A thread to discuss DEVELOPMENTS regarding Maddie McCann

[jampot]

We can discuss parenting styles in a few weeks

yes that was the town. they spoke to the correspondent in the elgarve and she said that basically, a man was seen with a child in a supermarket, and that the child didn't look overly happy about being there with him, and that when someone challenged him, he drove away in his car with the child.

www.inthenews.co.uk/news/autocodes/premiership-teams-2006-2007/manchester-united/roadblocks-in-place-after-reports-madeleine-citing-$1082852.htm

from the Daily Mail online

Police have set up roadblocks around the
Portuguese town of Nelas after a man was reportedly spotted with a child matching the description of Madeleine McCann.

Nelas is an inland town roughly some 500km to the north of Praia da Luz, the resort where Madeleine was staying with her parents when she disappeared five days ago.

The man was reportedly described as bald with a ponytail. He was said to be pushing a "reluctant" child who did not appear to speak Portuguese.

Police are said to be analysing CCTV footage from a supermarket in Nelas and may be sending the footage on to Madeleine's parents

oh dear God please let it be her!

Sorry, I've stretched the thread but it wouldn't link in the normal way.

sorry that was from Mail on Sunday not Daily Mail.

I want to go to bed (its 1230am here) but I want to hear about the news conference...

I hope so. Interesting points on R4 just now from a Portugues man about how in Britain the police feed public greed for news and in Portugal they get on with solving crimes without the distraction of pointless press conferences and pandering to prurient "public interest" which seems to have some merit. British policing was like that 20 years ago.

Sound quite promising i really hope this is her she really needs her family

portugese ambasador speaking in portugese

(Surely that 'InTheNews' headline should be 'sighting' not 'citing'

police have interviewed 100 people,
350 reportings/leads investigated

press conference no news. they've searched 500 apartments and questioned 100 people but no resolution. no mention of this development and request for no questions at the end.

I really hope this report is accurate and not a false trail.

they just said Nelas was a false alarm

The sighting was a false alarm.

omg

police said nothing to report, still continuing, only clues they have are fron the apartment

I really have to go to bed now otherwise I will never get up for work in the morning.

Would someone be willing to email me if there is any news in the night? [email protected] This thread is so long now that it is faster for me to open my email rather than load up the thread...

thanks

some details they cant report - its the law

oh .

Oh Lord, so sad that it wasn't Madelaine.

oh god, I just can't bear the thought of a paedophile ring. I so hope they are wrong

I was really hoping it was Madeleine

I hope the police have other leads they can follow up that bring her back home to her family really soon.

, i was skimming rapidly through when i heard there was a sighting, so sad it wasnt Maddie and dont even want to think about the other 'latest' news

awful disappointing news

was almost hopeful for a while there

can't imagine(or rather try not to imagine) what her parents are going through