Madeleine McCann In A Taxi ‘With Murat’, Denied And Shannon Matthews
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
THE SUN: “Maddie & Murat ‘in a cab’”
Portuguese taxi driver claims Madeleine McCann was in his cab the night she vanished — with Robert Murat. “Antonio Cardoso, 67, insisted he took the little girl and four adults on a short journey to a hotel where they all switched to a Jeep with foreign plates.”
Says he:
“I later recognised him on television. I am sure it was him…She was awake but silent. She was just staring ahead with big owlish eyes. I noticed her eye because my son was born with a defect much the same. I saw her kind of twist her chin a few times in my rear-view mirror. I remember she was in pink pyjamas and wondered why they hadn’t dressed her.”
Says McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “We are dismissing this primarily because the timings are entirely wrong.”
IRISH EXAMINER: “Taxi driver claims he picked up Madeleine”
Antonio Castela, 67, said he dropped off the missing girl and her English-speaking mystery companions at an Algarve hotel and watched them drive off in a blue jeep. He insisted he was “100% sure” his passengers included Madeleine.
The McCanns and Robert Murat — the third official suspect in the Madeleine McCann case — all deny wrongdoing”
Kate Mccann is a “GP” Kate and husband Gerry a “heart specialist”
TIMES: “Forget Happy Meals, let’s focus on happy families”
Sandra Parsons looks at “The greatest gift of all”:
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, and those of us lucky enough to have children can expect to be given cards and flowers. But with Madeleine McCann and the schoolgirl Shannon Matthews still missing, Milly Dowler’s stricken parents making a heartrending appeal for information about their daughter’s murder, and the reminders again of the brutal killing of young women by Steve Wright and Levi Bellfield, I rather think it should be the other way round.
DAILY MIRROR: “Mother vows never to give up in the search for missing Shannon Matthews”
Shannon Matthews’s mum yesterday said she would never stop searching for her daughter. Karen, 32, fighting back tears, said: “We will never give up on her. It is more than a week and we are desperate to have Shannon back. Our message to people is never give up because we won’t”
Adding:
“We’ve shed a lot of tears. “It was really emotional seeing people walking through the streets with us to support our family. I was overwhelmed by the turnout. Now we just want Shannon found. We just pray she will be found safe.
YORKSHIRE POST: “Police quiz 1,500 drivers in hunt for missing Shannon”
A reward. Like Madeleine:
As the investigation enters its second week, Joseph Furniture, based in Bradley, Huddersfield, has put up a £5,000 reward for any information that leads to Shannon’s safe return.
In a statement the firm said: “As a company that was founded in Dewsbury and a former employer of Shannon’s uncle, Neil Hyett, we feel a social and moral responsibility to aid with reuniting Shannon Matthews with her beloved family.”
DAILY STAR: “SHANNON HUNT AT MUM’S ‘DIGS’ - HOME OF FAMILY FRIEND SCOURED”
The house where missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews’ mum is staying was searched by police yesterday. Officers with sniffer dogs trained to find human remains were sent in to track down clues to the nine-year-old’s disappearance.
The house in Dewsbury, West Yorks, belongs to family friend Peter “Scouser” Brown, 34, who lives just a few doors from Shannon’s mum Karen and her boyfriend Craig Meehan, 22.
Shannons’ parents are not doctors. There is no media feeeding frenzy.
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February 28th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
315
there’s been lots of mistakes.
what they need is a new offence of ‘being caught murdering red-handed without a doubt’ and then i can’t see any reason for not hanging people, or letting them share a cell with a few mothers from a council estate in portsmouth for an hour or two.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Firestar
OUCH!!!!
I hope you got a tetanus! keep it clean!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
316 Julie
It’s hard…believe me!
February 28th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I am not Dave S - for the record…
Mods and Admin
I can confirm that! think the posters can too, no insults plastered all over
February 28th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
No Fair it’s not worth going to prison over. I have an EXTREME indescribable hatred for those “p” things, and to be very honest, I would probably not be able to control my rage if put into a room with one of them.
