Madeleine McCann: McCanns Admit, Liverpool Echo Wins And A Missing Child
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY EXPRESS (front page): “MADELEINE – McCANNS: OUR MISTAKE”
The paper says that Kate and Gerry McCann admit being wrong in leaving Madeleine in their holiday apartment.
THE SUN: Leaks, smears … now plane lies”
MADELEINE McCann’s parents yesterday blasted claims they and the Tapas Seven had demanded a private jet and five-star hotels to return to Portugal.
So the Mail on Sunday was wrong?
McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell angrily denied the paper’s report. He said: “No such demands have been made. All talk of private jets and five-star hotels is complete rubbish.”
DAILY MAIL: “Portuguese police leaks are ’shameless smears’ to discredit us, say McCanns”
Police in Portugal supposedly operate in total secrecy and officers, suspects and even witnesses face jail if they speak out about ongoing investigations. But behind the scenes, officers have briefed selected journalists with a series of sensationalised claims about the 11-month hunt for Madeleine.
The McCanns have endured wild allegations that they could have drugged their children or even dumped Madeleine’s body during a publicity visit to Spain. But they are especially furious about the timing of the latest leak, which derailed a planned trip to the European Parliament to call for an improved alert system for missing children.
DAILY MIRROR (front page): “THE GLOVES ARE OFF.”
“Kate and Gerry McCann’s fury over ‘blatant’ Portuguese police leaks”
Madeleine was crying.
Says Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman:
“Their awareness had risen but their system failed. They were incredibly unlucky but they made a mistake. There is no getting away from it.
“Nobody, but nobody, regrets it more than they do. And if, God forbid, Madeleine is never found they will have to live with it for the rest of their lives. But, let us not forget, the person who is really responsible is the person who took Madeleine.”
The McCanns are good parents:
Says Mitchell: “This is a blatant and timed attempt against Kate and Gerry to try to divert attention onto negative headlines questioning their suitability as parents.
DAILY STAR (front page): “MADDIE’S PARENTS CLEARED IN DAYS.”
Maybe. Well, there is no case againt them.
THE INDEPENDENT: “McCanns demand inquiry over leak”
In the early stages of the Madeleine inquiry, Portuguese police frequently cited their secrecy of justice laws to explain why they could not answer journalists’ questions.
But Portuguese newspapers printed a series of articles, quoting anonymous “police sources”, that shed light on how the case was developing.
The stories often proved to be accurate, and respected Portuguese reporters confirmed that senior detectives were leaking information to them
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “McCanns may refuse to attend reconstruction”
Those leaked police reports:
Says their spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “It’s a blatant attempt to question their suitability as parents. We’re not happy — the gloves are off now.”
LIVERPOOL ECHO: “Your ECHO wins a hat-trick of media awards”
Chief feature writer Paddy Shennan was named Feature Writer of the Year at the O2 Media Awards for Cheshire and Merseyside.
Paddy’s entry included a touching interview with Madeleine McCann’s grandparents.
Newspapers can be winners with the McCanns. And Losers.
Madeleine McCann: Sex, Lies and Video

April 12th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I would be suprised if someone from the Echo didn’t win an award from the O2 Media Awards for Cheshire and Merseyside. There is not much competion for a daily up there is there?
April 12th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Sorry, meant to say 1st
April 12th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Is Cheshire noted for it’s smiling cats?
M and A
Cheshire cat in Alice (Lewis carroll)
April 12th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Message to the McCanns - ‘Dont be an Amber gambler!’
I wonder if the leaks that Tanner has reversed her story again are true?
Rumour has it that she now was at the Tapas bar when the screetching dervish that was Kate McCann arrived.
If true, she has lied outrageously on Panorama to the worlds public and is in serious trouble.
The question is, why would she lie? The PJ seem to have got what they wanted and left earlier than ’some’ expected.
The pro-McCann journo Nacho seems to be in trouble as it was he who chose the ‘hugely successful’ (??) ‘Amber Gambler’ return trip to reveal that the McCanns were even worse parents than many thought!
