Best of the Blogs: Are the McCanns close to breaking point?

As a poll reveals that 70% of people thought that Kate and Gerry McCann were not telling the truth after seeing their recent tearful TV interview, we look around blogland to give you a snapshot of the public mood about the ongoing case…

On the subject of the effect all the media coverage may be having on the McCanns... “One thing that made me curious, why is Kate reading the tabloids? As Gerry said, all that is written is ‘ludicrous’ speculation. Surely she ought to be researching child welfare for her new job with the NSPCC?” said Sun online reader Grahamxyz.

Some feel that there is a conspiracy of silence at work... “If they are all telling lies, as many posters believe they are, I'm surprised that after five months no one has cracked,” says Muddywaters on the Daily Mirror forum.

But some people are more sympathetic... “I am not surprised she is near breaking point. The strain of the last six months must be almost intolerable. It is tragic to lose a child in any circumstances, but not knowing what has happened and if Madeleine is dead or alive, plus the intense pressure of the world's press constantly making allegations, is enough to destroy anyone,” reckoned KP Nuts on the Daily Mail website.

Some feel that the media are deliberately turning the public against the couple... “Everything this couple say and do is taken completely out of context, twisted and used to humiliate and ridicule them,” says Rosiepops on the Daily Express website.

While some are growing tired of the whole affair... “I feel very sorry for the McCanns, but my patience is fast running out, as it is becoming more like a soap opera every day,” said Sarah on The Times online.

What do you think about the media coverage of the case?

Comments

[Amanda]

As in the Sun newspaper some years ago, regarding the OJ Simpson murder trial - there's only two things you need to know - one - they did it, and two - they're going to get away with it.

[anon]

what pi***d me off the most about them was the fact that they had a daughter 'taken', and then buggered off to italy to see the pope, leaving the twins behind! i'm sorry, but if that was me, i would want those twins beside me 24/7. and then you see them jogging in the day!!! even now, she's laughing and smiling outside the church! and how can he ever consider going back to work when the girl's still missing???? i think they're hiding something. they aren't acting like distraugt parents.

[katie nevison]

can you imagine what it must feel like to have you child taken like so!!
....
yes we all know they shouldnt of leaved the children alone but they did and iam sure there is not a second that goes pass they regreat it.
what we all need to do is let the police get on and the parents to come to terms with the fact they may never see there wounderful little girls again ....
yes i konw theres hey say about the involment the parents may of had or not have but let them try and deal with this if they did have involvment we all will find out and if we dont god truely will.

[NB]

I have ben a police officer for 27yrs. Yes I believe the Portugese Police made mistakes, no other police can match the UK, but unfortunately from day one I have said Gerry and Kate have had something directly to do with poor Maddie's disapearance. I stil believe that in my heart, and can only pray that the truth will out, that they will confess all and Maddie can be located.

[deb]

i feel truely sorry for the small minded people on here,what happened with the mccanns could have happeden to any of us,we are not all whiter than white are we?if and when maddie is found there will be a few people around having to eat their own words wont there?

[lorna]

I would think that Maddie is dead but however she died, her parents are suffering. Even if they accidentally killed her, they must be distraught. The only relief they might have is that they aren't left wondering for ever what happened to her. What worries me is all the money spent on trying to find her.

[maggie smith]

Come on - get real you folks, you are so engrossed in saying YOUR points of view you FORGET THE REAL ISSUE, and that is that these two folks have suddenly lost a CHILD they happen to relly LOVE!

Try to forget about trying to create a clever fooprint on here with your replies, beacause some of the replies are so stupid - and they make you seem STUPID too.

To the people that truly care, that is nice because you understand and are not trying to get noticed in the LISTING.

Hugs and kisses to all that realise their situation xxxx

This could be your child! So please, do not forget that.

[Madeline]

My name is Madeline as is my grandaughter.We pray for the other Madeline and hope she is safe and unharmed.Everyone wishes closure to this case as I am sure the parents do.We do not apportion blame,just hope for a lovely little girl.

[John]

I pray for Maddie and her
parents that she will be found
alive and well Hopefully the
sooner the better Judge not
Love and Hope John

[Mandy]

I think the mccaans were irresponsible. The twins should be removed from their care and all kids left in any house unattended should be put into care. When you have kids its your responsibility to look after them and keep them safe. So to whoever asked who'd left their kids on bed while popping next door, You should be ashamed. It only takes a moment for a child to fall out of bed bang their head and need a cuddle and maybe even a doctor. There is no doubt in my mind that the parents were neglectful but I hope against hope that Maddie is safe and well and that she is found sooner rather than later.

like many other people i believe the mccanns were negligent in leaving their 3 children alone.I hope I am wrong but there appears to be too many inconsistences.
I send my prayers to Maddie.

