Madeline - worried shopkeeper??

[superlightr]

Why did the shopkeeper not call the police instantly and hold the girl until their arrived? I cant imagine anything more suspicous than what the shopkeeper says happened and she effectivly did nothing to help the child. especially one that 'looked' like a known missing child.

I know I would if any child said that to me, hold on to them - 999 let the police check it out.




http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080808/tuk-sket...
Ms Stam, 41, said in a witness statement to police that the girl entered her shop with a man and a woman and two other children.

The man - who "did not look like a nice person" - appeared to be speaking Portuguese but the woman told Ms Stam in English that they had a small circus in France.

Ms Stam was at the back of the shop when the young girl approached her and asked in unaccented English: "Do you know where my mummy is?"

On being told that her mother was a little further back in the store, the child replied: "She is not my mummy. She is a stranger, she took me from my mummy."

The Dutchwoman said she thought the girl looked "very much like" Madeleine apart from the colour of her hair.

Edited by superlightr on Friday 8th August 12:08

[Saskia7]

I wondered this too, if I met a child who said such things I would be concerned enogh to call the police there and then. I don't think she's being very truthful to be honest.

[Morningside]

I am also amazed that she did not tell every local newspaper about it as well.

[GTIR]

What actually happened;

"The nutty Dutch woman said that a small child with two heads and snakes coming out of them approched her from above and said "You really should stop smoking that st"

The nutty Dutch woman also said she looked a bit like that girl who was taken in the place not in Holland, as in she was a girl with hair and eyes and stuff, and she also mentioned a two for one offer currently on for bongs and incense sticks."

Its bks, just some journo digging up some old story. I wish this would all stop, then I wouldnt have to trouble myself with replying and making up false stories (although midly amusing they are)


ETA, I love Dutch people (nearly as much as Jade Goody) and I mean no offence to them. Hi Marc and Femke, you chocolate sprinkle loving cheese heads.

Edited by GTIR on Friday 8th August 12:29

[DrTre]

It was reported to the Portuguese police last year....or at least was reported to Dutch police in June 18 of last year.

Woman learnt of the disappearance after the incident.

That she didn't believe the kid there and then isn't really that surprising is it? Kids say loads of bks...hindsight is a wonderful thing..

The reason it's in the papers now is that the Portuguese police did nothing with it. That is the story.

Edited by DrTre on Friday 8th August 12:32