Enid O’Dowd is a qualified accountant and is well placed to critique the setting up of the fund. Apart from bias have you any other reason to query the work of Miss O’Dowd ? Has her professionalism ever been criticised by anyone else but supporters of the McCanns ? Further lawyers only do what their clients instruct them to do....within the limits of the law. While morally questionable, the setting up of the fund was legally sound so a lawyer would see no problem with it.
The parents have no separate fund for litigation as their own accounts show. The litigation was paid for from the same fund as the ‘search’.
Firstly the twins would have, I assume, seen their parents in a distressed state since May 3rd so that excuse rings rather hollow. A photograph of Madeleine could have been sent to the pope and he could have blessed it without them going to Rome...further I’d also assume the people of Rome have televisions and as Madeleine’s disappearance was making news all over the world I’m sure they knew about her. Lastly keeping things normal for the twins would be having their parents there, especially as their sister had disappeared from their life.
What were the parents supposed to do with the money ? As they had more support from police officials than possibly any family of a missing child in history possibly set up a fund to help the families of other missing children ? Something like the foundation set up by Daniel Morcombe’s parents when he was still missing.
https://danielmorcombefoundation.com.au/keeping-kids-safe-resources/
Yes I have seen O'Dowd criticised by people other than the McCann's. O'Dowd got herself entangled in the case of the missing child in Ireland and the family really don't want her involved at all. They don't like what she says and neither do they agree with her.
Yes lawyers act on the instructions of their clients, they also advise their clients as to which avenue to take as to what is best for them, obviously it wasn't taking up charity status.
The McCann's do have a seperate account for litigation, may be it is there to pay off Amaral if need be.
The Pope had expressed an interest in the McCann case he wanted to meet them, how rude if they just sent a photograph of Madeleine instead of going in person. The twins were being looked after by family, they were being entertained and they were given help and back up as to what to say to them when they asked questions.
The McCann's have said when Madeleine has been found, all money in the Find Madeleine Fund will be donated to other Missing Children.
