Madeleine McCann: People Smugglers, A Small Fridge And Child Alerts
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE - STOLEN BY PEOPLE SMUGGLERS.”
“Missing Madeleine McCann may be in the hands of North African people smugglers. Police in Morocco, investigating a reported sighting, believe they have identified a link with a ruthless gang of traffickers.”
Remember when Madeleine was in “the clutches” of Moroccans, and how the gang turned out to be a couple of farmers and their daughter?
Now: “The breakthrough came a few weeks after Madeleine went missing when a Spanish tourist reported seeing a blonde girl matching her description being dragged along by a scruffy, Arab-looking woman in the town of Zaio.”
Spanish tourist Isabel Gonzalez has told the world how she saw a blonde toddler in Morocco. Not Bouchra Benaissa. Another blonde Moroccan.
“The alarm was raised in May by 60-year-old Spanish tourist Isabel Gonzalez who said: ‘The girl I saw was blonde, with pale skin, whereas everyone else in the area is dark-skinned and dark-haired.”
Well, not everyone. Remember Bouchra Benaissa..?
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE BODY KEPT IN FREEZER.”
THE SUN front page: “MADDIE COPS IN SICK SLUR.”
“COPS MOST SICKENING SLUR YET” – “MADDIE’S BODY KEPT IN FRIDGE.”
“Maddie parents mark 150 days”
“McCann’s gagged by cops” – “A friend of the McCanns said: ‘It is madness. We are being forced to inhabit a fantasy world in which we can increase public awareness of Madeleine’s disappearance and urge the public’s help through a poster campaign, but her own parents cannot help in this because of the legal status attached to them. It is so frustrating - Madeleine’s own mum and dad are not allowed to speak about her.’”
So they have anything to say that is not said through their spokesman, Gerry’s blog and friends, and to the police?
DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADELEINE SENSATION – NEW SUSPECT IN STAIRWELL.”
“A British tourist seen ‘hiding’ in a stairwell outside Madeleine McCann’s apartment on the night she disappeared was being investigated last night.
“The new suspect, stocky and wearing two-tone glasses, was spotted by an Ocean Club worker just 12 metres from the flat. The employee, who did not want to be named, exclusively told the Mirror: ‘I’ll never forget him.’”
DAILY MAIL: “McCanns gagged from answering claims they dumped Madeleine’s body in Spain.”
•Portuguese papers claim Kate McCann killed Madeleine while Gerry played tennis
•Couple ‘then hid the child’s body in a fridge and later disposed of it in Spain’
•McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell said the reports were ‘utterly ludicrous’
These are the “latest lurid allegations”.
“A family friend ridiculed the suggestion that Madeleine’s body could have been stored in a fridge, saying: ‘Have you seen the size of the fridges in those apartments? Of course they did not stuff her in a fridge.’”
THE TIMES: “Kate and Gerry McCann’s friends refute ‘missing hours’ claim as smears continue.”
“The parents of Madeleine McCann have pleaded for an end to the distressing smear campaign that has suggested that they may have killed their missing daughter…
“It was claimed yesterday that police in Portugal believe that Kate McCann killed Madeleine while putting her to bed at their holiday apartment in Praia da Luz between 7pm and 8.30pm on May 3 and then hid her corpse in a fridge, with the help of friends.
“The respected Diario de Noticias newspaper said that officers believed that Mrs McCann accidentally killed Madeleine while her husband was playing tennis.”
Stop the smears. But read all about them first.
THE GUARDIAN: “EU plan for missing child alerts.”
Oh?
“Portugal will next week call for the creation of an EU-wide alert system for missing children, five months after Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday resort in the south of the country. The move has been welcomed by the McCann family.”
So she was taken across boarders?
“In a statement released through Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman, Madeleine’s father, Gerry, said: ‘If this is true, we would very much welcome it as it would be a major step in the right direction. We feel it would be vital in protecting other children and their families. Kate and I have consistently campaigned to effect change throughout the EU to help protect children.’”
But Madeleine McCann might not have been stolen. Is this just another instance of people jumping on story to promote their pet cause?
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “Madeleine McCann’s parents may face jail.”
No, not for child neglect.
“Kate and Gerry McCann could face 12 months in prison if they speak out to defend themselves against a slur campaign in Portugal because of the country’s strict secrecy laws, it is claimed.”
Says Clarence Mitchell: “Each and every one of these nonsensical allegations causes real pain and hurt for both Gerry and Kate.
“We just hope that everyone can see these ridiculous rumours for what they are.”
Posted: 29th, September 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (573) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
November 21st, 2007 at 7:25 am
[...] Gonzalez is back. It was Isabel Gonzalez who told the world she had seen Madeleine McCann in Morocco. Now she says: “I’ve always been [...]
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:20 am
[...] Naoul Malhi. She is 24. The story is indeed exclusive A Spaniard – like the one who saw Madeleine here and [...]
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:53 pm
When the truth finally emerges…people will be hiding in shame…both the McCanns can not even look anyone in the eye…not even in the pictures…more to them than meets it…dont you think??????
October 2nd, 2007 at 5:20 am
[...] Madeleine McCann: People Smugglers, A Small Fridge And [...]
October 1st, 2007 at 3:31 pm
579 - Careful Ann, I’ve been accused elsewhere on here of jealousy for pointing out the “huge amounts of financial backing”.