[Dorothy Green]

I dont know what to think I just hope she is still alive and found soon.my friend at work said right from day one they should be looking closer to home. I thought she was wrong but now I dont know.

[John Cone]

"Let he without sin cast the first stone" I have my opinions on leaving the children alone, but we have all made mistakes. But it's not an excuse for a kangaroo court as it seem this site is aim at doing.

[mandi]

Do you have three toddlers under 5 Mandi? I do, and know how hard it is. You think the world of them, but is it wrong to want some time alone.

Err they had all day on their own by the sounds of things .......and yes I have had 3 and not lost one of them but hey I never left mine alone in apartment on their own..

what about the parents of those two poor boys who were killed on a motorway on scooters at 6/7pm at NIGHT, how old were they 6 or 7 years old!! Like what the hell were they out on their own for at that age at night, they havent had all this bad press have they

err they haven't been on TV saying fifty million times 'they did nothing wrong' have they????

The Mc Canns left the kids alone, thats wrong/neglect/against the law
END OF!!!!!!

Oh now we find out they are sending the finding fund on their mortgage thats nice...cos a consultant and GP wages wouldn't have put enough by to be paying that for a few months and leave other peoples charity to pay for what it was given for ..
these people just becme more and more like scum in my eyes by the day.

[anonymous]

The McCaans made a terrible mistake, yes, but now people are making them out to be uncaring, selfish, parents who dont deserve to have kids, what about the parents of those two poor boys who were killed on a motorway on scooters at 6/7pm at NIGHT, how old were they 6 or 7 years old!! Like what the hell were they out on their own for at that age at night, they havent had all this bad press have they

[anonymous]

Yes the McCanns were wrong for leaving the children alone at night, but just because they put them in kids clubs doesnt make them uncaring selfish bXXXXXXX! Do you have three toddlers under 5 Mandi? I do, and know how hard it is. You think the world of them, but is it wrong to want some time alone. That woman is in agony, look closely at the photos of her before you start making pathetic bitchy schoolgirl comments!!!

[mandi]

I read somewhere about the events of the day of the night Maddie was taken ( supposedly..taken that is) and from what i recall reading as it was questioning when maddie had last been seen alive that the days records showed that the dad was no where to be seen most of the day and the kids were left at kids clubs and parties organised by the hotel/apartments etc for majority of the day..... so this souless pair had palmed the kids off onto other people all day and then can't be bothered to stay with them at night. Why take them on a family holiday if you are not even going to spend time with them and dump them off onto strangers, they should have gone on their own selfish pair of b****ds.
I feel sorry for the little girl as I don't think she will ever be found let alone alive and personally I think the other 2 children should be taken away then they can go on as many undisturbed holidays as they like can't they. And as for feeling sorry for that pinched face witch I hope whatever she's done be it neglect or worse i hope it haunts her til her dying day.

[L A Williams]

Something in that family is very wrong, and they are definitely hiding something...
Whether they killed their own child no one can be certain and i'll let a court decide whether there is enough evidence against them I don't know for sure.
With all this media coverage going on whether their trial; would be fair or not, is another issue.
I do know this as parents you do your best for your child. if the media stories are to be believed then they are not good parents have they put their childrens needs above their own? On holiday or not use common sense, why couldn't they have taken the children out with them?
Killers? maybe. Negligent?Definitely. Innocent? possibly. hiding something, lying? 100 percent yes!

[leanne]

I think people are forgetting the fact that the Mccanns have two other children to think about, they have to carry on for their sakes, I for one dont know how the hell they are coping with all this, If all those silly people who think Kate is not grief stricken enough, all you have to do is look at the photos of her, poor woman.

[John O'Groats]

I've had enough of it all.

Yes, it is very sad this has happened, but this is not the first or the last case of its kind.

Most parents make a plea for information but are often too distraught to stay in the public eye. Yet these two have done OK style shoots for national newspapers, involved high-profile celebs and hogged the front pages for months.

You can blame the media, but they've chosen to cooperate.

And I think the points about Kate's looks getting better and better throughout this case should be taken seriously.

I want it over and I want justice to be done.

