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 1:26 pm
Catkidd 335
Would the castration be for suspected or proven ones, or both?
February 28th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
340
Julie Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
336
Rockhopper Says:
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Absolutely agree that two wrongs can never make a right.
I’m just thinking that if a child suffered unspeakable horrors and as a result was so psychologically damaged that they didn’t know/couldn’t stop themselves from offending as an adult would it be right to castrate them and throw them into prison where they would undoubtably continue to suffer for the rest of their days?
February 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
337 “Most of us that live here are not maggot-infested camels you know”
Julie, you’ve ruined my image of you now…
February 28th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
344 Peter Mac
I think we are assuming they are guilty
February 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
M&A, will mail you when I get home on the subject.
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Ok
February 28th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
dave;good point RARE but does happen i have no response but one will come to me,
February 28th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
327 delboy
A bit of a pain if you win the appeal !
February 28th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I use that logic for the mc canns too!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
336 - IMO, NO!, did you hear about the lady ‘Pamela’ who did the interview. she was a victim. She was dragged naked to the ‘chamber’. she now had kids of her own and is so affected by what happened, she pulls the curtain round when she baths her kids and closes her eyes when they get out of the bath. IMO that is a genuine reaction to what was done to her. I guess some people dont know right from worng, but I also feel that some perverts use their childhood as an excuse to do it to others..
February 28th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
336
Rockhopper
I spose it depends if they were sorry and took all their punishment and asked to be kept away from kids for ever.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
336
Rockhopper Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Just a question.
What if it turned out that some of the tortured souls that survived the childrens home in Jersey had in turn offended themselves. Would they deserve ANY compassion?
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I’m sorry Rockhopper but in my books, two wrongs don’t make a right! You will find that the huge majority of sex offenders blame their past for what they do! Sorry, but it has to stop somewhere!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
334 Julie
Exactly!!
That is exactly what I told a certain person should happen to them!!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
perhaps Haut de la Garenne should be made into a prison for the ‘p’s. nasty horrible spooky place!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
321
firestar Says:
luckily i went to africa at xmas, so i’m injected against just about everything.
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Oh well isn’t that just a lovely remark! Most of us that live here are not maggot-infested camels you know
February 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Just a question.
What if it turned out that some of the tortured souls that survived the childrens home in Jersey had in turn offended themselves. Would they deserve ANY compassion?
February 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
delboy;casterations not enough,cutting their balls off would be a good start,any voluntary work in that area i will apply for the job
February 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
delboy. This is a very touchy subject that we’re on, and I agree with your post 327, however, their hands need to go too!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Logic
Are you telling me thats my worst?
February 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
327 delboy
Spot b*llo*k on!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
324 and 326 Brandon and Firestar
That’s sooo rude!!
February 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
327 - and female sex offenders?
February 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
firestarter;when it comes to sex offenders any minor mistake that may be made pales in comparrison to saving the life of a child,
February 28th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Firestar
Dont you just love Eddie and Keela
Martin Brunts on sky singing their praises
February 28th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
315,catkidd…sex offenders should be castrated end of,
if you speed you loose yor licence
if you do crime you loose your freedom
if you sex offend you should loose your balls…..
February 28th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
well i suppose you can always scratch it for me.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
315
as i remember, two blokes beat a mentally ill bloke to death not long ago mistakenly thinking he was a child molester.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Firestar stop scratching your bum then
February 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
It was a bathtub in the chamber
February 28th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
M&A (June?)
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yes
February 28th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
319
lol
luckily i went to africa at xmas, so i’m injected against just about everything.
actually it’s more of a pain in the arse than a pain in the finger.