A small justice?

[B00]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime /article4373782.ece


Perhas if they'd concentrated more on finding this little girl instead of desperately trying to convince the world her parents had killed her, the outcome might have been so different.

[Oneeyedvic]

To be fair, i don't think that they did try to convince the world her parents killed her.

When the case first came to light, they were not named as suspects.

A lot of searching went on and other people were looked at (including Murat)

It was quite a few weeks afterwards when (lets be honest) there was no chance of finding her alive, did they start looking at the parents.

I am not sure that the outcome would have changed at all.

[B00]

point taken and agreed on OEV :-)

Yes I agree also that its a small justice for Robert Morat too, however i can't help feeling that it must have been more devasting for her parents to be named as suspects- they not only lost their precious daughter, they had that hanging over their heads too.

Legend, your personal feelings towards the Mccanns are irrelevant.

[Oneeyedvic]

I think what we have here is a difference in law.

In England, they would have been interviewed and the police would have asked several questions to try to ascertain whether they had anything to do with it. This is usually called "Helping with enquiries".

In Portugal, the only way they could ask them these questions was to name them as official suspects - otherwise if they were guilty - they would have got off on technicalities.

[jake-the-peg]

You seemed more suspicious of the parents last year legend

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question44 0901-3.html

Whilst not pointing the finger you were reminding everybody about phoney parents tears at press conferences

[B00]

To be fair to Legend, he's always been....err...shall we say very forthright with his distaste towards Gerry And Katie.

[gina32]

as i and very many people have said, if they hadnt gone and left her alone, this wouldnt be happening, they may not have had anything to do with the body actually going missing, but they just as well have.

[anotheoldgit]

According to today's news, the Mcanns were only made suspect after certain DNA results had been sent to the Portuguese Police from the UK.

What were these positive DNA results, and why are they no longer consequential to the case?

[gina32]

exactly

[netibiza]

Don't get me started on all this again. Yes, they should not have left the children unattended whether or not the poor child was abducted, of which there is absolutely no proof whatsoever. I'll keep my thoughts to myself . Just remember that the only true and certain thing about all this is that poor Madeleine has gone.

[netibiza]

Oops sorry - Hi BOO!

[B00]

Hey neti, long time no see, you ok?

That's why I made this post I think Neti, too many folk were so busy finger pointing at Kate and Gerry that I think they forgot there was a little girl missing.