp. about emotions.
Really off to work now. Will be back this evening I think [unless some friends show up, like they said they might do]. Bye.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
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Totje Says
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i shall leave before i am forcebly removed…. see yer later
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
back to work…, have a nice day Y’all. (RR, et al,etc, and of course yourself agw who despite your outburst and absent apology as I do not believe you fully understood the content of my post - it was a bit cryptic Have a nice day)
Administrator: You too. Goodbye.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
1155
yampster
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what was wrong with that…its all true
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
DCB 1152 - this report states the French police are in contact with both UK and Portugal police.
http://tinyurl.com/36jvvd