Day 749: 21/05/2009 Thursday.
Madeleine Beth McCann
Have you seen these men' Do you know who they might be' Suspect
Pictures
These 2 pictures above show a man carrying a child away from the
family's apartment. This sighting was seen by a witness at 21:15 on the evening
of Thursday May 3rd 2007
The pictures on the Left show a man that was seen several times by
different witnesses during the days leading up to Madeleine's abduction on May
3rd 2007. He was described as ugly with pock-marked skin and was said to be
watching the family's apartment intently.
If either of these men appear familiar to you in some way, please
contact our investigation team as soon as possible.
Day 749 : 21/05/2009
General Update May 2009
May is obviously a difficult month for us now, with the anniversary
of Madeleine's abduction as well as Madeleine's birthday. Despite this, it has
also been a positive month in several ways, with many people once again
offering their support and showing great kindness.
On May 3rd, there were special
church services for Madeleine - here in Rothley, in Liverpool
and in Praia da Luz. Each of these services was very well attended and
described by those there as being very beautiful. In addition many other masses
and prayers were offered for Madeleine on this day throughout the UK and beyond.
It is a great comfort for us as a family to know that Madeleine remains so
strongly in people's thoughts and prayers.
On May 8th, Bishop Ellis
Primary School
('Madeleine's school') held an 'Auction of Promises'. This was a well supported
and really fun night, with over '6000 being raised for Madeleine's Fund. Well
done and many thanks to everyone who helped make this evening a success! During
the same weekend, many runners taking part in a 10K race in Liverpool
wore Madeleine 'Don't Give Up On Me' T-shirts and again a substantial amount of
money was raised for the fund. Thank you! Keep going everyone - it all helps.
Following on from the Cutting Edge documentary and reconstruction
-'Madeleine was here' - shown initially in the UK on May 7th, we have had many
calls and emails coming in to our investigative team. We are really pleased
with the response and currently all pieces of information are being prioritised
and followed up as necessary. Again, thank you to everyone who has had the
courage and compassion to come forward and pass on their information. It may
only take one call or one email to unravel this 'puzzle', end the nightmare and
hopefully bring our Madeleine home.
On Tuesday May 12th it was Madeleine's
birthday. She is now 6 years old. We had a small birthday party with close
family and a few of Madeleine's friends. She deserves to be celebrated.
Hopefully next year she'll be here to blow out her birthday cake candles
herself. Madeleine's grandma and grandad, and great aunt and uncle spent a few
days at the shrine in Fatima over the period
of Madeleine's birthday and the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. They described it
as a very moving experience and a good and comforting place to be at such an
emotional time.
Thank you again to everyone for continuing to support us during
these difficult times- for all the 'well-wisher' cards, letters and flowers, as
well as the birthday cards and gifts sent for Madeleine. Despite the sadness of
our situation, we are very aware that we are incredibly lucky to have such kind
and invaluable support. Thank you.
