Madeleine McCann And Shannon Matthews: Pets And Parents, The Sun Raises And A Disco
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann and Shannon Matthews
DAILY MIRROR: “McCanns diver fury”
Always “fury”.
Kate and Gerry McCann reacted with fury yesterday after divers began a second search of a reservoir for Madeleine’s body.
The couple told friends the search - funded by a Portuguese lawyer who they claim is a “fantasist” seeking publicity - is a distraction from the hunt.
Marcos Aragao Correia claims crime contacts told him she was killed and left in the lake two days after going missing.
Says a McCann “source”: “There’s no evidence Madeleine is in that reservoir. They believe she is alive and are concentrating on finding her.”
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “Divers search remote Algarve lake for Maddy.”
Says Mr Aragao: “If I was Madeleine’s parents, I’d want to be helped. It may not be the outcome they want if I find Madeleine, but it’s important for them that they find out what happened to her and recover her body if she is dead. There may be genetic evidence on the corpse that could help the police discover who killed her.”
Indeed. Any more clues? Can the paper help?
A Portuguese lorry driver told Metodo 3 he saw the German girlfriend of Madeleine suspect Robert Murat handing over a child in a blanket to a mystery man in Silves, a five-minute drive from the reservoir, on May 5 last year.
Michaela Walczuch has claimed she is being framed to protect the McCanns and denied any involvement in their daughter’s disappearance. She has never been made an official suspect and has only ever been quizzed as a witness.
So why mention it?
THE SUN: “Stepfather is innocent says Shannon’s dad”
A picture of Craig Meehan, Shannon’s stepfather
Says he: “I’ve never hit Karen (Shannon’s mother) or any of the children. We play about, as you do, but have a brilliant relationship.”
Says Shannon’s father Leon Rose: “I don’t believe it. “I’m horrified anyone would suggest that. They got on really well. I was not around for some years and he has been a real dad to her. If there had been any problems I am sure she would have told me.”
What of mum? “Karen, meanwhile, has told how Shannon’s pet dog Scania is pining for her. She said: ‘Scania won’t keep still.’”
Watching the parents. Watching the family. Watching the pets.
DAILY MIRROR: “I’VE TOLD THE KIDS SHANNON’S GONE AWAY ON HOLIDAY.”
A friend said: “Every time little Courtney sees a picture of Shannon in the paper or on the TV she points at it and says her sister’s name. Karen can’t bear the thought of telling her Shannon has disappeared so she has said she’s on holiday. “She has got so much to worry about already that she just can’t risk upsetting Courtney.”
Watching the parents. Watching the family. Watching the children.
Yesterday, Karen tried going in to Shannon’s bedroom for the first time since the nine-year-old went missing three weeks ago after a school swimming trip in Dewsbury, West Yorks. But she was overcome with emotion.
We are watching the parents. Watching the family. Looking through windows. Looking through walls.
An anonymous donor has given £10,000 to the appeal to find her.
DAILY EXPRESS: “SHANNON REWARD INCREASED TO £50,000”
The Sun has up its reward from £20,000 - to £50,000. But if a reward of £2.5million has not been not enough to find Madeleine McCann, what good is $50,000?
How is the reward amount set? Is consideration given to the victim’s social status, the competition for headlines, exchange rates?
Leon Rose, Shannon’s father: “No-one can imagine the agonies we are going through. She is a wonderful daughter and we need her home. We are desperate to have her back and we thank The Sun for helping.”
An offer from the heart? Or a hollow offer, a PR-induced offer to get the Sun mentioned?
DEWSBURY REPORTER: “SHANNON MATTHEWS LATEST”
4.07pm - A family disco is being held to raise funds for the Shannon Matthews appeal. It will be on Thursday March 13 from 7pm to 10pm at Staincliffe Cricket Club.
A disco for a missing child. Her face at the disco. Her face on the wall.
2.23pm - A sponsored walk to raise money for the Shannon Matthews appeal has been announced. It will begin at 6pm tomorrow (Tuesday) at Moorside Road.
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March 11th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Cheshire Set 756-
Egg man???
Bundleman????
Or Spiderman on the ceiling of 5a as we suggested earlier
http://www.tantiffy.com/Webpics/spiderman.jpg
March 11th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
761 Ian
Gerry will agree to anything that brings the cash in! Maybe he could sue Ozzy tanner for f%*&ing it up and getting the time wrong…or indeed he could sue Rolex for not providing all the Tapperatti with watches…:roll:
The Mcneglegent doctors would never harm anyone and have spent the last 10 months actively searching for their child….
March 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
764
Dave
Okay, no worries. I was a bit confused myself.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I wear a cheap watch. Will I get sued too?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I am getting a sense of deja vu…
Didn’t JT’s description of a man walking away lead to a drawing that was subsequently ridiculed?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Oh and that bl**dy pig farmer needs a good rite served on him. How dare he have long hair and look ‘Moroccan’ and ’swarthy’.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
759 Bâtman
Thats spot on. After all, a stuffed dolly couldnt move itself could it!
