This is a horrible experience for the parents not knowing where their daughter is, but regardless of who took her or not should the parents be held to blame for her going missing. They left her and her 2 siblings alone while they had a meal? A babysitting service was available, but not used. If this happened to a single chav parent, would we now all be jumping on the bandwagon blaming them, saying it was their fault.

 

We all hope she is found safe and well, of course, but her parents will have to live with this for the rest of their lives.

 

I’m sure the parents are going through absolute hell and feeling guilty at this moment in time so any criticism aimed at them isn’t exactly helpful, although we can only hope that this case has made parents think twice and carefully consider their own actions with regard to the safety and well being of their children.

I read an article in a newspaper the other day, about this case, where they stated that leaving three young children alone was irresponsible, but asked how many parents could put their hands on their hearts and say that they had never done anything that could jeopardise the safety of their own children.

Many young children are regularly left with babysitters who are barely into their teens, in fact, children themselves. Would the newspaper have been so understanding if Maddy was not the child of middle class, professional parents? I don’t know.

Naturally, we’re all praying for her safe return, but whatever happens, as Brian quite rightly says, her parents will have to live with their actions for the rest of their lives

 

I am of course hoping she is found safe and sound but I think we all know that IF they find her she won't be alive. :cry:

 

What shocks me the most is that the parents could leave their children and people can say "ahhh they could see the door and checked regularly!" I really couldn't give 3 $h!ts, I wouldn't leave my daughter in my OWN house while I popped next door to ask for a cup of sugar, never mind go for a full meal in a foreign country and leave them there. In my opinion which I think I will be criticised for, this is the parents fault for leaving her (and the other 2) and they should be lucky that the other 2 weren't snatched as well. -_-

 

 

I agree completely. I'm certainly not condoning what the parents did. I understand that they were checking on them regularly, but I would never leave young children alone and certainly not in a foreign country.I'm sure the agony that the parents are going through is the worst punishment they could have.

I do wonder why only one child was taken? Sure, it's easier to kidnap one than three, but it doesn't make much sense :?

You do NOT leave 3 children under the age of three alone anywhere for any length of time.

 

End of story!!

 

Oh and no I have NEVER left my children, like Kelly wouldn't even have gone to corner shop.

 

Not because I ever worried about them being abducted - but because I know that it only takes a second for a 3 year old to wake up / be scared / hurt themselves / pour expensive perfume down toilet / fall down stairs / eat anything to hand / open doors houdini would have struggled with (or maybe this is just my 2 angels :unsure: )

 

I see holidays as a time to spend more time with kids not less, and in countries such as Portugal and Spain children are welcomed at restaurants and expected.

 

 

 

There are many things about this case that don't ring true - whether that is how it has been reported or my cynical nature :unsure:

Clearly checking every half an hour didn't work.

I hope they find the girl but I don't feel sorry for the parents.

And also, why is there so much being done for this case when there isn't normally?

tbh leaving kids like that on holiday isnt unusual. its been done many times before and will again.

 

the little girl was taken and not the boys as its probably a p**** whos now imprisoned this kid to use for his own pleasure, assuming shes still alive shes probably being abused regularly.

 

theres not much use in praying, god obviously aint botherd, the kid will not be returned unharmed.

 

sorry.... but thats how it is.

its been done many times before and will again.

 

If a parent would be stupid enough to leave their kids after this then they really don't deserve to have any.

tbh leaving kids like that on holiday isnt unusual. its been done many times before and will again.

 

the little girl was taken and not the boys as its probably a p**** whos now imprisoned this kid to use for his own pleasure, assuming shes still alive shes probably being abused regularly.

 

theres not much use in praying, god obviously aint botherd, the kid will not be returned unharmed.

 

sorry.... but thats how it is.

 

Disagree partly Rob, there have been many cases of boys being abused, remember Jason Swift for instance ? so I don't think that paedophilia is a purely male on female thing then add all the choirboys abused by catholic priests and even Hindley and Brady killed boys as well as girls so I doubt that if this was the case and it is a p**** that the boys would have been any safer

 

As ICR said something just does not add up in this case admittedly the Portugal secrecy laws do not help the flow of information but the whole thing does not feel right

 

As for the parents well hindsight is a great thing, yes it is crass stupidity to leave 3 kids like that alone in a house, there could have been a fire or whatever too, but I could imagine that 2 and 3 year old kids are very mentally demanding and noisy and crying and fighting and so on so parents need to relax away from kids at times but they should have used the creche facilities at the centre instead of doing what they did