[deb]

im not being funny but how many of you have left your children in bed and gone down the end of the garden?how many of you have left their children and popped next door? same difference i think,the mccanns were only next door and were checking on the children regularly,think about it!

[Chris Davies]

I think the people on here who are judgemental are truly terrifying. God help the McCanns;their burden is already too much to bear. The opinions of
self-appointed,self-righteous, ill-informed bigots are, frankly, an obscenity. Let those of us with charity and humanity pray for this stricken family. I'd like to think we are still in the majority.

In reply to the comment by JAX.....we are not all "hung up on the point"that she was left alone..The whole point is...SHE WAS LEFT ALONE...The situation would of never come up if she wasn't....

[miranda]

it seems throughout the development of this case the parents of Madeleine have been in control. but reality is that the only control they have over the developments is the probable secret they have sworn to hopefully never share with the world. it is apparent that something is not quite right here. there are many questions unanswered and the likeliest of scenarios is that they accidentally contributed to their own daughter's death. it is unbeleivable that with all the coverage the child has never been sighted or found and all other theories hold no answer.Perhaps they are guilty. the strongest and most belevable reason for their silence is the fact that after losing their daughter, whom, i am certain, they loved, it would be suicide to admit to it.were they to confess,their other children would be taken away from them and they would face manslaughter charges and the whole world would hate them and they will have no real reason to carry on living. the facts are that Maddie is missing, she is unlikely to be alive, 75% of such cases happen closer to home and logically this leads to the belief that the parents carry guilt but have to play the game for the sake of their future. this mystery may never be solved unless the McCanns break and confess. somehow i think they have a plan and believe in their strength to get through this together. whichever way it happens, the horrible truth is that Maddie is probably dead.

[Phoenix]

First of all why were the police in portugal still searching there. More than 100 days have past. In those 100 days, the girl could on the other side of the world by now. Theres no hope for finding her. I blame the parents for leaving her on her own. Who in their right mind would leaving their little girl on her own in a foreign country. Personally, I believe that the parents are guilty; either they both know about it or the dad doesn't know anything about it.

Of course the McCanns shouldnt have left their children on their own but none of us are perfect parents are we! No one knows what really happened that night but the portuguese police made a complete mess of the investigation and would have liked to have brushed it under the carpet. The truth will come out eventually but until then people should not believe everything that is read about the McCanns in the newspapers lets hope maddie is safe and alive until then.

[anonh]

Sympathy for the McCanns is hard to find on the net.
They have never said in any article or interview that they are so sorry they left the kids, or they did wrong in leaving the kids.
They have been arrogant in saying they are good parents - good parents stay with their kids on holiday.
If she has been taken then i pray to god she isnt being abused and is dead. (sorry but no one wants a kid to be abused in any way) - but if they have had a hand in her death or disappearance may they rot in hell.
I do not know what to think with all the articles, but if they had not left those children this would not be happening.
After all it could hav been the three kids - then would they have said we were good parents.
I am a grandmother and mother and if my kids didnt go then i didnt go!!!!!
They should have know better, and if they had been a couple from a council estate with no money would they have so much publicity????? I think not!!
They do not seem to have taken any guilt trip over their daughters disappearance.
But then i still have a ???? over a lot of the articles, it just dosent seem to tally up does it.

[diane flynn]

i think if it had been a parent from a lower class they wud have been charged with neglect months ago. at the end of the day they left their children alone.that they have to live with.
i think they shud be charged with neglect working class would have been .

[sue]

I think thy are hiding something!!!!! GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY.

[david]

somthing seem to be not right what parent or parents would leave children on there own whilst having dinner?? i know as a parent i certainly would not, unless they were being looked after by a baby sitter
i pray and hope for a safe return of the child

[charles]

If this couple are genuine about their daughters dissappearence then I have every sympathy for them. But as time goes on and you read so many different stories and theories about the case, it is impossible not to assume their guilt given the fact that they are both Doctors and could possibly have pulled off what no one has ever achieved before The Perfect Crime. It could well have been an accident, but how could you come forward now and explain after all this time. like Diana I fear we will never know what really happened.

[tony]

Can we PLEASE have no more about the McCanns, Diana, and other people who are terminally annoyong? I am sick and tired of the coverage day after relentless day, of these people. Enough, already!

