Now This is How You Use a Fund for a Missing Child.

[faithlilly]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-Morcombe-Foundation-official-page/138433286169049?directed_target_id=0

[Chinagirl]

Daniel Morcombe is not missing.  He is,sadly, dead.  His abductor and murderer is in jail.  Cannot be compared to the Madeleine case where her parents are still looking for her because she could be alive.

The Morcombe parents, incidentally, are highly supportive of ther McCann parents.

[faithlilly]

Daniel Morcombe is not missing.  He is,sadly, dead.  His abductor and murderer is in jail.  Cannot be compared to the Madeleine case where her parents are still looking for her because she could be alive.

The Morcombe parents, incidentally, are highly supportive of ther McCann parents.

The Daniel Morecombe Foundation was set up before Daniel's body was found and while the search for him was still taking place.

As to the Morecombe's supporting the McCanns as far as they are aware the McCanns have a child missing, why wouldn't they be supportive ?

[Chinagirl]

Correction.  The accused in the Morcombe case is in custody on remand.  He has been committed to stand trial for Daniel's abduction and murder, but the trial has not yet been listed.

[Carana]

The Daniel Morecombe Foundation was set up before Daniel's body was found and while the search for him was still taking place.

As to the Morecombe's supporting the McCanns as far as they are aware the McCanns have a child missing, why wouldn't they be supportive ?

She is still missing, so that would to be seem a reasonable stance in the absence of any proof to the contrary for anyone, wouldn't it?

[stephen25000]

'Cannot be compared to the Madeleine case where her parents are still look'ing for her because she could be alive.'

By their own admission they are not 'looking' for her, they are relying on SY.

On that point, why haven't they donated the revenues from the book, serialization and the fund to this 'search' ?

[Lace]

I think it is very distasteful to show how parents of a child abducted and murdered use the fund of that child to try and prove a point on this forum.   

It is almost as bad as 'This is how parents of an abducted child should grieve'.

[Benice]

'Cannot be compared to the Madeleine case where her parents are still look'ing for her because she could be alive.'

By their own admission they are not 'looking' for her, they are relying on SY.

On that point, why haven't they donated the revenues from the book, serialization and the fund to this 'search' ?

Why should they?  They are British taxpayers  - no different to the parents of April Jones.  Surely you would not expect April's parents to contribute to the cost of the search for their daughter (estimated at around £3m) with money from their fund?   It would be a very spiteful person who did think they should IMO.   

IMO The McCanns and SY came to a mutual decision that it would be more helpful for them NOT to continue their search at the same level as before during the review - in order to avoid duplication and possible confusion.         

The McCanns chose to put hundreds of thousands of £s of their own money into Madeleine's fund which they didn't have to  - and have also raised over £50,000 for charity - and yet you still try to demonise them Stephen.     That makes no sense to me - as it is devoid of all logic. 




 

 

[AnneGuedes]

IMO The McCanns and SY came to a mutual decision that it would be more helpful for them NOT to continue their search at the same level as before during the review - in order to avoid duplication and possible confusion.         
 

Have you a source for that, Benice ?

[Benice]

Have you a source for that, Benice ?

If you read the sentence again Anne you will see I started it with ''IMO''.   However, common sense dictates that to have two completely separate sets of investigators both working on the same case at the same time could well lead to duplication and confusion.    IIRC The McCanns did say something along those lines at the time.

[faithlilly]

I think it is very distasteful to show how parents of a child abducted and murdered use the fund of that child to try and prove a point on this forum.   

It is almost as bad as 'This is how parents of an abducted child should grieve'.

And I find it distasteful the family of a missing child using the money donated to find her to salvage their personal reputation.

[Lace]

You know that for a fact do you?

[Rachel Granada]

And I find it distasteful the family of a missing child using the money donated to find her to salvage their personal reputation.

What a cheap shot.  Their reputations have been dragged through the mud.  Why should they have to put up with that?  And don't forget that they have added over a million to the fund themselves from libel payouts and book revenue.

[Redblossom]

What a cheap shot.  Their reputations have been dragged through the mud.  Why should they have to put up with that?  And don't forget that they have added over a million to the fund themselves from libel payouts and book revenue.

and so they should but where is the evidence they did?

Nowhere

[AnneGuedes]

and so they should but where is the evidence they did?

Nowhere

Yes, unfortunately.