October 1st, 2007 at 6:17 am
who what?
October 1st, 2007 at 5:14 am
553 million_quid
The objection to the leaving of the children with babysitters is apparently because the McCanns “did not want to leave them with strangers” …their words, regardless of the fact that they were left daily with “strangers” in the Kid’s Club while they went jogging/playing tennis/ socialising etc. So….it’s OK to leave three under 4s on their own at the mercy of strangers then ?? No matter how this all ends up, they were criminally negligent but will they be prosecuted ?? …oh dear me no, because they are influential professionals with huge amounts of financial backing not some impecunious Council House dweller - no insult intended to Council House dwellers, we are the ones who wouldn’t have done that in the first place.
October 1st, 2007 at 3:26 am
I have od on the McCanns OHhhhhhhhh
October 1st, 2007 at 3:26 am
Check out the person writing about dentists dental on previous forums…
September 30th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
RAT A TAT TAT ALL RECORDED AT ANORAK
September 30th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
I can tell you how to track down the guilty party. YES. You possibly have the info now. A devious act can be identified TODAY and I can tell you who it is. YES
September 30th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Where did you go Mr. Bogeyman?
Have you seen the movie, television, which is about Little Red Riding Hood? Brook Shields played a role. I can’t remember the actual name of the movie.
September 30th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Where is the bogeyman?
Bogeyman Bogeyman where are you
Bogeyman Bogeyman in the loo?
September 30th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
I AM JUST ABOUT READY TO SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOP SO I BETTER GET BACK TO RELAXING.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
HAPPY HANGOVERS
September 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Don’t remind me or I might spell it all out right here on Anorack. I am trying to relax in my garden. If you want me to be sweet, don’t conjure up anymore thoughts about the matter.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Oh, forgot but when people start KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR, much is learned than known before…
I know exactly one place someone on this site has been. YES.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
#565 CLARIFY
An American explained much, which was SHOCKING, YES.
RAT A TAT TAT BEST TO LEAVE FOR NOW LIKE THAT.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Why don’t you call and I will tell you.
RAT A TAT TAT IT’S AS EASY AS THAT.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
The American explained enough. You don’t want to know too much more, believe me.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Nancy,
Don’t worry. A regular American explained it all…
Possibly someone other than an American will explain the rest.
September 30th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
ahemm…..please excoos me spellin’, it’s the beer talkin’ fer me now.
When in London, do at the Brits do….drink your face off on Monday - Sunday!
Hick yup. Hick yup. hick……BLLLAAAAAAAAh!
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September 30th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Teddy Boy:”Just wondered if that psycho Yankee bitch Nancy was still around -”
Response: Am I your bithch? I love it when you talk dirty to me Teddy Boy
TB: “or is she too preoccupied with sending the CIA round to sort me out”
Response: Don’t flatter yourself, you dweeb. Welcome back!!
TB: “USA - a country that would make Burma puke - discuss”
Response: LOL - Stupid. What’s to discuss? Your staccato style English sucks almost as bad as your Anti-American rhetoric and jeaslousy, AGREED!
September 30th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Moderation,
There is an unusual aspect which I noticed viewing the site provided by #458. YES. Although the site has changed since last night when I viewed, there was one circumstance which stood out due to having insight from an earlier time. There is an interesting contrast…
September 30th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
#458 Serene,
Wow , the link was interesting, especially in one respect.
I was so tired last night but as soon as my eyes opened I remembered.
RAT A TAT TAT IT WAS RIGHT HERE AT ANORAK
September 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91210-1286298,00.html?f=rss
September 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
The lady in this picture with the girl mistaken for Madeline may never have gone to uni and earned the nickname “hotlips”, but she could probably teach K & G a thing or two about REAL parenting.
September 30th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Reading the posts today and the summary of what the papers say, I feel very despondent, tearful, crushed…..is it for the McCann’s ..NO…. is it for Maddie….YES but also about the divide that I used to protest about when I was young, have always knew existed but as I got older and a little bit more successful and busy with my life I chose to ignore/forget, paste over the cracks……..and that is the class/poverty divide that truly still exists in this ‘democratic’ ( satirical guffaw escapes) country of ours. Gordon Brown, Richard Branson, J K Rowling, etc……..giving money and or support to the McCann’s keep out of jail card and prove how wonderful they really are, despite their recent child neglect……… the ordinary lower salaried or benefit families well what does it matter to them if one of them is shot and killed before their twelve birthday…..where are you for that family Sir bloody Richard Branson……..can’t you see them from your high balloon…course not you wouldn’t want to float over a poor Liverpool estate in case you caught a real conscience, now would you….no moor posting for me because tears and key boards don’t mix well….
L x
September 30th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Well said Susan,you appear to have Kate at a disadvantage perhaps that is why she posted such a ludicrous (sic) and feeble retort.
September 30th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Don’t be droll Ms. Susanna…you make a lot of assumptions.
September 30th, 2007 at 10:54 am
That 549 will be the same kate who left 3 kids home alone,go on justify their lack of responsible parenting you know you want to.your bleeding liberal heart is telling you to,after all they are doctors so they could not possibly have done such a crass thing.Its only little shell suit Senga’s,who are stupid enough to leave their kids alone,isn’t it.