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Madeline McCann sighting?

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Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Jul 2011 21:05

Now this is just getting bl**dy ridiculous !!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2020172/Madeleine-McCann-India-Tourist-convinced-blonde-child-her.html

However the French woman and her Belgian husband, who had their passports copied by Leh Police, insist that they are the parents of the girl.
A spokesman for police in Leh said: 'It all depends upon the evidence like DNA for which help from Madeleine's parents and the British police was required.'

SIGHS...and yet....

http://www.itv.com/news/mccann-sighting-denied66269/

Speaking to ITV News Leh police chief Vivek Gupta categorically denied the sighting.

He said: "This incident is not in my knowledge and I have not sent any request to anyone for this. We have not taken any swabs for DNA

...i'm more inclined to go with the view of the police chief who has been named than I am an un named *spokesman* for the same force lol.

This is why the UK printed press cannot be trusted with it's reports about this case. It's been printing this sort of guff regularly for 4 yrs....unchallenged.


MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 29 Jul 2011 20:57

Hi all.


They got to have something to keep it in the papers ;-)
Somebody is making money.

Marion

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Jul 2011 20:44

Not sure I'm able to say on here Hayley....it may look like i'm advertising.....

Pat Brown is a criminal profiler......I'll send you a personal msg with the rest of the details x

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 29 Jul 2011 20:42

whos Pat what book? :-0

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 29 Jul 2011 20:39

very strange indeed :-(

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Jul 2011 20:38

Nope I know exactly where you're coming from Stray.

If I hadn't already bought the book...I'd be chomping at the bit to get a copy by now !

I HATE being told what I can/should think or what I can/should read....Gagging people who don't toe the party line isn't clever in the long run....people will read for the sheer hell of it..which I'm sure is the very last thing they wanted ! x

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 29 Jul 2011 20:30

well iv been thinking it since yesterday n typed it n backspaced,
but i was thinking if the UK press got wind, a banned book sells more copys than a unbanned book,

so last thing they would want out there is the news of pats book being banned, soooooooo i thought it might be a long shot, but the papers are more likely to publish, a sighting, than a banned book story, if it arose,

kinda covering the book banning but a sighting etc, im rambling now but i no what i mean :-\

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 29 Jul 2011 20:22

More than likely Stray - good thinking ;-)

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 29 Jul 2011 20:13

you dont think it has anything to do with keeping Pats banned book out t media do ya??? :-(

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 29 Jul 2011 20:11

Did I read that right baring in mind I have Princess flu and watery eyes?

The police have no reports of the sighting but are investigating? :-0

If you ask me the media are running short of something to print,lets face it after 5 days of repeated tosh of Amy Whinehouse's life, death ,funneral, empty vodka bottles on her shrine, what who thinks, parliment is on thier summer jollies, no footballer scandals whats left? Lets have another sighting of Maddie McCann sells a few newpapers ;-) Victoria Beckham must be due an airing this weekend... :-P

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 29 Jul 2011 20:11

CM the truthful one :-P :-P :-P :-P now where's that truckload of salt?

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Jul 2011 19:58

Transcript:

28th July 2011 ITN News

CM: The PIs currently searching for Madeleine have been aware of this report from India since the weekend, and they’ve been working to establish its veracity. It seems that a couple with a child were witnessed by a number of people who thought that the child bore a resemblance to Madeleine and I think, in one case, a person tried to grab hold of the child. It was reported to the local police, which was absolutely the right thing for people to do under the circumstances and the police say that they checked the parent’s identities. The parents, apparently, denied that they were anything but the natural parents and the police have been looking into it. Now, the PI have been trying to get to the bottom of it themselves for the last few days and, I have to say that, sadly, so far, there is nothing to suggest that this sighting is any more credible than any of the many thousands that we’ve had over the last 4 years or so....

Clarence clearly says the police are looking into it......yet they're adamant they have no record of this.

Curious. :-S

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Jul 2011 18:49

I will have to apologise with you then Spanish Eyes :) because i think the same way.

SpanishEyes

SpanishEyes Report 29 Jul 2011 18:37

I have just read this as no comp or telphone for just over 5 days. Ibelieve that the family know why they are so sure that any of the sightings are not their daughter. I can just imaine what they would have said at lesast to themselves if this had been a working class mum and dad. In my profession of nursing (recentkly retired) no one I met could believe that they left their children out of there sight.
I will not say any more, I wish I could think otherwise. If one day I am proved to be wrong I will appologise publicly

Spain 1935 hrs.

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Jul 2011 15:44

Thirded. I also agree with Sue. x

Kay????

Kay???? Report 29 Jul 2011 10:13

wow Debs in Van,,long time no see,,,,,hope you an yours are well....~

Oh Sue you took the words outa me mouth.....

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 29 Jul 2011 08:59

iv got to say i agree with Sue, :-(


ITV news are now runnig the storry that leh police are denying any sighting or DNA test,

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 29 Jul 2011 01:43

Well believe the sanitised UK press all you like, me I'll pass thank you.

You are all entitled to your opinions and we are not all going to agree but hey ho that's life isn't it.

Doesn't mean I should shut up, four years of the same old one sided story gets my goat!

Yes you can RR me for having maintained the same opinion over this time span but it won't make me waiver from my beliefs.

The only person my heart breaks for is a child who was left night after night with her siblings whilst the parents were boozing...but as Kate stated "it was our holiday too" so that justifies their actions. Well not in my book!

Sue

Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 29 Jul 2011 00:47

Ah well......Mom it is then :-D

Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 29 Jul 2011 00:35

Just a cotton picking minute......Ice Ice baby.....are you American?


I ask because you say.....Mom and not Mum


not that it has anything
To do with me what you call your mother .......but!.....just asking :-D