[Alexander Vita]

To Gerry Kate
you said you would stay till maddie was found, no matter what, next thing we see is you scarpering back to the uk as soon as you were to be made suspects. you two were playing games, going jogging ets days after maddie went missing, what do we see after you were told you were to cool?
we see a sobbing Kate, Oh by the way I can spaot real and fake sobs a mile away, and you sitting there ringing your hands.Can you tell me why you still wont look folk in the eye or face a camera?
and why did you think that you could use all that money in the fund to form a defence? why did you think you needed one in the 1st place? was it the fact that it is over a million and with that kind of money you could not lose?
Anyway this stinks and all will come out oh by the way Kate when you shouted they have taken her,, who is they?

[Jean. Aberdeen]

I believe the McCanns are totally innocent and all those self righteous people loading blame on them are hypocrits. We all do things while on holiday which we would never do at home, because we feel relaxed and trusting in a holiday atmosphere. Madeleine's parents have admitted they were niave in thinking this could never happen to their lovely daughter. One example I have was my daughter and her husband walking in Orlando and was picked up by people who said it was unsafe to walk there with Alligators nearby. Think about it before judging Kate and Jerry McCann
and spit your venom at the monster who went and stole a sleeping child from her bed.

[dave]

i would like to believe the mccgans are completely innocent but somthing is not right.

the mccgans need to take a big portion of the blame for this happening in the first place

its called being irresponcible parents.

yes i can say this being a father of 4 and no i would never leave my kids alone or with a babysitter unless its an imediate member of the family to go out to eat at home never mind another country

we will probably never know the truth unless maddie is found.

saying that it has happend where children have gone misssing parents have been bood and hissed at convicted in some cases and the child has been found 16 years later

i also think the police should take a big portion of the blame they have dragged their heels and been completely sloppy from day one

lets hope they find maddy soon

[Greeneyes0105]

The media have turned and twisted so much of everything it is hard to tell what is true and what is lies. So much doesn't add up, family holidays you don't 'drug' you kids (if they did drug them that is), you don't leave them in the apartment alone ( its called neglect) why would you wash the most precious link you have to your missing child. Also nothing has mentioned of the fact they left the twns after Maddie went missing to go visit and get blessed by the Pope. If they are such a loving family why did they leave the twins again then? I know for a factif my daughter was missing there would never be a time that I my other two children anywhere!!
Bless the little Angel whilst she is not found and ease her from any pain.
As for Gerry & Kate they still have to exlain to Maddie's siblings when they are older what happened to her and why theyGerry & Kate, were treated as suspects

dont leave yours kids on own and go out i feel for maddie you should be ashamd

[mark]

The main agenda at present is to find that little girl safe. As for the parents, innocent until proven guilty. The top and bottom of the situation is that, in this day and age, because of all the nutters and perverts, you can not let children out of yor sight for a moment, even playing in your own street, outside your own house let alone a different country. I know it may sound harsh, but it is a reality. In a nut shell, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE IN THE FIRST PLACE, THERE BEING THREE CHILDREN IN THE APARTMENT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORSE!

[vezzy]

I feel that Kate and Gerry are not being entirely honest over the events of 3rd May. I get the feeling that they didn't check on the kids and that they made up a lie about checking on them as they found Madeleine missing and that this has now backfired on them. I am not convinced that they killed her. I think that they have repeatedly been mis-advised. Although I don't believe everything I see and hear. I think that some of the things that have been printed are not very intelligent and theyare doctors so they are intelligent people. I may be wrong, they may have done something to her. If that is the case then humanity will have hit a new low for me.

[JackDahliaMurder]

stupid people. they should'nt leave their kids in a flat for a few hours. they should have taken the kids with them! or at least hire a nanny if the hotel did one.

[Not a Fool]

Whatever happened that night the McCanns are GUILTY after all they left 3 children to look after themselves. Wasn't the fact they left the children in a creche all day everyday on a so called family holiday enough 'ME' time for them? Makes you wonder why they bothered taking them on holiday in the first place.
It is obvious the McCanns are hiding something as their story has never added up, at first i thought they accidently killed her now i think they are covering up the fact little Maddy wondered out the flat alone and probably drowned at the beach, knowing they would be charged with neglect.
If this had been a couple of working class parents they would have been charged and had their other children taken into care within the first week, Maddy being missing is not enough to go soft on them the twins need to have parents that look after them properly and not using them as a media tool!
As a Mother i know the very last thing i would ever do is wash the cuddle cat dirty or not, so why on earth did the McCanns wash it?
As for Kate working with children i wouldn't leave her in charge of my dog let alone my kids.
It is such a shame the Police messed this case up if they hadn't we probably would have known what really happened that night by now.

