As sightings continue there is still nothing positive to report about the missing four year old. As of yet over twenty-five separate reports have come in all claiming to of seen Maddy in Malta. In the past few days there has been reports that a girl matching Madeleine's description was seen being taken on board a yacht owned by a wealthy Arabic family. However, The yacht’s name and possibly number would be clearly visible for some distance, but no one has reported seeing these details.
In the past 24 hours two people have been arrested in connection with a scam to receive the 2.6 million pound reward. A police statement has reported the two to be an Italian man and a Portuguese woman. The statement said "Police started to investigate them after learning they tried to contact Madeleine's parents to claim the reward on offer"
Madeleine McCann has today been missing for 53 days. Her parents said on Friday that they never thought they would see the 50th day come and go without Maddy being found. Despite this being the hardest thing they have had to go through they are determined not to give up hope and will keep trying to make Maddy's missing case as high profile as possible, and are not willing to return to the UK without Madeleine
They say on their website that fridays balloon launching event was a huge sucess. "The response to our request for events on the 50th day has been overwhelming" said Gerry and Kate. "This global support gives us both strength and fresh determination to carry on our campaign."
At the weekend it was reported Maddy had been spotted eleven different times in Malta. The McCann's have said they are not getting their hopes up, as there would be nothing worse than getting excited about the information only to find out that it all came to nothing. Police are taking every sighting seriously and Maltese police have locked down on all ports and the airport in Malta in the hope that if she is there she will be found.
One of the most significant sightings have came from Ray Roberts, from Anglesey, North Wales, said he saw a girl in Sliema wearing what he said looked to be a black wig. The girl was of white origin and was walking with an Arab-looking man. Ray said he heard the man shout "Get up little girl" as the girl tripped and fell.
When questioned about the incident Ray Roberts said "It was obviously not his first language so it seemed odd that he had to speak to her in English, As a father, their reaction did not seem natural."
He added: "The more I think about what I saw the more convinced I become that it may well have been Maddie. The oddness of it all played out in my mind until I got home then I realised I had to do something."
I hope sincerely that this comes up with something.
A British newspaper "The News Of The World" has started off a reward to bring Maddy home. This reward includes donations from J.K.Rowling, footballer Wayne Rooney and fiancée Coleen McLoughlin, Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright, Sir Richard Branson, Sir Philip Green, West Ham Chairman Eggert Magnussin, Reading's John Madejski, Anne Summer's boss Jacqueline Gold, TV Star Simon Cowell, England Cricket captain Micheal Vaughan, Sir Tom Hunter, Sir Stelios Hari-Ioannou, and Matalan Chief John Hargreaves. The reward has now reached £ 1.5 million. I and I think joined by many others would like to think all these people for reaching into their own pockets to help get Maddy back. I just hope we hear something about her pretty soon.
Robbie Williams has also tried to raise awareness about Maddy and has been seen at the weekend wearing a t-shirt bearing Madeleines face and name.
