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Originally Posted by Brillopad

I completely agree!

This case reminds me of that case in Australia with the baby and the dingo. The mother, Lindsay Chamberlain, was put through hell and many Australians were quick to judge and condemn her, she even went to jail - but eventually evidence was found that corroborated her version of events.

The poor woman had lost her only daughter and given little time to grieve before the muck-rackers waded in and found her guilty based on speculation rather than fact. It seems the general public like to automatically think the worst of people, especially mothers. Britain it seems have learned no lessons from that!

That's not really true, I never heard anyone say they thought Ben Needams mother was guilty in her sons disappearance and regarding the McCanns, Gerry gets as much if not more blame as Kate