Sky Live Day 2 - 13/01/10

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margaret wrote:

beausnanna wrote:Gerry is not happy at all... but what did he expect?

What worries me though, is if us mere mortals knew that Mr Amaral's defence would bring all this up, the McCann's lawyers must definately have known what to expect.

Just very curious and slightly worried what they have up their sleeves.

Suppose we just have to have faith that justice will be done, without jeopardising any future trials.

Agree with you, l cannot imagine why they would go through with this, they have GOT to have something good because they are getting a hammering.

This is my worry also but fingers crossed. Thankyou all for posting everything up. I would be lost without you all.

dazedandconfused wrote:
I do hope you're wrong margaret.

So do l dazed, l can't come to terms with the fact that they are not getting their own way, surely they are not dumb enough to think they could get away with this?! They usually leave nothing to chance.

Maybe it was a game to see who would blink first, Amaral is the first one not to throw his hand in at them, he's taking them all the way, this is bad for them, really bad......

(Please slap me someone, l am acutally feeling sorry for them!! :-0 )

Consider yourself smacked Margaret. xx

ali1966 wrote:Consider yourself smacked Margaret. xx

hehe cheers x

headline on skyweb, 'McCanns face more claims of cover up'

A former senior Portuguese police officer has questioned Kate and Gerry McCann's claim that Madeleine disappeared from their holiday apartment.

Speaking in court in Portugal, former detective and criminologist Moita Flores said: "I have spoken to respected experts on crime and none of them agrees it would be possible to pass a child through the window.

"It would have been a very stupid person who tried to pass a sleeping child through the window of the McCanns' holiday flat."

Mr Flores is the first witness called on the second day of a three day libel trial, brought by the McCanns, to permanently ban a book written by a senior figure in the investigation that claims Madeleine died in the family's apartment.

Former detective Goncalo Amaral is trying to overturn the ban on his book Maddie: The Truth Of The Lie.

Mr Amaral initially led the Madeleine investigation but was taken off the case in October 2007 after criticising the British police in a newspaper interview.

Mr Flores defended the police inquiry and Mr Amaral's book.

He said: "It is not true to say that the police only pursued the line of inquiry that the McCanns were guilty.

"Many, many hours were spent by officers checking every other possible line of inquiry.

"This case is pathetic. A citizen is being prevented from freely expressing his opinions in a responsible way."

Speaking outside court Gerry McCann told journalists he had heard no evidence that Madeleine was dead.

He said: "This is the legal process we're going through to protect our daughter and our family. Anyone else with children would do the same."

Sky News Online reporter Jon di Paolo, who is reporting from inside the court said: "The McCanns are both in conversation with their interpreters. Gerry looks relaxed and smiles as he talks."

Yesterday a senior detective called as a witness by Mr Amaral told the court he believed Madeleine died in her family's apartment.

Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida claimed the main evidence for this was the findings of British police sniffer dogs sent to Portugal to examine the flat.

He said the animals detected traces of blood inside the dining room of the holiday flat and in the car the McCann's were using.

The McCann's lawyer Isabel Duarte challenged the claim, saying the sniffer dog results did not constitute proof.

Local public prosecutor Jose Cunha de Magalhaes e Meneses was also called as a witness. When asked if he believed Madeleine was dead, he said it was "50-50".

Madeleine was nearly four when she disappeared from a holiday apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007.

Kate and Gerry McCann were made "arguidos" or formal suspects four months in to the investigation, but this status was lifted when the case was shelved the following summer.

In seperate legal proceedings in Portugal, the couple are seeking over £1m in compensation from Mr Amaral for defamation.

The McCanns have always strenuously denied allegations they were involved in their daughter's disappearance, and say they will never stop looking for her.

The trial continues.

ali1966 wrote:Consider yourself smacked Margaret. xx

a good wallop from me too Margaret....just remember the porkies they've told, starting with jemmied shutters.

Martin Brunt has just said on Sky News that Gerry was ' rattled' by a reporters question. Then he also said that it was the Mc Canns who insisted ( or similar word) that Madeleine had been taken by an ' abductor '. Then he quoted Mr Flores who said an abductor carrying a child throug a window would have been impossible and this aroused the police suspicions about the Mc Canns. Sky News presenter has just said in the sum up of news, that the Mc Canns have been accused in court of covering up Madeleines death. So that has been broadcast live at last. He didn't look to pleased when he said it but I think he was displeased with the Mc Canns. IMHO. They also replayed Gerrys ' annoyance' with the reporter twice, once in the report and once again afterwardss without sound.( I think the Press are slowly waking up.