Mods and Admin
Panorama is a tv show, not a court of law. Its a rumour that JT was elsewhere, a rumour not a fact
April 12th, 2008 at 11:47 am
CM “He said: ‘It is beyond curious this leak has occurred while Rebelo is in the UK.’ ”
But wasn’t his first reason for indignation because the Mccanns were in Brussels?
April 12th, 2008 at 11:50 am
5
DCB
He thinks like a criminal, its the grasses who are to blame, not the revelation.
Outrageous that he is now casting doubts on Madeleines honesty! Apparently ‘no one heard her and Shaun crying’ casts doubts on her honesty, she may have been shielding her abductor!
April 12th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Jane Tanner is not necessarily in trouble, because it is not a criminal offence to talk bollocks on Panorama. It is more a question of what she told the PJ first time off. The interview this week will have been aimed at getting her to state what she is actually prepared to stand up in court to say. And I bet the answer is “very little.”
It is not a criminal offence in Portugal to change your statement so long as you do it in time.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Brussels really back fired on them didn’t it !
April 12th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
7 DCB S
Brussels really back fired on them didn’t it !
yep and several days ago i posted that it might - like all of the comical one’s scams and stunts.
he’s just a complete arsehole
brilliant fun
April 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Mods and Admin
Panorama is a tv show, not a court of law. Its a rumour that JT was elsewhere, a rumour not a fact
Did you read my post and notice that I used the word ‘rumour’?
Thanks for your additional comment, though it does not alter my meaning. If the rumour is true, she is in serious trouble for wasting police time - what about cartoon man? She would have deliberately disrupted a criminal investigation - would you disagree?
April 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
7 DCB
Youu know what they say, ‘Dont be an amber gambler’.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Its beyond curious that Clarence infers that Madeleine was being economical with the truth to her parents.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Well, I have two essays to write and putting them off is no longer an option!
Have a nice day.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
11 Ian
now i’m curious
how can something be “beyond” curious?
incredibly curious is still curious
mildly curious id still curious
he who shall be known as the comical one must be off his trolley
more prozac doc…
April 12th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
well that’s good.
they may reconsider their plans to return to portugal for the reconstruction because of their anger at the leaks, says bbc lunchtime news.
glad to hear it wasn’t kate’s health or mental state that was stopping them, otherwise they would have been able to use that as an excuse if the pj now compel them to come.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
i mean if you go “beyond” rothley then you are no longer in rothley
April 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
beyond belief?
April 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
13 ade
He thinks he is Lewis Caroll.
Actually, his stories have something of the rabbit hole about them dont they?
Anyway, I have to go write in a more serious vein or I shall have some explaining to do!
Have fun ade!
April 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Jane Tanner’s declarations to the Police casts doubt on the McCanns 24horas
Key witness that claimed the kidnapping backtracks
12/04/2008
The Portuguese police still believe that Gerry and Kate are connected to the disappearance of the daughter. This conviction was strengthened with the visit to England. A couple’s friend also helped
The thesis of the eventual abduction of Madeleine McCann was compromised by the interrogatories made this week in Leicester, England. The key witness that claimed that Maddie was taken wrapped in a blanket by a man on the 3rd of May of 2007 from a flat in Praia da Luz, Algarve, was heavily shaken when she admitted to the authorities that she only left the Tapas Bar, where she dinned with the McCanns and more six friends, after the alarm given by Kate. Jane Tanner admits that she saw a person before she went to dine but she did not see with precision what that person was carrying and it could be a simple tenant of the Ocean Club. “It was a precious deposition because it permits to concentrate the investigation in only one line, meaning that Maddie’s parents are involved in the disappearance of the child direct or indirectly”, said to 24 Horas a high judicial responsible connected to the process. According to the same source, “the thesis of an eventual abduction is more and more weak”. “It would be good that the McCanns and friends accepted to come to Portugal to do a reconstruction on the 15th and 16th of May, of all the events that occurred between the 18 and 23 hours of that day”. And the same responsible launches an appeal:” This is not a cat and mouse game. This is not a game. It is the life of a child we are talking about. If they want to help fine but if they demand things that the authorities cannot accomplish… No one cam make miracles if there is no cooperation from them”.
