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Kate and Gerry McCann: I am not sorry

By John Hirst

Kate and Gerry McCann: I am not sorry

As far as I am concerned, Kate and Gerry McCann remain prime suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine. The McCanns sought trial by media and when found guilty by the media they embarked upon blackmailing the media into silence. Nor am I convinced by this statement: "All the money is going to the fund, none of it is going to the family," said Sonia Beldom, a spokesman for the fund. We already know that the McCanns paid for their mortgage out of the findmadeleinefund, and that some of their relatives have had their flights abroad and hotel bills paid out of the fund. The wording in relation to the fund allows the McCanns to milk it for the benefit of the McCann family.

The sooner Kate and Gerry McCann are charged and face a court of law the happier I will be. It remains the truth that both of them failed to answer 40 questions put to them by the police. Until they have done so, they are not innocent at all. I am aware that it is normally innocent until proven guilty. But, the McCanns have used every trick in the book to evade justice. Using other people's money in an attempt to clear their names, whether it be money from the fund or money from the likes of Richard Branson.

The media should only apologise for the way it accepted and published the McCanns version of events as though they were fact.

When do the McCanns intend to say sorry?

UPDATE: "Madeleine McCann's parents accept £550,000 damages over false newspaper claims about her disappearance".

What about the McCanns own false claims about the disappearance of Madeleine? I think they are doing an Archer over suing the media and later coming unstuck when they are charged and stand trial.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on March 19, 2008 (boomark / email).