March 11th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
C - That is good to hear.
I am sorry about last night. I was a confused man. I have it sorted now.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
761 Ian
Jane Tanner also needs to be sued for wearing a cheap watch.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
757
Dave
Well, I’m fine.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
756 Cheshire Set
Im not sure, I thought it was the man Jane saw carrying Madeleine, but I dont think Gerry agree’s, as he said she saw him at 9:10, which clashed with the time he says he was looking down at Madeleine in her bed.
All I know is that its ludicrous to suggest that Madeleine was in any way harmed by her loving parents who its quite clear adored her more than anything.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
755 Batmann
How about Shannons family for taking over the headlines (albeit for only a couple of days and letting K&G have their names at the start of all reports)
March 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
753 Ian
Of course she was abducted. Who else moved CuddleCat?
How thick can you be?
Oh - and we know that Cuddles was moved because a doctor told us.
No debate, mate.
Abduction.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
752 Carmen
Thanks for that, I thought I’d seen it here somewhere.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Hi C - how are you?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Ian
Do you think it was egg man/bundle man or george harrison?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Isn’t there a case at the moment where some gambler is sueing William Hill for not warning him/her about gambling being addictive - or some such crap.
I think there should be a few more people added onto the list of people the McConns have threatened to sue:
The fertility clinic for not selecting the correct combination of sperm and ovum to produce a child who would sleep through the night.
The Mark Warner resort for not providing measuring tapes.
The Mann Booker selection committee for failing to spot a masterpiece in Gerry’s Blogs.
The breeders of noisy, irritating and useless Eddie and Keela for not drowning them at birth.
Any British citizen who has not donated to the fund - for a reason yet to be thought up by their legal team.
(Naturally all Anoraks are already in a file somewhere waiting for their turn….even the staunch pro-McConns are going to be sued for keeping the debate alive…..)
Who am I leaving out?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
746 agw
No complaints from me! Just praise! Please carry on..?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I think she was abducted, after all, her parents seem to be very sure.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I wonder if Madeleine McCann was abducted?
Anyone have any views?
March 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Ian
Here is a good link for libel from the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A1183394#1
The only things I remember from studying it are that every time a libel is repeated it is a new libel. So never think that because somebody else said it first it is ok to repeat.
The other was the fair comment defence.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Good Evening.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
743
val
I expect Clarence could be sued by those parents in the UK who do not bung their kids to bed and rush out to the bar at the first oppportunity, as he said we all do that in the UK.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
742 Ian
Agreed. the Police have said it is too early to speculate. He must have been a hardy
fella to go walking in Snowdonia in this weather!!!!!
March 11th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
In another of those difficult decisions I have put coco and Gandolf into that special place I reserve for such emergencies.
I do this secure in the knowledge some cretin is going to cry “Free Speech. What about Free Speech?”
We/I let them have all the free speech they could handle and almost as much as everyone could stomach and it was affecting the ability of others to freely express their thoughts. So, in the cause of the greater good, they are together for the evening, possibly the night. I sincerely hope they take precautions since any off-spring may be too much for the world to handle.
If anyone cares to complain. Please do so right now. I’m in the mood and, Ian if you dare to raise your head above the parapet on this one I’ll make it permanent. Please do not regard that as a threat. It is a gold block assurance. If you’ve any sense at all you’ll stay well out of it.
There is another little legal lesson for you here. This is a meritocracy not a democracy and guess who is adjudged to have the greater merit?
You’ve got it.
Any Smart Alec remarks from you and you are gone.
There, I couldn’t make myself clearer. The greater good of Anorak comes first and you are free to copy this and save it to show to others at later date.
I do not care a fig.
Once again I say; if any of you have any doubts about whether I mean this, ask around. What has gone on here this afternoon is a disgrace to those involved and a gross insult to the memory of , hopefully even the existence of, two missing children. They are not here, you are. You are the fortunate ones.
Grow up…debate or there will be no debating area left for you,-agw
March 11th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Ian,
Fair comment covers content, mainly opinion, that cannot by its very nature be true or false. To be properly defensible, these comments must be:
Based on fact ;
Made in good faith ;
Published without malice ;
On a matter of public interest
March 11th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
691 It seems that ‘being naive’ is a defence against child neglect nowadays!
March 11th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
712 Gandolf
How are you, you havn”t missed much by not being able to get about. Have you got
the cast on now?
I was half joking with Matt about the libel, but apart from printing about Madeleine
every day for months, have they actually accused the McCanns of murder, cover up
or child negligence? I reckon most of us could be sued before the McCanns IMO,
to be fair to you though I don”t think you are Anti McCann are you.. You always accuse everyone else of talking sh..e.
I”m going to dine now, catch up with you later.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
732
val
At least we can all agree his parents werent responsible!
March 11th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
739
Dave
I dont know, someone posted guidance here once, I’d expect the moderators to be able to answer that.