Shannon Matthews hoax abduction

Little did the McCanns know the entire disappearance was a fake and handing over cash would have been a scam.

Says the McCanns who have imo and not fact, pulled off the biggest scam ever.

(from the Star link)

Andrew wrote:http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/593748/Maddie-McCann-Karen-Shannon-Matthews-Moorside-Kidnap-Portugal-Michael-Donovan-Kate-Gerry

What kind people these McCanns are.

Seeing the header though on this latest recycled story Maddie McCONN does make you wonder

MADDIE MCCON Kate and Gerry McCann were almost scammed out of £25,000 by evil Karen Matthews



https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3011777/kate-and-gerry-mccann-were-almost-scammed-out-of-25000-by-evil-karen-matthews/

From the end of the article 'McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: [...]“It is beyond belief anyone could’ve sought to exploit poor Madeleine’s plight.”.'
The hypocrisy and hubris are breathtaking

Morning Mods. Please can you put a notification at the bottom of any of my posts that you decide to edit/change.

Many thanks

Andrew wrote:Morning Mods. Please can you put a notification at the bottom of any of my posts that you decide to edit/change.

Many thanks

As you know Andrew, it does it automatically usually, sometimes it doesn't.  I have said in the past though do not state things as facts when they are not, and I am totally against changing people's names and do not think it adds to any post using derogatory terms for a name.  So if things like that are posted they will be changed.

No, I didn't know it did it automatically.

My fault as I often forget to include the 'IMO' bit.

And I think it was just a typo when I missed off the Y in the Huddersfield Doctor's name.

Mimi, it was the BBC documentary that you mean then - the one where Karen was played by Gemma Whelan. I thought she was good in the part myself.

Andrew, it was me who put the Y in Synott - it did look rather bad otherwise!

Freedom wrote:Mimi, it was the BBC documentary that you mean then - the one where Karen was played by Gemma Whelan. I thought she was good in the part myself.

Andrew, it was me who put the Y in Synott - it did look rather bad otherwise!

Ah wondered what Andrew was talking about

Andrew I was referring to changing the surname of the McCanns, Redwood etc., I know many do it, but I dislike this, and it does not add to any post and is simply not necessary.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/madeleine-mccann-news-police-stopped-kate-and-gerry-donating-to-shannon-matthews-fund_uk_58bbe64ee4b0b99894181ef6

Madeleine McCann’s parents Kate and Gerry were stopped by police from giving £250,000 to help search for then-missing Shannon Matthews, it has been revealed.


Well I suppose 250k sounds a bit more dramatic than 25k.

Transferred from abusive tweets topic.

Aye, just add an extra 0 in there!

'Britain's most hated mum' Karen Matthews seeks comfort in McDonald's AND Burger King as she wanders around shopping centre with a male companion

By Martin Robinson, Uk Chief Reporter For Mailonline

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4292996/Karen-Matthews-eats-McDonald-s-followed-Burger-King.html


I can't believe this is a newsworthy headline, but there it is all the same.

This woman, though despicable for what she did to her daughter, has been punished by the courts and has served her time, so why is she being followed around MacDonalds and Burger King ffs by journalists?

And as it says in one of the comments, is she really 'Britain's Most Hated Mum' when Rose West did a much worse crime?

Maybe the journalists are trying to put pressure on Kate McCann by showing her how she'll be treated if she ever gets punished for as some speculate the part she played in Maddy's death, but the journalists should also remember what happened to Brenda when she was hounded. If I was being stalked day in day out like Matthews is I'd probably be driven to suicide too.

Are they stalking her just because of her comments about Kate McCann?

Unbelievable.

I think that Karen (or Kate!) Matthews is an easy target for the media.

She certainly isn't the worst mother as far as I'm concerned - an allowance needs to be made for her low intelligence. Her crimes pale into insignificance compared to those of Rose West, as you mention, Purple Ronnie - and what about creatures like the so-called mothers of children who suffered horrendous abuse for weeks or months until they died.

Perhaps the media is itching to be able to say what they really feel about the McCanns but using pathetic characters like Karen Matthews as an interim punching bag (metaphorically speaking) is wrong in my eyes.

Someone coming out of prison, relocated to a different part of the country and given a false name is normally left alone by the media.

Karen Matthews, via friends, put herself in the spotlight by feeding stories and quotes to the press most likely for money. She is obviously greedy and, as Freedom said, has low intelligence so she probably didn't think beyond the immediate gratification of cash to the longer term consequences of handing herself on a plate to the media.

I expect that eventually, for her own protection, she'll end up being relocated under yet another name.

I can't think of another case where an ex-convict who has changed their name and maybe their appearance to avoid being identified is then pursued and photographed by the media.

I know that in particularly notorious cases like that of Maxine Carr (Ian Huntley's girlfriend) and the James Bulger killers, there are court orders in force to prevent such behaviour but don't the media usually respect other people's anonymity?

I surmise that Karen had no idea how seriously her story would be taken - millions of pounds and hundreds of man hours spent on the case - and, once the ball had been set rolling, she was afraid to own up.

Years ago I knew a girl like that - she made up stories of being assaulted just to get attention; one of her complaints was taken seriously and a trial was held at the Old Bailey. The defendant was acquitted.

There is another documentary on next week about Shannon.

"The mothers story" channel 5, thursday 10 pm.

The last Channel 5 programme was a bit of a washout. It's hard to imagine what can be said about Karen Matthews that we don't already know.

I would prefer to find out about Shannon, how she is getting on, was she happy with her foster family, how did she manage in school once the drugs were no longer in her system, is she coping or acting out?

Much more interesting, and hopefully, a story with a happy ending.

I hope she is happy, and enjoying her life.

Just a reminder, Shannon Matthews: The Mother's story -  on in a minute at 10 pm on Channel 5.

I've just watched it - I can't really see the point of Channel 5 making two similar programmes both based mainly on the opinion of Julie Bushby that the crime was instigated by someone other that Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan.

There was mention of the McCanns (aaargh!) with a commentary that Karen may have been inspired by Madeleine's "disappearance" and was envious of the money raised.

Not watched it. But had the impression for a while that this Julie lass is doing her best to milk it. And all of it.

Imo etc.

Here's the link for anyone who wants to see it when it's available.

http://www.channel5.com/show/shannon-matthews-the-mothers-story/

Julie Bushby seems to have become obsessed - she needs to move on in my opinion.

Freedom wrote:I've just watched it - I can't really see the point of Channel 5 making two similar programmes both based mainly on the opinion of Julie Bushby that the crime was instigated by someone other that Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan.

There was mention of the McCanns (aaargh!) with a commentary that Karen may have been inspired by Madeleine's "disappearance" and was envious of the money raised.

Either channel 5 and Julie are milking this tragic crime for their own enrichment...or I suppose it could be two very elaborate "teaser trailers" to expose the "others" involved that they speak of....all very strange.....put up or shut up!

Of course if in the distant future we should hear a resolution of Madeleine's tragedy.....I'm sure lots are cueing up ready to cash in on that tale......infact some have already said as much?

Btw it was long winded and a repetition of all that has come before.....

The thing that struck me was that when the criminologist made comparisons with Kate, and Cuddle Cat, she did not say anything about Kate being genuine.

Sometimes, what people don't say can be telling.