What has Redwood achieved in the Mccann case ?

[Alfred R Jones]

Well for a start have SY identified what crime took place?

The answer of course is NO.

Now a connection to the production of alcohol might be called for.

The answer is of course NO, is it Stephen?  How do you figure that out?  The Met have stated that they believe that Madeleine was taken in a criminal act by a stranger, as yet we don't know exactly what they have based this conclusion on, but this seems to be the direction their investigation has been following for the last few years.  As for your comment on alcohol I have no idea what you are on about. 

[Alfred R Jones]

Simple, there are none!  No conclusions, no Maddie, no collar, nothing!!

So the investigation is over then is it, and the Met have announced it has uncovered nothing, is that your understanding?

[Angelo222]

So the investigation is over then is it, and the Met have announced it has uncovered nothing, is that your understanding?

As far as Redwood is concerned...yes.

If the Met had anything of substance it would have been leaked ages ago. 

[Alfred R Jones]

As far as Redwood is concerned...yes.

If the Met had anything of substance it would have been leaked ages ago.

Redwood is not the investigation, the investigation is not over.  To say it has achieved nothing because he has retired is nonsense.  As for your second sentence anything of substance that has arisen as a result of this investigation has been announced officially such as the intention to question new arguidos and to conduct searches in PdL.  Now, is it your view that the Met should never have bothered getting involved in the first place, or what?

[Angelo222]

Redwood is not the investigation, the investigation is not over.  To say it has achieved nothing because he has retired is nonsense.  As for your second sentence anything of substance that has arisen as a result of this investigation has been announced officially such as the intention to question new arguidos and to conduct searches in PdL.  Now, is it your view that the Met should never have bothered getting involved in the first place, or what?

Read the title Alfie, what has REDWOOD achieved.

SY's efforts have been seen to be too little, too late.  They have submitted several lors without anything happening, even the Portuguese see it as a waste of time.  There is no abductor, there never was!

[Alfred R Jones]

Read the title Alfie, what has REDWOOD achieved.

SY's efforts have been seen to be too little, too late.  They have submitted several lors without anything happening, even the Portuguese see it as a waste of time.  There is no abductor, there never was!

We don't know what Redwood has achieved specifically - we do know however that under his watch a huge amount of data gathering and re-examining of all the evidence has been undertaken and many new leads followed up, and dormant leads re-visited.  When commencing any investigation there is no guarantee at the outset that all the time, money and effort put into the investigation is going to result in a case being solved, so what would you have the Met do - not have bothered in the first place because it was never going to be an easy case to solve? 

[Alfred R Jones]

There is proof that the Met are investigating a stranger abduction, whether you like it or not.

[stephen25000]

There is proof that the Met are investigating a stranger abduction, whether you like it or not.

and they have found NOTHING.

Whether you like it or not.

So get real.

[Alfred R Jones]

and they have NOTHING.

Whether you like it or not.

So get real.

We don't know what they have - please calm down.

[stephen25000]

We don't know what they have - please calm down.

I'm quite calm.

You are clearly worked up.

Never mind.

and you are clearly quite happy to waste tax payers money, when the police are cutting numbers and thereby reducing the chance of solving crimes that have a chance of finding the criminals involved.

Then of course we know why.

[Alfred R Jones]

I'm quite calm.

You are clearly worked up.

Never mind.

and you are clearly quite happy to waste tax payers money, when the police are cutting numbers and thereby reducing the chance of solving crimes that have a chance of finding the criminals involved.

Then of course we know why.

Which brings me back to a question that you are singularly unable to answer - how much money should be spent on each missing person case? 

[Brietta]

Have any of the professional Googlers on here worked out how many Brits have gone missing abroad or are banged up on trumped up charges then checked to see how much cash and effort has been expended on their behalf? It might be an eye opener.

As for The Met they are/were being funded straight out a PM controlled fund. So they will not be too worried about budget and the job has a defined end point which may not be achievable.
" Twas on a Monday morning when the gas man came to call......"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc

Apart from Ben, have you found another instance of a three year old British child who has vanished without trace while abroad?  Custody battles excepted.

This is probably the last chance Madeleine McCann has of being returned to her family if she is still alive.

If she is not, it may be the last chance her family have for closure in the event of what happened to her being discovered.

I wonder what it is that motivates the apparent spite and malice which objectors to all searches for Madeleine McCann have expressed over the years?

the "fraudulent fund" received almost as much objection as the public money being used to finance the work of SY in the search for a British child who is missing abroad.

The absolute denigration of DCI Andy Redwood and the current investigation just another example.  Is the lesson to criminals to be if a British child is snatched while on holiday anywhere in the world they have 100% chance of getting off with it because the Brits won't bother to  finance a search?

Wonder how you would feel if the next child to go missing was a member of your immediate family?

What exactly was it that Madeleine McCann did to be subjected to such blatant prejudice?

[carlymichelle]

Apart from Ben, have you found another instance of a three year old British child who has vanished without trace while abroad?  Custody battles excepted.

This is probably the last chance Madeleine McCann has of being returned to her family if she is still alive.

If she is not, it may be the last chance her family have for closure in the event of what happened to her being discovered.

I wonder what it is that motivates the apparent spite and malice which objectors to all searches for Madeleine McCann have expressed over the years?

the "fraudulent fund" received almost as much objection as the public money being used to finance the work of SY in the search for a British child who is missing abroad.

The absolute denigration of DCI Andy Redwood and the current investigation just another example.  Is the lesson to criminals to be if a British child is snatched while on holiday anywhere in the world they have 100% chance of getting off with it because the Brits won't bother to  finance a search?

Wonder how you would feel if the next child to go missing was a member of your immediate family?

What exactly was it that Madeleine McCann did to be subjected to such blatant prejudice?

uising maddie to pull on the heartstrings of your cause are you brietta simple case is maddie wouldnt be missing without gerry and kates  actions and thats what has made the world less  symathetic  to the mcanns      it was    a  100% preventable and maddie paid the price

[Brietta]

uising maddie to pull on the heartstrings of your cause are you brietta simple case is maddie wouldnt be missing without gerry and kates  actions and thats what has made the world less  symathetic  to the mcanns      it was    a  100% preventable and maddie paid the price

Madeleine McCann is a missing British child ... I am cognisant of that fact ... there are those apparently blinded by a hatred they have nursed for nearly eight years against people they really know nothing about ... who tend to totally ignore Madeleine McCann in their advocacy of the abuse of her human rights.

[stephen25000]

Which brings me back to a question that you are singularly unable to answer - how much money should be spent on each missing person case?

Would you like to tell me how much money has now been spent by the Portuguese and the UK taxpayer on behalf of two 'parents', who left their children by themselves and unprotected ?

Whose fault is this whole case ?

Don't say an abductor, unless you have proof one ever existed, which of course you don't.