The Madeleine McCann case: “major breakthrough”

Duffman said:
Because they worked day and night and dedicated every minute of their lives to the search for their daughter. Raised money to keep it on the public consciousness and were relentless in their campaign. No better or worse than others in similar tragic circumstances but don’t criticise them for doing everything possible to find their daughter.
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I'm not having a pop at them it's my own opinion.

Lots of talk at the moment of racial inequality, class inequality is also a thing. I just don't believe those from a working class or poorer background would get the same level of public support.
I hope they do get answers.

Answer me this though would you leave your children in a apartment easily accessible by bad people whilst you went out to socialise without somebody responsible looking after them?
 
The fact they come across as cold and unlikeable people doesn't help all the ridiculous accusations.
 
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went through a period a year ago when i watched all the u-tube vids about body language, implied guilt and other creative yet believable theories and after a while getting drip fed the evidence i started to move towards there guilt.... I withdrew from watching and after a few weeks gave my head a shake and concluded if they were guilty they would have been found out by now...hmmmmmm
 
alanmoodysdog said:
went through a period a year ago when i watched all the u-tube vids about body language, implied guilt and other creative yet believable theories and after a while getting drip fed the evidence i started to move towards there guilt.... I withdrew from watching and after a few weeks gave my head a shake and concluded if they were guilty they would have been found out by now...hmmmmmm
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I reckon most people would be lying if they said they hadn't had a suspicion of that at some point.
 
I think the rarity with which such things happen tends to lead people to the conclusion that her being abducted is so unlikely it can't be true.

But then there are scores of cases, all around the world, where the police have jumped to the most obvious - but incorrect-
conclusion, only to later discover the unimaginable did actually happen.

The Portuguese police made a mess of the original investigation, which was biased and not at all open. Many of these mistakes cannot be undone and its also set an agenda with the media.

Losing a child in any circumstances must be catastrophic, but not knowing her fate it incomprehensible.
 
Jonny Ingbar said:
I think the rarity with which such things happen tends to lead people to the conclusion that her being abducted is so unlikely it can't be true.

But then there are scores of cases, all around the world, where the police have jumped to the most obvious - but incorrect-
conclusion, only to later discover the unimaginable did actually happen.

The Portuguese police made a mess of the original investigation, which was biased and not at all open. Many of these mistakes cannot be undone and its also set an agenda with the media.

Losing a child in any circumstances must be catastrophic, but not knowing her fate it incomprehensible.
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Agree Jonny, the not knowing must be awful. This sounds terrible but I'm sure part of them probably thinks her being killed shortly after abduction is probably one of the better outcomes. I mean the other possible scenarios of what could've happened are horrendous
 
Jonny Ingbar said:
There has been substantial prejudice against the McCanns, because of their upper middle class social status and thats absolutely wrong.

If they had been from a working class background I'm sure that equal prejudice would have prevailed, which would be equally wrong.

They are parents of a missing, most likely murdered, child - small minded prejudice has no place in this story.
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I think that’s true although according to accounts I have read they do both come from working class backgrounds, him from Glasgow and her from Liverpool. They both worked hard and qualified as doctors and met at work in a Glasgow hospital.
 
It also shouldn’t be forgotten that it was a one off mistake. They left the children alone multiple nights during the holiday whilst they were drinking. Maddie even asked them one day, why didn’t you come to me when I was crying? In their words, they “passed it off” as a throw away comment.

I honestly believe the other children would have gone into care if it was a “rough” common couple. The sympathisers would also hold less sympathy too.
 
The German police are treating it as a straight murder investigation rather than a missing person. I wonder what evidence they have uncovered?
 
I think the fact that they surrounded themselves with PR people who then proceeded to rubbish the Portuguese police and make the story about them rather than Maddie didn’t help.
Plus from my own point of view and I suspect others, they are just a couple who are really hard to warm to.
 
BlindBoyGrunt said:
The German police are treating it as a straight murder investigation rather than a missing person. I wonder what evidence they have uncovered?
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I think the fact that she hasn't been found so long after she went missing is more than enough reason to treat the investigation as a murder enquiry.

I suspect the fact the MPS are labelling it as a missing person enquiry is, to a degree, influenced by her parents wishes. Either way I guess its largely irrelevant.
 
Jonny Ingbar said:
I think the fact that she hasn't been found so long after she went missing is more than enough reason to treat the investigation as a murder enquiry.

I suspect the fact the MPS are labelling it as a missing person enquiry is, to a degree, influenced by her parents wishes. Either way I guess its largely irrelevant.
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There’s currently no concrete evidence to move it from missing person to murder case
 
Like others have said, they are a difficult couple to warm to. Their personalities seem a little cold and their obviously poor choices on the night of Maddies dissappearance doesn't endear them to most parents.

If nothing else, a conviction will stop people of accusing them of the crime.

As has been said, Maddie is the primary victim here. She deserved better from her parents.
 
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