Anyone who hasn't yet watched Gerry getting angry outside the court today,.....find it and watch it!!

the guy in the studio said to Brunty (think it was him) 'Gerry's FUMING isn't he?!!!' It was a joy to watch

I'm not so sure the McCann lawyers have anything up their sleeve. They didn't really have much choice about fighting this case because if the book appeared in the UK in English then the McCanns would lose all credibility.

Martin Brunt has just said on Sky News that Gerry was ' rattled' by a reporters question. Then he also said that it was the Mc Canns who insisted ( or similar word) that Madeleine had been taken by an ' abductor '. Then he quoted Mr Flores who said an abductor carrying a child throug a window would have been impossible and this aroused the police suspicions about the Mc Canns. Sky News presenter has just said in the sum up of news, that the Mc Canns have been accused in court of covering up Madeleines death. So that has been broadcast live at last. He didn't look to pleased when he said it but I think he was displeased with the Mc Canns. IMHO. They also replayed Gerrys ' annoyance' with the reporter twice, once in the report and once again afterwardss without sound.( I think the Press are slowly waking up.

ETA. I tried to delete this part of the double post, but it's not working. xx

MoondampRoses wrote:Martin Brunt has just said on Sky News that Gerry was ' rattled' by a reporters question. Then he also said that it was the Mc Canns who insisted ( or similar word) that Madeleine had been taken by an ' abductor '. Then he quoted Mr Flores who said an abductor carrying a child throug a window would have been impossible and this aroused the police suspicions about the Mc Canns. Sky News presenter has just said in the sum up of news, that the Mc Canns have been accused in court of covering up Madeleines death. So that has been broadcast live at last. He didn't look to pleased when he said it but I think he was displeased with the Mc Canns. IMHO. They also replayed Gerrys ' annoyance' with the reporter twice, once in the report and once again afterwardss without sound.( I think the Press are slowly waking up.

hello Rose, yes it is quite telling the way that Sky keep replaying crosspatch Gerry, every time I look he's on!

Aaah poor Margaret. Your going to be black and blue

What do we all think about Gerry going back home this afternoon and leaving Kate?

ali1966 wrote:Consider yourself smacked Margaret. xx

smack lol, I don't feel sorry for them, but I do Madeleine who is out there somewhere all on her own a little child that never saw her 4th Birthday, and dumped like a piece of rubbish.

Please does anyone have a link so i can view gerry in full throttle?
Thank you in anticipation.

oops wrong thread LOL

No smack from me Margaret. Just go and sit quietly in a darkened room for a while and you will soon feel better.

Roasted Arizona wrote:Anyone who hasn't yet watched Gerry getting angry outside the court today,.....find it and watch it!!

the guy in the studio said to Brunty (think it was him) 'Gerry's FUMING isn't he?!!!' It was a joy to watch

I wish I could but I can't find it. All I saw was Martin Brunt outside the court saying the Mcs had arrived and were walking into court without talking to reporters. He also said that they were "absolved of all suspicion eventually"!! LIAR

Couldn't find McCann's rant on Sky. Where can it be viewed, please?

Fedrules,

Have you got sky tv. If you have its on interactive. They keep repeating it x

I can't find it on the website but if you have sky tele, press the red button for interactive tv, and then look for the McCann's headlines - if you haven't got Sky tv - BUY IT TODAY!!!

Alpine Aster wrote:

ali1966 wrote:Consider yourself smacked Margaret. xx

smack lol, I don't feel sorry for them, but I do Madeleine who is out there somewhere all on her own a little child that never saw her 4th Birthday, and dumped like a piece of rubbish.

True, finally we are seeing them get some comeuppance, poor Madeleine. I've waited so long for all this l can't believe it...

Thanks roasted.Haven't got Sky TV and it's not on their website. Just brunty trying to convince us the McCanns were absolved of all suspicion.

Very helpful...thanks R.A.

No doubt it's a stitch up again. Perhaps McCann has gone home to organize a demo of the members of the wider family. I heard that they had been peeved off and refused to get involved originally because the case was being heard in the middle of winter when the weather is cold and no swimming pools or tennis courts are open.

Roasted Arizona wrote:I can't find it on the website but if you have sky tele, press the red button for interactive tv, and then look for the McCann's headlines - if you haven't got Sky tv - BUY IT TODAY!!!

Maybe someone can videocam their Sky interactive, just for posterity - if it's not on the web we don't want it whoosh-clunked!

ETA: T4two, lol!

If the gruesome twosome do lose this case, what will be their next move?

Can they go to the European Court of Yuman Rights?

or if the book is published in the UK, can they try and sue him under UK law using Carter F*ck?

and most importantly will they have the money or the financial backing to do anything?