Mods and Admin
Julie , you were speaking about someone giving your personal details out, was this on site, and do we need to be involved? or was it just a personal thing?
February 28th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
delboy;people who do these things are well informed mistakes ive never known of any,thats not to say they never happen,but they didnt kill him,sometimes children at risk dont have the time to wait for the legal route,its more important to find the child
February 28th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
sorry my mistake sutcliffe is in broadmoor i think…..but huntley,the panther bloke and many others are in wakefield……just up the road from me..
February 28th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
309
at the moment i’ve all on wanting it anywhere, as i almost sawed off my finger on monday and can’t exert any stress on my body bits for a little while.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
308 Julie
Me too!
But as I said to SteveT (I think) the other day, is it worth going to prison over some twisted, evil scum bag?
February 28th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
308,I agree julie but only on evidence,I dont believe peter sutcliffe should be sitting in a cell 6miles from me,or Ian huntley or the black panther, they should be got rid of, as they were all guilty why should tax payers look after them, but if you dont have evidence then you are in dodgy waters……
February 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
“..THE family of missing child Shannon Matthews received words of support from councillors last night.
Police and volunteers are searching for the nine-year-old Dewsbury girl, who disappeared more than a week ago.
Kirklees Mayor Clr Jean Calvert passed on her best wishes to Shannon’s loved ones.
She said: “I would like to send a message of support to the family and friends of the missing child.”…”
Well it is a start at least.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Firestar
Wherever you want it!!
February 28th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I know EXACTLY how I would deal with a sex offender ….it’s just tooo graphic to put down here
February 28th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I dont believe the law should be taken into our own hands at all,this will just cause riots on the streets,what if they have crusified a man for not paying his drug dealer,now its too late they have already done it,and now everyone thinks this geezer had something to do with shannon,I dont know myself,but I do believe laws should be tightened especially in britain where punishment is in the form of a tag or asbo for some serious crimes,its a joke,but to take someone and crucify them I think is a bit much….without evidence…
February 28th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
hi branston.
how’s it hanging
February 28th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Stop that pigeon (6x)
How!?
Nab him. Jab him. Tab him. Grab him. Stop that pigeon now.
You, silly, stop snickering, it’s not worth the chance.
For you’ll be returned by the seat of your pants.
And clunk, you invent me a thingamabob
That catches that pigeon or I lose my job.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Firestar
Ello
February 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Shame, so daveS was unpaid, it’s such a pity he wasn’t on the payroll … he could’ve earned a fortune with all the cr*p he spouted
February 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Delboy;if there is any truth in it,one things for sure the missing child is well loved well missed and seriously being looked for.my prayers are with them and my best wishes i hope she is found safe
February 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
223
klunk was never in wacky races, i was 100% right.
nor was he in the ant hill mob, he was a pilot in stop the pigeon.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Was it the flying detective?
February 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
298 - phew
February 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
No, NO Just_me … not you!!! I will mail you later from home.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
293 Julie
That’s not good!
I think I have an idea but I will keep shtum!
February 28th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
293 Julie - you got me worried now. I promise you I only gave the details to the person you wanted to swap with, but I dont know for sure if they have passed them on to anyone else ….hope its nothing to do with me
February 28th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
rumour on the street about the crusifiction is the man was a well known peado,but its only speculative as the police are playing it down at the moment,apparently it happened at the weekend……
February 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Just_me
Ah yes now I remember!!!
Thank you, it was bugging me. I knew I knew the name!
February 28th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Yeah, she normally p*sses off once she’s found out. But have no fear, she’ll be back for a final word, and then pop up with another user name … used to be dave s!
(Oh and I must just thank the poster here that gave out my personal details to another poster … you actually did me a great favour! - don’t bother questioning me on it, because that’s all I’m saying, that person knows who they are!)
February 28th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
there used to be a poster called DaveS,, this person was Francis Wicks, obviously now posting under another name…LOOK and you may find out which poster she could be
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Mods and Admin
No, dave s was a friend of hers, until the revelation.In fairness to dave s, he was unpaid
February 28th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
delboy; it was reported here,and i have heard of this been a means to deal with sex offenders and rightly so IMO