OMG, Kate McCann is expected to be formally declared as a SUSPECT???!!!

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I was watching the news last night re Kate McCanns requestioning by the Portuguese Police. I have updated on the events this morning and it appears she will be declared as a SUSPECT today. Im shocked about this, what do you all think? Surely she didnt have anything to do with it?

Speaking of people close to the victim putting up a big press hoo-ha and turning out to be guilty, what about the Billie-Jo Jenkins case ? Sion Jenkins, her 'loving' stepfather was all over the place appeasling for justice left, right and centre and he was her attacker all along...

I, obviously, have no idea who was responsible for whatever happened to Maddie (is there any real evidence that she was abducted?), but I don't think anyone can be truly gobsmacked that this has happened.

Be careful who you defend, just because she is a middle-class GP from suburbia does not mean she is incapable of committing this crime. She could just easily be guilty, as innocent.

NDP, Sion Jenkins was cleared of that crime

Sion Jenkins was acquitted in the end

What on earth could their motive be though for killing her? Why her and not the other two?

Even if she had an accident surely as parents, they would be shocked and call the emergency services, not swing into a clever cover up?

And why keep the whole case in the eye of the media? They could have been home by now and the whole thing yesterdays news if they'd wanted to get away with something. It's the McCanns who have kept pushing this along.

I do not think they are resposible.

But who exactly was the last person to see this child and when?

And all this talk about cuts and bruises and could be a plausible explanation for the blood ...

For God's sake, we're talking about a crime scene.

But you go on believing what you must. I wouldn't mention the Daily Mail in the same sentence however, it just sounds ridiculous.

Sion Jenkins was untimaltey acquitted en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie-Jo_Jenkins, so not a good analogy.

Though Sion Jenkins was in the process of being cleared (or had been?)

Of course her nameing as a supect could have been kept out of the press they have managed to keep all other information quiet.

But I would imaging there is a real fear that this case will damage the Portugese tourist industry hence the suspects being British they are desparate for it not to be someone Portugese.

At least one person has said to me "I wont go to Portugal because its popular with pedophiles" I would guess any country where children are in swimwear is going to be popular, dont let it stop you from going just ensure your small children are supervised at all times.

Both parents should be suspects, they should also be considered innocent until conclusive evidence proves otherwise.

I detest saying this but I've never commented on these threads as this is what I've thought all along
Even still I hope it's not true

Oops, sorry.

That'll teach me to come on Maddie threads.

Sorry !

(Please don't sue me, Mr Jenkins)

My mum has maintained throughout that she thinks it was the parents...I didn't dare mention it on here till now, understandably there was an outcry among mothers who cannot imagine the pain of your child being lost and then having suggestions made against your own innocence...
But it is well documented that it is in a vast majority of cases, the parents or another family member who is responsible for the death of a child.

My suspicion, personally, is that they had something to do with it but it was not intentional, eg perhaps some form of sedation was administered which went wrong, or an accident happened in the apartment, or something like that - and they panicked and it all just spiralled out of control.

Weird how you can adopt a 'belief' that you are telling the truth, so much so that you are able to maintain a massive act of innocence...it has many, many precedents if that is the case.
I think she would still be devastated about her little girl, however it happened.

Perhaps she really had nothing to do with it, who knows.

Jenkins was found guilty and then it went to appeal. The conviction was quashed and he is now a free man.

Oh tiny dont you have small children, sometimes they drive you to the edge of sanity - most people take a deep breath and step back occasionaly parents cross that line, so yes its possible they did it, its also possible they are completely innocent and a desparately searching for the child they love.

the police did confirm that partial evidence had been received. I can't find it now because there are over 700 news stories on this on google now but last night I definitely read that Oligario sousa had confirmed it so not just some "source".

also, I think it was the family that largely pushed the campaign, the brother and sister-in-law contacted the media/set up the fund/created the posters. And no-one could have foreseen how this would take off...

Did Jenkins really get off?

Oh dear I better not say anything about that then...

but I am not convinced.

I have apologised and acknowledged that I was wrong about the Sion Jenkins thing.

OJ Simpson got off, too.

There is only one person who truely knows what happened, and that is Madelaine.

That was the most unbelievable verdict, expat !

please can we not have umpty-tumpty threads about this?

I don't think I can take it.

a frightening number of child murders are commited by a close family member!
surely (and i'm not accusing anyone) for a parent to harm their own child there has to be an underlying mental problem (be it depression or something more sinister) therefore the media circus could be another by-product of that.

I don't believe that the fact they have been pushing proves anything one way or another, and i do hope that maddie's dissapearance had nothing to do with the mcanns- in which case i feel for the woman, having to go through such a high profile questioning. BUT at the same time- you never know, none of us personally know Kate Mcann, no one knows what she may possibly be capable of- lets leave it to the police and criminal justice systems to hopefully get an answer to what happened that night.

if I recall, Sion jenkins was aquitted because two juries were unable to reach a verdict. He was never actually found not guilty - his conviction had to be overturned because two consecutive juries were unable to return a verdict either way.

NDP I wasn't having a go?

Just saying I wasn't sure about him myself.

Its very sad whatever happened.