[jax]

the mccanns should be charged with neglect at the very least. Why didnt the alleged abductor take all 3 babies??? lets face it there was sadly no one there to stop him/her!!! I for one would not let any off them near my children, professionally speaking, they can not manage to look after their own kids let alone anyone elses!!!

[sandy]

I imagine that had maddeline been found then the issues of neglect that alot of you seem so 'hung up' about would be dealt with! but given the situation it hardly seems important at the moment as a little girl is still missing and no one knows exactly what has happened to her. I personally do not think the McCanns have hurt her in anyway but I can imagine the guilt they must be feeling for leaving her alone that night is enormous and probably the reason they are coming across as abit suspicious. Imagine making a mistake as big as the one they have made. YES they should of got a babysitter etc but they didnt and they have to live with that. Give them a break and concentrate on whats important, and thats finding Maddeline. We can all be high n mighty about parenting skills once shes been found!

[unknown]

I personally think the the McCanns have nothing to do with it, who would spend so much time and effort into finding their child if they killed her. I wouldn't, not for that long plus the portugese haven't really done their job that well either, they could of done a more detailed search in the local area before moving on. Leave the McCanns alone to greive in peace and concretrate on finding their daughter

[Dipseydoda]

I do feel that whatever has happened to Maddy, it is time we looked to finding her. Is now the time to be pointing fingers.
There are lots of unanswered questions for the police to look into, but we should be asking ourselves will those questions help in finding Maddy - dead or alive. The horror that little gilr must have felt be feeling does not bear thinking about.
LETS FIND HER AND THEN FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

[c simpson]

I dont think Kate should be allowed to work with children .Would you leave your child in her care ? It might be alright until she decides to go out for a meal with her equally irresponsible friends and leave 3 young kids alone possibly drugged in a strange place .Having recently returned from Portugal I found all resturants catered for children and to employ a baby sitter is very cheap ( les than a couple of bottles of wine) WHAT VALUE DO THEY PLACE ON THEIR KIDS SAFETY !!I think their friends know a lot more than they are letting on & the McCanns are out for the money

[Lord C]

I am in agreement with the previous comment relating to the fact that leaving a dog in a warm car is an offence. Since the first story broke of this tragic event, the alarm bells in my head were centred around the fact that no one seemed concerned at the fact that two parents abandoned their 3 pre school children to go and get wasted with their pals. If they were a family like you see on Jeremy Kyle, on a package holiday predominantly funded by the DSS, there would be an outcry of neglect. But this issue of firstly leaving your 3 young children alone in a strange apartment block, in another country and secondly, both parents being drunk and therefore neglecting to care for them, has been brushed over. I also find it strange that a potential abductor would chose to kidnap a young girl, who can walk and talk and is old enough to realise that she is no longer with her mummy and daddy, and will see her own face on every tv screen, billboard and news paper. If someone wants to sell stolen children, he or she would surely take the baby twins, they would be worth more, and would be unaware and unable to remember where they came from originally, plus financially, 2 are worth more than 1. THen there is Kate. If you are distraught at the fact that your daughter has vanished, you do not make sure that your hair and make up are perfect and that your shoes match your clothes, which are cleverly and painstakingly selected to co-ordinate with not only your bag but also your pram. If I had lost one of my daughters I would be devistated, look like crap through lack of sleep, and wear whatever I found. And I most certainly wouldn't preen my hair and make up to POSE for photos. The final point I would like to make centres around the new suspect pictures. What a pile of crap. A Medium height, faceless mediteranian with dark stragely hair, wearing a dark top and light trousers, carrying a wee blonde haired girl in pyjamas. COME ON, do they think we are stupid. 1 That decription is of around 40 million spanish and Italian young men. And 2, this is to jog the memories of people staying at the resort that night. If you were there the night wee Maddie went missing, and you saw this person carrying a blonde girl in PJ's, would you not have raised the alarm before now. Why would a faceless artists impression suddenly make you think "Oh, hang on, I saw him carrying her just like that. Now that you mention it, do you think it is related?"

I am afraid from day 1 I have thought there is more to it, and everyday that passes I affirm with myself I am right. I feel Kate possibly killed her, perhaps by accident, and panicked, I do not know? But she is not a woman grieving in my oppinion, she is a woman scared.

