Madeleine McCann: Daily Mirror Flies Anna Stam To London
MADELEINE McCann: An Anorak reader sends news of tomorrow’s tabloid sensation, translated from the Dutch.
What good can come of Anna Stam - Maddie spotter; one of many - meeting with Kate McCann, a meeting arranged by a tabloid paper?
The story:
Anna zag Maddie, ontmoet McCanns
ANNA SAW MADDIE, MEETS MCCANNS
AMSTERDAM - De Amsterdamse Anna Stam is gisteravond naar Londen gevlogen voor een ontmoeting met de ouders van de vorig jaar verdwenen Madeleine McCann.
Last night Anna Stam of Amsterdam has flown to London for a meeting with the parents of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared last year.
Op kosten van de Britse tabloid The Daily Mirror zal ze vertellen dat ze Maddie ‘misschien’ heeft gezien.
Costs being met by the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, she will tell them that she “maybe” has seen Maddie.
Vorig jaar mei werd Stam, medewerkster van een feestartikelenwinkel in Amsterdam-Oost, aangesproken door een Brits meisje van een jaar of vier.
Last year May, Stam, assistant in a party goods shop in Amsterdam-East, was addressed by a British girl of approx. 4 years old.
”Of ik wist waar haar mummy was,” zegt Stam.
“She wanted to know if I knew where her Mommy was,” says Stam.
Toen ze naar de vrouw wees met wie ze was binnengekomen, schudde het meisje haar hoofd.
When she pointed to the women with whom she had entered, the girl shook her head.
”Dat is niet mijn moeder, zei ze, dat is een vreemde.”
“That’s not my mother”, she said, “that’s a stranger.”
Volgens Stam zei het meisje dat de vrouw haar had weggehaald bij haar moeder op vakantie, waar kon ze niet zeggen.
According to Stam the girl said that the woman had taken her away from her mother on holidays, but couldn’t say where.
Stam: ”Toen vroeg ik hoe ze heette. Ik dacht eerst dat ze ‘Maggie’ zei, maar ze verbeterde me: ‘Ik heet Maddie’.”
Stam: “Then I asked what her name was. At first I thought she saod Maggie, but she corrected me: ”My name is Maddie”.”
Het nieuws van de ontvoering van Madeleine McCann uit een appartementencomplex in Portugal had Nederland toen nog niet bereikt.
At the time the news about the abduction of Madeleine MxCann from an apartment building in Portugal hadn’t reached the Netherlands yet.
Toen Stam een week later een foto van het meisje op tv zag, heeft ze zich bij de politie gemeld.
When a week later Stam saw a photo of the girl on television, she reported to the police.
Stam: ”Of het echt Maddie was, weet ik niet zeker.
Stam: “If it really was Maddie, I don’t know for sure.
Maar hopelijk hebben de ouders er iets aan en houden ze hoop dat ze ooit nog gevonden wordt.”
But hopefully it helps the parent and they keep hope that she will still be found one day.
(JASPER KARMAN)
August 7th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
What’s this?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Alone at last
August 7th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
It is quite addictive
August 7th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Looks to me like a 24 carat scoop!
Way to go, Anorak!
August 7th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
In two languages
August 7th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
All we need now is the English translation
August 7th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Gerry said “I have no doubt we will be able to sustain a high profile for Madeleines disappearance in the long term.” (June 28, 2007)
Oh well, be careful what you wish for.
From tragedy to farce, with the help of the British tabloids. No doubt whilst she is here she will also give interviews to ITV and Sky.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
So what do the Dutch police think about this?
Will the Mirror be providing us with insightful commentary on those stupid Dutch plods who failed to follow up on Anna’s vision?
Or will it be yet another contribution to Xenophobia Inc. which has made so much money on the back of this story?
What will Parsons’ confide to us on the wonders of the British plod?
We should be trolled!
August 7th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I thought they were going to leave no stone unturned … now the people who’ve “seen” “Maddie” have to come to them ….
August 7th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
when did Gerry go to Amsterdam? Something is not right here at all. There are way to many coincidences going on throughout this case.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Julie-they haven’t got enough air miles to be able to travel for free.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
And what did this fine upstanding citizen do on discovering a girl named Maddie who said she had been taken from her family by strangers??
Oh she told her she was cute and offered her a balloon.
According to the Daily Wail yesterday - she didnot report this to the police until the 2nd week in June. sigh…
August 7th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
whoops Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Julie-they haven’t got enough air miles to be able to travel for free.
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….but …..but ….. but THE FUND …. isn’t it meant to pay to find that little girl called Madeleine …. the one that was spotted in Amsterdam
August 7th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Aaah yes, …. all the regrets ….. “I wish I’d grabbed her and phoned the police” …. instead it took a few days to find me phone
August 7th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Noseycow Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
And what did this fine upstanding citizen do on discovering a girl named Maddie who said she had been taken from her family by strangers??
Oh she told her she was cute and offered her a balloon.
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Its a very unfortunate thing to have/said done!
She might aswell said come to my boot and stroke my new puppy!
August 7th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Is this forum just for the under 10’s or can any fucker join in?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
No-it was to launch a range of designer wristbands.
Do keep up Julie.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Garth is that your introductory line to most of the forums you visit ?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Carmen Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Yes, if the Dutch police can’t be trusted, and the Portuguese Police cant’ be trusted, we’ll just have to bus the witnesses into dear old trustworthy blighty to be interrogated by the private investigators - employers of drug dealers and other criminals………………….
You couldn’t make it up!
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Bollox!. You just did!
August 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Julie, I fear you are being a little naive here.
Have you seen anything that leads you to believe that the disgraceful behaviour of the Dutch police in failing to find Madeleine should not be exposed in all its ineptitude?
Surely, slagging people off is the entire raison d’etre of the exercise.
Wonder how long it will take the Daily Wail and the Express to steal Paul’s scoop?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Is this just an anti-British site? I’m beginning to wonder.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
The Daily Mirror is clever … importing Anna Stam to tell HER story (well considering K probably has no interest in meeting her anyway because … ok forget that point).
BUT The Daily Mirror’s sales are just going to shoot sky-high when Anna Stam’s story is on THEIR front page!! Clever …. clever ….
August 7th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Chenier… re: free wine on the previous thread……….. after the end of the paid-for holiday the McCanns stayed on at MW for free with all accomodation / food etc paid for. Totally different from when they were on their actual holiday. (up to the saturday)
The mark Warner holiday they were on did not provide alcohol. They could also eat in any restaurant as part of the deal.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Chenier’s not still going on about the bleedin wine?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
whoops Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
No-it was to launch a range of designer wristbands.
Do keep up Julie.
I’m a bit slow today …. got Garth on the brain 
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Sorry
August 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Julie-is that an infection-like water on the knee?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Has anyone looked at the last day photos yet ?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Garth Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Chenier’s not still going on about the bleedin wine?
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NO, actually if you peep at the name on the post just above yours …. it wasn’t Chenier who imported the subject from the other thread. DO KEEP UP GARTHY!!
August 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
What a terrible shame that the little girl didn’t say what her second name was and then we would have known for sure. Wouldn’t we?
Still, it was good of the adults to give her a sporting chance of telling Stam about herself.
The man also gave a good hint by making sure that Stam knew he was speaking Portuguese.
Maybe they lied about the circus, though. Don’t you think?
August 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
whoops Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Julie-is that an infection-like water on the knee?
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No …. more like pus in the head