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The McCanns should stop running long enough to answer police questions

By John Hirst

The McCanns should stop running long enough to answer police questions

It is understandable that Gerry and Kate McCann are upset about the revelation that "Madeleine McCann complained to her mother after she was left crying and alone on the night before she disappeared". It is evidence of child neglect by the McCanns. What makes it worse is that the McCanns ignored the cries of their abandoned children and neglected them again the next night. Rather than face the guilt of their own actions, the McCanns have sought to blame stranger danger and call for an Amber Alert system. As pointed out ?what they should be doing is campaigning on the theme of ?Do not leave your children unattended in unlocked apartments whilst you enjoy alcohol-fuelled dinners at a distance where you cannot observe them, as we did'?.

I noticed that Clarence Mitchell was angry that the Portuguese police stole their thunder, and yet there was no denial as to the statement's truth. And, whereas Kate McCann referred to Madeleine by name, I found it rather odd that Gerry McCann only referred to Madeleine as "the child".

The McCanns are scared to return to Portugal whilst they are still declared as suspects. They seek the removal of the suspects label. Surely, the only way they can be formally cleared is to subject themselves to the outstanding police questions and only if they answer them to the police satisfaction will they be cleared as being suspects?

Glad to see the back of the McCanns

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on April 11, 2008 (boomark / email).