[Janet]

I suggest that all those people who are opposed to supporting Kate and Gerrry should put theirselves in the same position. I certainly wouldn't like to be in their shoes.

[Lynne]

I thought we had innocent until proven guilty in this great country of ours. I an really saddened that people can be so judgemental. I believe they are innocent. Lets help them by being graceful about all these comments. If I am wrong well..... God's judgement will be on them.

As for how they are reacting, we are all different in this world and we all react to different things in different ways. I know they left their children alone but hang on - i'm sure every parent has in one way or another (because after all no-one is perfect) taken their eye off their children and anything could happen!
Prayer is the only thing we can all do at times like this.

[justine rose]

So what you you do in their situation???... Your judged either way if you keep quiet and get on with your life, your a bad parent. If you show willing and keep up the campaign to find Maddy, your trying to hide something.. so what should you do?? Leave them alone, don't judge a book by it's cover and keep an open mind on the whole situation. The only one's who really know the truth are the Mccanns. They don't need negative feedback they need us all to pray with them, and hope that it's not too long before Maddy is back in their arms... What will be will be!!

[john do]

Is it just me who can see right through them or what?...neither of them can look anyone in the eye for more than 2 seconds..they stumble with words and Kate REFUSED to answer the question"did you sedate Madeleine on the night?"...clever bit of pshycology if you ask me incase they are charged....think about it. I sincerely hope Maddy is ok...but...look at pics of the mccanns and watch video footage of them and tell me she is?......

I agree with the previous comments. It would be so nice if they were all re-united for Christmas.

Janet (Middleton. Manchester.

[gaynagriffiths]

i dont understand how anyone can leave children home alone even more so after having to go through i.v.f.i had 2 failed attempts and therefore childless but i know if it had been me i would never have left those children there alone night after night.

[deb]

what a sad sad situation,i would hate to be in their shoes,i myself have lost a daughter but at the end of the day i was able to bury her,what have they got? lets hope they can keep strong

[Tina]

Pause for one minute and think.. What would you do if your three year old daughter went missing. You would do any thing and everything in your power to get her back. So well done to little Maddys mummy and daddy for pushing the hunt for there daughter. KEEP STRONG !!!

[making me mad]

why havent they been charged with at-least neglect,(you cant leave a dog in a car on a warm day in this country without being prosecuted )if they were a family on a low income living on a council estate in sheffield out on the drink with the kids home alone they would be the devils own....any normal person would not leave there kids alone for a minute in there own home..let alone another country...there is something quite odd about the whole thing.....................

[carol varey]

i think they are telling the truth

[ladylips]

i feel the couple never had the support from the local police at the start, they were slow to react and as they failed to do so and have no evidence to work from they are cluthing at straws pointing the finger at the parents. their laws appear to be changing for the better - which seems to be allowing more freedom of speech for the parents and info released to help with the investigation but i feel this is far too late now and if was allowed months ago they may have actually found her by now. i'm also surprised that the huge reward that was offered has not brought any anonymous phone calls with tips offs/information as people get greedy to reap the rewards and sharp dob people in to benefit. someone must know something and surely the kidnapper has not held her on their own all this time? some others must have been involved somewhere or seen her since and i bet one of them will buckle and spill the beans to get the money offered. . and another thing - what actually happened with the information that was forwarded via prince of wales website regarding ex employee?? havent heard anything since in the news but apparently is was accurate information supplied??? ..i wouldnt at all be surprised if this little girl is been held somewhere close to where she was taken. All the houses in the area should have been checked but i dont feel they did this. I hope to god this little girl is reunited with her family before xmas.. its would just be so wonderful to see this happen. a lot of time has now passed and nothing seems to be happening.. no leads.. no more information to work from.. someone somewhere must know something. I hope she turns up soon as i too have a daughter the same age and the whole thing has broken my heart to see a little girl of that age suffer. yeah they made a mistake to leave them all and its a good job only one was taken and not all of them but i feel they are paying the price for this mistake. I hope the parents are proved to be innocent as i personally feel they are. If proved otherwise i would be extremely disappointed. I feel sorry for the other two kids they have.. the poor things it must be awful for them being thrown in the spotlight and also wondering where there big sis has gone to.. its so sad, come on people lets think positive and not believe everything you read in the paper to be true.. good look to the McCanns and best wishes. xxxx

[simon bone]

why has it only now emerged that someone remembers a man supposedly walking off with maddeline. it has been nearly 6 months. As much as i feel sorry for the couple they should never have left their children alone.