Q;Would you, when on holiday, leave your 3yr old child alone and check on her every half an hour??

As soon as the abduction case in Portugal is solved should these parents be arrested and strung up???

dont be suprised if it turns out the mother killed the pickney...

the whole story smells of BS to me

Boy, I thought only my Hubby was the cynical one!

I didn't want to comment because the child hasn't been found, but the longer it goes on the fishier it smells....and apparently the Portuguese police aren't exactly making the search a priority.....

my mind didnt even think about the possibilityt that the story may have been fabricated. im just so mad that (if true) they left the child alone.

they knew the child should not have been alone otherwise they would not have kept checking her, yet neither of the parents decided to miss going to the meal - they should have taken the kids or got a friggin take away. also there were twin babies alone with the girl, so potentially there could have been three abductees.

i wouldnt even have left a 13yo alone because who knows what weirdo hotel staff with a key to the room would notice you leaving without her.

i sincerely hope the little girl is ok because, as much as i think the parents deserve to see the consequences of their foolish and selfish actions, the baby does not deserve to die because her parents were neglectful.

social services should get involved and take the twins into care. my mum was saying that if it were a working class family instead of a doctor (i think) they would have focused moreon the neglect of the child and made a point of saying if they were unemployed, on benefits etc

Trust me.....something definitely is up. I've been saying for days that I smell foul play in the whole thing. Two supposed intelligent professionals, while in a foreign country,leave their child alone to go and eat across the road and somebody just happens to choose the right moment to go in and abduct a toddler. Plus there were no signs of forced entry in the room they were staying.

One of the parents probably did something to the pickney.

Its a bit late for what ifs? very painful for any parent to lose a child, despite the circumstances that led to the incidentand even more painful for the child to be separated from their parents and comfort zone. I pray Maddy is alright.

Teams of officers with sniffer dogs are scouring what one called a "sinister" area called Black Rock near sea cliffs just over a mile from the resort where the youngster was snatched on Thursday.
The search was redirected as the detective leading the hunt said his team had a good idea who the kidnapper was — and that he believes Maddie may still be ALIVE.
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LeMoor,

Absolutely not! They should be arrested for child neglect and endangerment!

Hope the child's ok.

Very fishy indeed...... Im watching this one closely.

Even worse that the hotel has a babysitting service and they refused it!

Who goes on holiday - or anywhere for that matter and leaves 3 toddlers alone!?


Im amazed the the UK press can only slate the portugese police for not acting quicker, the parents should be shot!

Le Moor, the hotel even provided a creche and the parents didn't use it. That just doesn't sit well with me. Leaving a 3 year old alone in a hotel room for half an hour.

Something ain't right. I agree with BP

I do wonder about people in this day an age...I wouldn't even let my 8yr old play on the drive or outside without my supervision, I don't even let her out of my sight when we go shopping...for the simple fact that I don't want to end up on telly crying for the safe return of my child....I mean it's not like those 2 parents lived in a country where aduction doesn't happen..how many times have they sat at home and watched this happen to another parent in uk..what made them think it was safe to do so abroad...I'm sure we all sincerely pray for this child to be found safe and well...but like many like me the 1st thought that went to my head was 'what the hell is wrong with those parents!.

It is a little suspicious. I mean, who in their right frame of mind would think about leaving 3 children alone and going to eat dinner .. It just dosen't add up. No sane person would do it. Personally I could not sit through my meal without worrying.. it just don't add up .. OK, so the police service are only searching 9 miles from the hotel.. But c'mon, t