The team of three persons that the PJ sent to England, returned yesterday to Portugal. Next Monday they will meet with the director of the PJ Guilhermino da Encarnação as well as with the public prosecutors Luis Verão and Magalhães e Menezes.The objective is to evaluate all the interrogatories made in England and decide the next steps.
Source.24Horas
Thanks to an unknown person for the translation.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
14 Firestar
they may reconsider their plans
it’s interesting “may reconsider”
left it open
do they know they are obliged to go back after signing the document that let them escape in a hurry?
April 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
18 Indiansummer
ooh eeerr
no wonder she left on the verge of a “nervous breakdown”
if true then tanner is in deep trouble, i fear
great sport
April 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
21 Ade
If true ?
The answer gives” The Independent”
A part of “McCanns demand inquiry over leak ”
By Sam Marsden, PA
Saturday, 12 April 2008
“The UK’s similar contempt of court laws, which prohibit reporting details of evidence or previous convictions, apply only once a suspect has been arrested.
In the early stages of the Madeleine® inquiry, Portuguese police frequently cited their secrecy of justice laws to explain why they could not answer journalists’ questions.
But Portuguese newspapers printed a series of articles, quoting anonymous “police sources”, that shed light on how the case was developing.
The stories often proved to be accurate, and respected Portuguese reporters confirmed that senior detectives were leaking information to them.
For instance, the well-known investigative journalist Felicia Cabrita published a number of extremely detailed reports in Portugal’s weekly Sol newspaper.
She was the first reporter to name the friends - the so-called Tapas Seven - on holiday with the McCanns in Praia da Luz when Madeleine® went missing. “
April 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
SHANNON MATTHEWS
Reported missing 19 February 2008
Found alive and well 14 March 2008.
By 12 April 2008, eight arrests including three people charged and in custody.
MADELEINE MCCANN
Reported missing 3 May 2007.
By 12 April 2008, no one in custody, no one charged, not one single arrest.
WELL DONE THE PJ.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
22 Indiansummer
i meant if the tanner was in the tapas all night bit was true
April 12th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
23 Abraham Zapruder
WELL DONE THE PJ.
or maybe well done government political interference, collusion by the uk gutter media, support from big business, the church, freemasons, the medical profession, etc.
and well done pj for their tenacity in nailing the bastards
April 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
“Mitchell said he hoped Rebelo had gone back “to crack some skulls”.
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He added: “Nobody regrets more than they what happened.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/04/12/madeleine-mccann-s-parents-threaten-to-pull-out-of-portugal-reconstruction-86908-20380319/

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“blatant”
“get a grip”
“mistake”
…new phrases/words from C.
eejit.
April 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
26 irish girl spain
“kack-handed” magic stuff
self-description
April 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
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âde Says:
April 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
26 irish girl spain
“kack-handed” magic stuff
self-description
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Kaka-handed
what a proper eejit.
have u noticed how he barks these days.
Bet he’s a right goer under the sheets
(how’s the craic these days Ade - how’s the drainage problems?)
Give my love to dear dear Ted
April 12th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
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Maria Says:
April 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
jo
(From previous thread.)
Just before I go out for day…….of course it can’t have been the tapas friends who leaked the info about the conversation with Madeleine over breakfast! It’s the complete statement to the police which has been leaked. Who would have that statement……..apart from the police? That’s what we need to know!
Bye all…..gone…
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It would be nice if Maria could provide some evidence that the complete witness statements were leaked. After all, the only thing we have at the moment are Maria’s claims that this is the case.
It would also be nice if Maria could support her assertion that no one of the Seven could possibly have leaked information to a Spanish reporter.
They would certainly have motive, after all.
Whereas it’s extremely difficult to see what the PJ would possibly have to gain by doing so…
April 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
28 irish girl spain
the craic is grand in sunny devon
excelt when the hail started a few minutes ago
how about you?
ted’s down the doom and nasty pasty pub and left the drainage to the poor people to look after…