Surely not ?? Could this be true ?? The loving McCanns?

Well, well , well..... await the venomous vitriol from the usual selective pack of rabid McCann supporters!

I wish that a news station would have the guts to interview the residents of the apartment block in question, and that they would be prepared to state this fact quite categorically and on the record.......

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I can quite understand why this person might have been reluctant to come forward with this information, after all the Portugese police have been criticised throughout the disappearence of the child, and on the face of you could gain the impression that the public were wholeheartedly behind the McCanns [if you were to rely solely upon the newspapers].

I kind of believe that this came from someone in the Algarve because of the knowledge about the lixo bins. But on the Sky News website a month after the little girl went missing?

Maybe it is true, but unless some of the people who heard the children crying for hours on end come forward and agree to be named, the tidbit is not going to have legs. My first thought when I read it is it may have come from a supporter of Robert Murat, who has been treated atrociously by the British press and is trying to turn the tables.

I have read the posting on the link and some of the responses. A couple of people say, "If she was crying all night, then her abduction would not have gone undetected". My response to that is, "rubbish". In fact, it makes it easier to abduct a child that age when they are distressed and crying for the parents. The abductor would say, "I will take you to them". Children that age are so trusting. I had such an encounter last Saturday, where a woman had left her child standing by the door of a DIY store. I asked her where her Mummy was, she said she didn't know, and when I took her by the hand (I obviously didn't abduct her, but it would have been so easy!) she was immediately pacified, and in fact became happy and playful. I find it entirely credible that Maddie was lured out of the apartment by an adult who promised to take her to her parents. A child that age does not know the difference between a kind-hearted stranger and a would-be abductor. They will sit quietly in the car for hours because they believe the promises of reunification.

And before somebody accuses me of imparting advice to would-be abductors of children, I say "double rubbish". 1. Those who would do harm already know it, and 2. the intent is to warn parents not to leave their toddlers alone for extended periods, if at all. And 3. - it's a word of advice to those who are kind-hearted strangers to help little children actually find their parents instead of pretending the sight or sound of a distressed child is none of our business. Because the next person might be a pretender.

People slating the McCanns (rightly so, I am starting to think) have pointed out for a long time that Sky News is frequently full of hot air and not a lot else. Who on earth is daft enough to rely on Sky news for accuracy or social commentary? This is the channel that interrupted their regular schedule with the "urgent breaking news" that the 35-years-alcoholic George Best had been sat in a pub for a few hours one afternoon. I kid you not. This was back in August 2003.

As such, I wouldn't pay too much attention to their forum. That could have been written by anyone, it's merely speculation. I have seen a lot of people call anyone sympathetic to the McCanns 'tabloid reading sheep' who lack intelligence. Reliance on Sky News as an accurate source amounts to the same thing. (Not having a go at you personally - I'm just pointing out a fact here.)

Just for the record - I'm shocked by Gerry McCann's comment today that they do not blame themselves at all.

The Beauty Spot: "No other mother"? The father is just as responsible, they were both equally at fault!

False. You can't make an exception to the rule with the 18 and 72 year old based on presumably society's view of what the age gap should be between two parties. I think people do fall in love out of choice. Then again I could be speaking out of inexperience because I haven't really been in love before, even if I thought I was.

Hi hun,

Being a parent It just makes me feel like crying!!!!

We can all have our tuppence worth but at the end of the day a little girl is missing and all energies should be used to find her not cause more hurt and pain which is not helping, can you imagine if that is the case, what those parents will have to live with for the rest of their lives!

No; lets just find Maddy safe and sound.

People will always jump on the bandwagon, but how is that helping!

Just my humble opinion

Tink xxx

I'm not doubting your source Teach, but if this was true why on earth didn't someone report them at the time, i would have, if I had been there. Why has this resident just come forward. Surely with the amount of money these newspapers, (and I use the term lightly) will give for a story, why didn't someone in the restaurant sell their 'story' sooner. Also, if they were not going back every half hour then the police could charge this person for with holding information. The police were working on a timescale, that she was snatched between 10 and 10.30, (i think).

I know you are an educated bunch, (well some) so just think this information through.

I know i am thought of as an avid McCann supporter, in which I do support them in their quest to get their daughter back, whatever it takes. I'm just not into the witch hunt and hysteria this case has caused, regardless of what I think of their parenting skills.......

Just been to the link and read the article,This is a crime that should not go unpunished words almost fail me.

The dinner group of 9 (4 couples and 1 single lady) all know what happened that evening and have conspired to tell a lie to the police and press to make the McCanns look ok in the public eye. A conspiracy to protect two liars over child neglect! well there`s another reason for the investigation to go public and haul; the 9 before an enquiry panel and get the truth.

9 liars and 1 missing child.

SHAME ON THEM ALL

If what you say is true,you should talk to the press.If the McCanns were treating their children like this,then it is about time they were exposed.I did not believe some of the stories circulating but as you are from that area,you seem to know exactly what was going on.I hope and pray that little Madeleine is found safe and well.

http://skynews4.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/05/when...

I went hunting for the article and found it.

hope the link works!

Its in the comments after the article dated 2 june. Its the 21st comment down.

The original poster did put the link, but for some reason when you copy and paste this link it changes to read "Posted by: A local resident...etc"

the attention this case is getting on yahoo answers is phenominal, and you have to wonder why?

most people on here are very sympathetic to these kind of cases, so why all this venom towards the ncanns?

it is because, apart from leaving their kids alone, people feel that they are using the disappearance of maddy to their advantage. what other parents of missing children have had all this media attention, not to mention the money that has been donated////

their "world tour" is a joke, they are becoming celebrities in their own right, shifting the limelight from the real issue-- Maddy////

so , my point is, on yahoo anyway, there seems to be more people against the mcanns than for them--- that tells you something huh?

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This couple were incapable of looking after their own kids as it is a menial task they have given to the Nanny's they employ and the nurseries they use all so they can go back to work and maintain the lifestyle to which they were accustomed to.

They go on holiday for the first time as a family and without a nanny and look what happens?