here we go again, kate and gerry on the attack again, I thought the comment by the police about there being so many people in the apartment, before the police were called, that forensic evidence may have been damaged was extremly fair and subtly spoken. Their response was to attack the police and say that it was unhelpful to the investigation. These police are the very same police that are trying to patch up the blatant mistakes the mccanns mistakes in the first place. And now they are attacking the reporters for not reporting what they want reported.
If they are charged with any crime and they need legal representation, are they gonna attack the members of the public who gave cash and say that they didn’t give enough to pay their legal fees?

In fairness Check out this also…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=477391&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=

Gerry McCanns sister in on ‘this morning’ right now.

Of course he’s her real father. It’s IVF we’re talking about!! Used to be called Test Tube baby. Dad’s sperm, mothers egg, fertilised outside the womb and then replaced..
Doh! Of course THEY ARE THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS.

DUH HUH!!

IVF could include the use of donor eggs or donor sperm. They key point about the procedure is that the egg is fertilised outside the womb (in vitro) and then placed back in the mother.

The idea that Gerry can forge a bith certificate is complete crap. A birth is registered by the mother who declares the father. Thats a legal process done at special office. Any ‘alteration’ to birth certificates is only achievable via legal (court) process e.g adoption. Gerry’s position as a medic has no bearing whatsoever.

Unfortunately, this as usual reflects badly on some of the reporting on this case. Nobody bothers to check facts any more. It was exactly the same with the Dutch letter. Two minutes research indicated it was a fake as soon as it was announced, but fake letters don’t sell newspapers, right?

Okay, okay. Anyway, these 2 ladies that spotted her, did they say that she even cried when he picked her up by her head. What does he think she is, a doll or a dog you can just through around. I hope she is okay.
If GOD was a human being, being here on earth in flesh I would ask Him to open up our eyes, our minds and to please help us all overcome the mountains and barriers that is in our way at the moment. To tell MADDY not to be scared as the whole world is out there looking for her. God, please tell her to eat, she needs the strength to carry on each day and to smile because when she smiles she is telling these people softly in her own way ” STUFF YOU ALL “.She must always listen to them so they won`t give her a slap on her bum and she must be strong. We ( the world ) will not let her down. Please God, will you look after her until we find her. I would pay any price just to talk to Him in person and ask for his help and guidance to show us all they way to Madeleine.

If it is actually true that the M’s are considering suing this reporter, there will a review and a lawyer acting on behalf of the M’s would contact the news agency involved. Of course, none of that has actually been reported so I take this as more BS?

Having said all that, if you’re the M’s and you want to shutdown some of negative press which would cause people to stop looking for MM, then even a veiled threat should start to reign in some of the unsubstantiated commentary.

Switching thoughts for a while, why haven’t these lab results come back? A simple DNA test can be run overnight, but clearly thats complicated by the sample quality. How long does DNA amplification take? Surely not this long and the results are already known?

Jonathon, this is what I found on this subject.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91210-1281201,00.html

About the DNA lab results, I am wondering the same thing.

The Times and the BBC have both backed off - with any luck they are just refusing to follow the flock and repeat reports from reports from reports from….

so when they do have something to report it will be because there is some real news.

Portuguese paper DN is reporting that the delay in the test results is due to the collection of the material in a ‘vacuum cleaner’ bag, which has resulted in a mixture of hairs, fibres etc which are proving difficult to separate.

Before anyone jumps on the Jingoist express it is as well to remember that these samples were collected by a team including Portuguese AND British police

I’m not entirely convinced myself, but that it would seem is today’s theory on why the test results are taking so long.

As for the McCanns’ threatening legal action: extremely unlikely I would have thought, but it still made a good enough story to distract the media and public from Mrs Fenn’s testimony.

Moderation you are joking right? I’m sure the forensic team used their own ‘vaccum cleaner’ to collect everything!?
On the other hand may be my (humurous) comment about the PJ getting a warrant to search the cleaner’s cupboard wasn’t so far fetched.

…. In any event, the blood sample will have been taken by spatula or swab.

The way it was reported was that the cleaners v.cleaners had been taken away!!
They might have used their own vacuum cleaner but if so it was three months after the event. The ‘crime scene’ wasn’t protected at the time and other families had stayed in the apartment before the Brit investigators checked it out and ‘allegedly’ found blood and fibres and skin and allsorts. Allegedly! So says the Portugese press!!

Love it. .

Not to mention a half eaten biscuit but unfortunately the sniffer dog ate that before they could analyze it for dental comaprisons!

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

LOL Jonathan

What is it about petrol stations that produce these ’sightings’? Perhaps hallucinations are being cause by fumes

Yes Moderation - I think the ‘vacuum cleaner’ bags must be special forensic ones, which they used for each car. Whether that is the norm or not I don’t know - if it is, then one would think that the Lab would be used to sorting through it… but who knows?

The locals that I know seem to be pretty convinced that Mrs Fenn is telling the truth.

It is true that there have been break in’s, but the attitude that I have seen to that, is a typical Med shrug and ‘well of course - there are always many break in’s and robberies during the summer season, the tourists have much cash and are not as careful as they should be, it always happens and is no worse than any other year’.

Oh Yes, I’m sure its everywhere. I was cleaned out in Spain about 15 years ago…… but it is a consideration I would think. The burglars can be quite innovative and ruthless, especially if searching for drug money.

All I’m saying is what I hear / read / see. I have friends in Praia and the query over mrs Penn’s reliabilty as a witness has actually come from there from people who know here but if you think about it, not a lot has been made of it in the press here has it? and no-one had managed to pin down the niece, not even the cheque waving tabloids.

I do hope she hasn’t been confused over it all, more time-wasting is what they don’t need.