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'Sighting' of Madeleine is dismissed



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Published Date: 12 August 2008
A POSSIBLE sighting of Madeleine McCann in Belgium has been ruled out.
The father of a young blonde girl captured on CCTV in Brussels on August 4 came forward last night to explain that his daughter was not the missing girl.

Lieve Pellens, spokeswoman for the Belgian federal prosecutor's office, said: "He saw this picture and obviously for him it was very easy recognising the girl accompanied by a woman in a veil.

"It's her nanny – she is a young Moroccan woman."

McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "I am very pleased that this little girl has been identified. Clearly for Kate and Gerry it is a disappointment. But we have had many of these before and the search for Madeleine will continue."

The CCTV images, taken in Molenbeek, a suburb of Brussels, show the woman walking hand-in-hand with the child.







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  • Last Updated: 12 August 2008 1:40 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Madeleine McCann
 
1

yockel,

12/08/2008 14:14:34
Presumably Kate and Gerry didn't need anyone to come forward to know it wasn't Madeleine
2

Brad,

Glasgow 12/08/2008 21:18:29
I wonder if they can claim the Daily MaPress's £50-a-sighting fee? All sightings guaranteed front page coverage.

 

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