McGuckin In McCann Peril: Foreign Crimes In Foreign Climes
BRITONS planning trips to the new Portugal should go equipped with a loud hailer, a private detective and nothing too shiny. If on a driving holiday, ensure the boot can be opened from within.
Listen to the tale told by Eamon and Antionette McGuckin, who found their three children in the care of the Portuguese – and what irony there, readers – after they were attacked by a “Rohypnol gang”.
One would imagine that given the paralysing powers of the so-called date rape drug, the Rohypnol Gang are not much cop at ganging, preferring to lie down and wait their victim to trip over them. It would help if the victims were drunk.
But this gang is armed with the drug and slipping it into the “small jug” of sangria the McGuckins were quaffing, sipping, even. (Although the Mirror’s Sue Carroll sees the “dog tired, hot and thirsty” couple taking beer – mucky foreign beer.)
Says a friend of the family, namely a Dr Cyril Harkin: “Neither of them are big drinkers. They have tried to understand what happened and have linked the sangria with the sudden decline in their health. They believe they were drugged by someone trying to rob them.”
The GP puts the tin lid on the matter by saying: “The Portuguese authorities are paranoid after the Madeleine McCann case.”
We are not anti-foreigner, and are quite confident that if the entire peoples of continental Europe were placed in a cell we could find a dozen for a game of cricket and a scorer, but can only conclude that the vast mojortity Portuguese are the scum of the Earth and in need of hanging…
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May 7th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
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Garth Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
i disagree garth, the children were too young to be left alone..
May 7th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Julie
Calm down
I dont even think it was even irresponsible. If it had been hourly checks then that would, imo, be irresponsible but not neglectful. If they had only checked on them once during the course of the evening then that is neglect. Or in other words, selfish and stupid actions as you put it!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
AgendaWide, you’ve tried the rest now try the best, rock god, love machine and Philosopher all rolled into one, what more could you desire, except a new hoover.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I don’t think the McCann children were “uncared” for if you mean it in the sense of them being fed, clothed, given the basic necssities, etc that a child of that age needs to grow up into adulthood.
They were “uncared” for in a more important element - their direct safety! On the particular night that Madeleine vanished into thin air and possibly nights before that as well!
It’s no use her parents coming out with things like “they wish they were there” - fact of the matter is THEY WERE NOT THERE and THEY made the decision to leave those children - when you leave your children at direct risk YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE. Leaving children of that age alone for any extended length of time poses a DIRECT RISK, and for this her parents are responsible - it’s now fair time that they acknowledge this fact and pay their dues for their irresponsible, selfish and stupid actions.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
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Julie Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
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Neglect = careless treatment.
Neglect = uncared for.
Was it careless? Some would say yes but then some would disagree. Were they uncared for? Debatable imo.
Neglect is certainly a strong enough word.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
290 Gandolf
You can’t expect members of the jury to make their minds up in advance before seeing the buczz fizz
To be or not to be open-minded
that is a question
whether it is more noble to be investigative and suspicious OR
to go straight for the jugular
Chenier I am trying
well trying Gandolf!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Garth, you know I believe that the McCann’s are guilty of something a weensy bit more than neglect. I don’t think that leaving a small child to defend for themselves could even be classed as neglect - there’s surely a stronger word for it!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
julie
tell me about it!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Don’t think they know the meaning of that word wtf
But when they were standing next to me drooling I started to feel a bit guilty!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
317 julie
Have they no respect!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Sorry wtf, I are returned in full glory
(Just had to dish up food for a couple of mouths here - can’t they bloody wait - I’m BUSY 
)
May 7th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Yip Garthy dear everyone here knows I’m mad - come out with something original please
Been sick for a couple of days
May 7th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
hello
May 7th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
#
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Julie Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
If shelves have got anything to do with the outcome of this case, I’m going to be mad, mad, mad
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But Julie, you are mad! You believe the McCanns are involved in some kind of conspiracy. No normall thinking mind could believe that surely.
Been on holiday?
May 7th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
anyhoo julie, hows things with you, havnt seen you here for ages!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
julie
imo, i think they have spent so long on this case just to shelve it, they could have done that ages ago if they wanted to save face
May 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
jo
May 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
If shelves have got anything to do with the outcome of this case, I’m going to be mad, mad, mad
May 7th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
julie
]Whatever is cooking, it is definatley on simmer!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
jo
You can look at it both ways, either charges are a coming
or the case is going to be shelved 
i know which im hoping for!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Must give the computer back
May 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Jo, wtf is the pro at the cooking part, let’s see what she thinks
May 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Must go
See you later
May 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
May 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Julie
Wtf
Since my last post,they”ve all gone
Whass up?
Any idea whats cooking with the change of “heads” at the PJ?
May 7th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Heloooooooo
May 7th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
” We don’t need to get drunk to be happy, here. ”
Well, we don’t need to be happy to get drunk, here.
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In SA we are happy when we get drunk all the time
HELLOOOOO everyone
May 7th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
PJ getting ready?
Madeleine police chief quits post, 07 May 2008
Madeleine police chief quits post BBC News
Page last updated at 08:30 GMT, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 09:30 UK
The Portuguese police chief criticised for his handling of the Madeleine McCann case has resigned, the country’s Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
Alípio Ribeiro, the national director of the judicial police, reportedly told a local radio station he was “tired” of being in the media spotlight.
He had made a number of public comments about Madeleine’s disappearance, despite judicial secrecy laws.
In February, he said police had been “hasty” in naming her parents suspects.
Mr Ribeiro will be replaced by José Maria Almeida Rodrigues, a senior detective currently based in the town of Coimbra.
Officer fired
As head of the Polícia Judiciária - Portugal’s equivalent of the CID - Mr Ribeiro insisted information about the hunt for Madeleine should not be made public.
He also fired the police officer who earlier headed the investigation, Goncalo Amaral, for comments he made to the media.
But Mr Ribeiro himself mentioned the case several times in interviews, including discussing the role forensic evidence from Kate and GerryMcCann’s hire car could play in uncovering what happened to their daughter.
On Tuesday, Mr Ribeiro reportedly told Radio Renascenca that he regretted “what he said as well what he failed to say” publicly about the investigation.
Four-year-old Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, was last seen in a holiday apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz on 3 May 2007.
http://www.mccannfiles.com/id79.html
May 7th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
290
Gandolf Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Chenny, I dont think AW will be able to make her mind up about that one!
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I’m not so sure…
May 7th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
278
Scarlett Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
‘I’m assuming those roadworks in PDL were throughly checked out at the time, with forensic teams and sniffer dogs etc.
They would be, wouldn’t they?
They were, weren’t they?
Anyone know?’
i don’t know precisely but i do remember some pictures relating to it, of men searching through large pipes.