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 21st, 2008 at 9:59 pm
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Dee Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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No im not easily wound up! Say summat and see what happens then…….
February 21st, 2008 at 9:59 pm
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Dee
As long as we dont touch any incandescent topic Gartth is wonderful company come on
February 21st, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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Garth
You will like Nimes and surroundings.
Lots of roman sites.Good feelings.Good food.Shame its full of french
I am muuuuch further down tho”…south spain “la costa”
February 21st, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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clouseau Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:52 pm
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dee
please dont wind Garth up….
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726 wasn’t even my post.
It’s not difficult to wind Garth up! Just say something he doesn’t agree with, that should do it.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Totje
Hi. Hope you’re fine.
Still not quite sure why my post is awaiting moderation. Never happened to me before!
February 21st, 2008 at 9:52 pm
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dee
please dont wind Garth up….
February 21st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
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SpongeBob
Julie is very precise and concise because she has the example of the mccanns being highly unthetical.I am certain she doent TB to be seen in the same line if he doesnt amend his campaing with strong proofs.
Now we also must give him the benefit of the doubt as to wether he has the necessary facts and info to back up his theory as this would allow the suporters he needs or not.
This is a huge task he is undertaking.This is a giant puzzle and each piece counts.true or toi be discarded and more than that….
Is it relevant if he licensed or not? I am asking because i truly do not know
February 21st, 2008 at 9:50 pm
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Dee Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
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So its your brothers fault then?
February 21st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I will explain my own reason for why i search for the truth.
On the third day of M’s dissappearance, my brother (who is a very astute person) said….
“It would be awful if the little girl had had an accident and the parents were saying it was an abduction, covering it up to save their professional status”.
At first we all laughed it off as ludicrous.
Since that day there has been no evidence of an abduction, but more evidence of a cover up. That is why i follow this so avidly, and only want justice for Maddie.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Hi Maria,
Thanks for your kind post. I’m allways pleased to see you visited us, and sad that I missed you.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
721
The motorbike will be in the back of a van unfortunately, However, Im down there testing at a circuit called ledenon……..very close to Nimes. Should be fun
February 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Jolie
Just read your response. Sorry, I hadn’t seen the message from agw.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
jo
Post 649 (at the moment anyway)
February 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
711 jo / 712 Garth
It’s beautiful I think. Also fun if you’re driving a motorbike. Though the Mistral can be a pain in the %^&. Ah those sweet memories.
Come on Jo, its quiet, tell us more.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
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Jolie
Good post
‘Would you be willing to post something on a forum and state is as a fact, if in fact you were in doubt as to its truthfulness? Somehow from reading your posts on this forum, I doubt it. ‘
-But many would - chinese whispers are very prevalent in this case. How many links to blogs are referenced as fact?
‘As Tony and many others have pointed out, the McCanns, as doctors, had more reason than most people to know the rules about safe and responsible child care. Kate McCann’s job required her to know these rules but yet they disregarded them. In the same vein, with Tony’s professional credentials in the law, people should expect a higher level of scrupulousness with the truth in information he posts as truth in public forums ‘
- Quite right, and he has a responsibility not just because of his legal status but because he is campaiging and recruiting followers for his campaign on the basis of his legal status, based on a ‘case’ based on ‘evidence’ from conflicting media reports and conjecture.
I would be interested to know if he is still licensed to practice.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
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jo Says:
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February 21st, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Mods and Admin
Why is my comment is awaiting moderation please?
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Because it is.
Patience.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Fair,
((((((((((((((((((((BIG HUG)))))))))))))))))))))
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/totje2004/kiss20for20you.gif
February 21st, 2008 at 9:40 pm
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Dee
I know you are not being awkward Dee but I am
February 21st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I don’t mind that the numbers are changing, as long as I don’t get 666
February 21st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
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Garth
oh…!
February 21st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Nite Jolie. Enjoy!
February 21st, 2008 at 9:37 pm
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Totje Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
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Garth
Watch it boy! That’s close to Montpellier [and Uzes, very pretty town].
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I will keep my eyes open
But anyway, i like Avignon.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:37 pm
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Totje
Great…its ideal to troll around in the summer.
I spend part of my teens around this part of france when I wasnt at boarding school….
February 21st, 2008 at 9:37 pm
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jo Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:35 pm
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Garth
Did you ask for a specific answer to one of your specific post?
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Jo, have you ever had a specific answer from Garth, I am not being awkward, i would really like to know
February 21st, 2008 at 9:37 pm
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Julie
Yes.
Oh and regarding my friends: I know both parents, though lost track with the natural mother ages ago….
February 21st, 2008 at 9:36 pm
The point is jo, those who have belief in him will be let down because his credability has gone down the pan somewhat. IMO naturalamente
February 21st, 2008 at 9:36 pm
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Bâtman Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:31 pm
696 Julie
I got your sarcasm instantly, but maybe you did not get mine!!
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Numbers shifted again. More posts being whoosh clunked.
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Thworrry! It’s getting rather late here, and the mind is starting to slow down (actually it’s on the pillow already
February 21st, 2008 at 9:35 pm
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Garth
Did you ask for a specific answer to one of your specific post?
February 21st, 2008 at 9:34 pm
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jo
Haribo. Never been inside. I know Uzès for ages. To be exact from 1988.
Got some [french and french-moroccan] friends over there too. Will visit them this summer again.