The search for Madeleine.

[nathan]

Not sure if this news gets around the world, but here in leicestershire you cant look anywhere without seeing it and rightly so.

Anyways, here's an update;

Rewards totalling £2.5m have been offered to anyone who can help with information leading to the safe return of Madeleine McCann.

The News of the World and businessmen including Sir Richard Branson have jointly pledged £1.5m. Scottish tycoon Stephen Winyard has offered £1m.

Madeleine's fourth birthday has been marked in the UK and in Portugal, where she disappeared on 3 May.

Posters have been distributed and many have joined an e-mail campaign.

Yellow ribbons

Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from an apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz.

Fifty pink balloons were released at the village of Queniborough, close to Rothley, on Saturday, where Madeleine lived until a year ago.

Madeleine loved birthdays, she loved to blow out birthday candles and please God she will be back to blow out birthday candles very, very soon

Madeleine's grandmother Susan Healy

Yellow ribbons were tied to railings in the family's home village, while others were worn by Celtic and Aberdeen fans at a football match in Glasgow. Posters were handed out to holidaymakers leaving from East Midlands Airport.

Mr Winyard said of his decision to offer a reward that he would be "rejoicing with the rest of the nation" if it helped to secure Madeleine's safe return.

The News of the World has promised £250,000 - matching the contribution of Top Shop owner Sir Philip Green.

Sir Richard and Everton FC owner Bill Kenwright were among others who contributed.

Lets just hope see's found alive and healthy.

 

[Toxcity]

God bless her family! :eyes:

 

[mVp24]

I saw that posted on Myspace

I hope she's found and the @$$wipes that took her are punished.

 

[JN]

In my opinion the people that took her should be sentenced to death. I only hope that she is found safe and unharmed. I can't begin to think how the parents must be feeling right now.

 

[mVp24]

In my opinion the people that took her should be sentenced to death. I only hope that she is found safe and unharmed. I can't begin to think how the parents must be feeling right now.

torture.hurts.more.

 

[outrunner]

This may sound harsh, but why did her parents leave 3 kids under 4 alone in the apartment?

I hope that she will be found unharmed, but the chances are getting slimmer with everyday that passes.

 

[ionicle]

utter

s whoever did this, they should be hung drawn and quartered

 

[Toxcity]

This may sound harsh, but why did her parents leave 3 kids under 4 alone in the apartment?

Because it should be pretty safe in a hotel!

 

[JN]

This may sound harsh, but why did her parents leave 3 kids under 4 alone in the apartment?

Personally I'd never do it, but I don't think you can really blame the parents. It should have been a reasonably safe environment and they were checking on her every 30 minutes. However, I can imagine how much guilt they must be feeling right now.

 

[Hiks]

Because it should be pretty safe in a hotel!

come on not alone, i know you haven't got kids with that comment.

agree with outrunner though its probably something you'd never normally do and let it happen once and something like this happens.

 

[Toxcity]

come on not alone, i know you haven't got kids with that comment.

agree with outrunner though its probably something you'd never normally do and let it happen once and something like this happens.

You have a good point.. Im just saying.. I usually feel secure at a hotel.

You know.. Private grounds and all. :eh:

 

[Nagaru]

This is so sad, and I hope whoever is responsible endures the most painful death possible.

Even though I don't have kids yet, I would never think of leaving a child under 4 in a hotel room alone. There are often windows without screens that are many stories up, and other dangers nevermind the fact that a child that old just shouldn't be left alone.

 

[Rastalovich]

I`ll reserve the rant I have ready until the dust is settled, here`s hoping she surfaces somewhere unscaved.

Time is getting on tho.

I`m overly cynical about the use and effects of reward monies too, nvm thats for another time.

 

[FarFarAway]

I don't think she will be found unscathed tbh - and the people who took her should be shot

However anyone who is on holiday in a foreign place and leaves a 3yr old child on their own (why??) is an idiot.

 

[nathan]

i thought the same thing, apparently its a a top notch hotel for kids, meaning its meant to be secure. But still, regardless if the parents did anything wrongful or not, it doesnt change anything now. So theres no point discussing it.