I am of course hoping she is found safe and sound but I think we all know that IF they find her she won't be alive. :cry:

 

What shocks me the most is that the parents could leave their children and people can say "ahhh they could see the door and checked regularly!" I really couldn't give 3 $h!ts, I wouldn't leave my daughter in my OWN house while I popped next door to ask for a cup of sugar, never mind go for a full meal in a foreign country and leave them there. In my opinion which I think I will be criticised for, this is the parents fault for leaving her (and the other 2) and they should be lucky that the other 2 weren't snatched as well. -_-

 

 

Agree entirely but was heavily criticised on the Sun's website for daring to say it. :angry: Whilst I hope Madeleine's found safe I don't think she will be somehow. No sympathy at all for those two though. Asking for public financial support soon too. They're partly to blame and should be prosecuted for child neglect whether they find her or not. To leave not one but THREE. What if one vomited and choked on it or woke up and was crying? Just disgusting. :angry: :angry:

Edited May 14, 200718 yr by coolchris

Read on one newspaper's website that senior police officers privately actually think she may have wandered out of that apartment rather than being taken. A police dog found her scent leading from the apartment and it stops at a nearby supermarket. So she may have been taken there but nearby is a deep lake. Bodies can take days or weeks to surface.

Read on one newspaper's website that senior police officers privately actually think she may have wandered out of that apartment rather than being taken. A police dog found her scent leading from the apartment and it stops at a nearby supermarket. So she may have been taken there but nearby is a deep lake. Bodies can take days or weeks to surface.

 

Yeah but she could have gone to the supermarket with her parents earlier in the day or previously etc

 

Plus entry to the apartment they were staying at was forced and the girl would not have the strength to do that

I am of course hoping she is found safe and sound but I think we all know that IF they find her she won't be alive. :cry:

 

What shocks me the most is that the parents could leave their children and people can say "ahhh they could see the door and checked regularly!" I really couldn't give 3 $h!ts, I wouldn't leave my daughter in my OWN house while I popped next door to ask for a cup of sugar, never mind go for a full meal in a foreign country and leave them there. In my opinion which I think I will be criticised for, this is the parents fault for leaving her (and the other 2) and they should be lucky that the other 2 weren't snatched as well. -_-

 

Agree in general with what you say Kelly but short of having a kid on a lead like a dog it is hard to keep an eye on them 24/7, look at supermarkets for instance, kids are always running around and running off in supermarkets and can end up seperated from their mum, likewise kids are away from their parents at school and so on, yes the parents in this case were irresponsible and stupid but if Madeleine had run off from the parents in Asda and got snatched would that make them bad parents ?

I think that it was beyond stupidity to not utilise the baby-sitting service that the resort offered... I mean WHY ON EARTH WOULDN'T YOU?????? I just cannot, for the life of me even begin to understand any so-called "parent" who would even not consider it as a sensible option... Was it a case of them not wanting "some foreigner" looking after their kids perchance......? <_< Well, sorry, but the question does have to be asked dunnit...? Something else that;s not being considered here either, who knew the kids would actually be on their own, without a babysitter...? Opportunistic crime seems unlikely, inside job seems highly likely....

 

I kinda agree with Rob, this story is not gonna have a happy ending at all, and I have a very sick feeling in my stomach that there is gonna be an awful sting to this whole affair....

Inside job as in a member of staff or do you think maybe one of the girls parents killed the girl and this restaurant thing is like an alibi or whatever ? :o :o

Was it a case of them not wanting "some foreigner" looking after their kids perchance......?

 

I think the words "Hit The Nail On The Head" come to mind with this point

 

Inside job as in a member of staff or do you think maybe one of the girls parents killed the girl and this restaurant thing is like an alibi or whatever ? :o :o

 

Could be either/or let's face it Craig, wouldn't exactly be the first time a parent has killed a child, would it....? <_< Of course it certainly could be a member of staff kidnapping the kid to sell to some filthy p****.... Police should be looking at both options as they are by far the most likely. Like I said, just how many people would know that the parents didn;t use the resort's babysitting service....? This is not a crime of opportunity....

To answer the point about who knew the kids were left unattended, someone could have been watching them for days. They'd left them to dine with other Dr. couples apparently for several nights running between the same times. Maybe someone knew their routine. I don't honestly think the parents have done it. Why would they?

Edited May 14, 200718 yr by coolchris