Madeleine McCann case used as reason not to jail over-the-limit crash mum who'd left five-year-old home alone

http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/limit-crash-mum-left-year-old-home/story-20436401-detail/story.html

................................He said: "The parents of Madeleine McCann were guilty of child neglect for leaving their little girl much longer than my client.

Very interesting indeed!

Oh dear, that won't go down well in Rothley Towers.

I'd been expecting a whole rash of these cases. A good defence, I should, say for many stupid people who only just dodged out to the pub or the shops or wherever.

The McCann Precedent.
Or Get-Out Clause.

Annabel wrote:http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/limit-crash-mum-left-year-old-home/story-20436401-detail/story.html

................................He said: "The parents of Madeleine McCann were guilty of child neglect for leaving their little girl much longer than my client.

It is an odd defence in a UK court. The M's were never prosecuted in the UK because the UK courts didn't have jurisdiction not because they couldn't be found guilty of an offence.

And now we have the McCann defense. At least this child is still alive and accounted for unlike Madeleine. This is not good publicity for the McCanns.

There are lots of cases of 'Doing a mccann'.


Will she start a fund for her legal costs ?

They've been telling everyone how good it is to do this and how responsible, so now they have a hit and run on their hands - mum was just nipping out to the shop and coming back to check her child, and after all, McCanns got away with it...

I see she was a professional women whatever that means - largely that she can afford a good lawyer.

Oh yes i meant to say Well done to kate and gerry mccann for redefining the parameters of good parenting and making child neglect an acceptable pass time for the professional classes.Good work,your family must be really proud of you.