OMG. Anybody just seen GMTV? 3 yr old girl abducted on holiday on the Algarve.

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kate said reports just in, cant find anything on bbc.

bloody awful.

erm.... am thinking maybe my new catchphrase would be appropriate here?

This isn't the time for discussing wether they were right or wrong to leave them, why don't some of you get that ??

Their daughter is missing, they may never see her again and all you are bothered about it wether the parents were in some way to blame.

How can you be so insensitive

Aloha from looking at the aprtment today it was round the corner of the apartment and down the road to the restauraunt and the reporter said they could see the side of the apartment from there. She didn't say they could see the door. I have to say though if this was pre meditated then they could have followed them to the beach and snatched her when they were caught off guard it really is that easy.

This is just too awful.

I cant even begin to imagine how they feel.

Praying she will be found safe. x

We're not all perfect Zorba. Everyone takes risks.

I don't think the thread should be deleted because, unfortunately, the poor parents and the family are going to come across attitudes like this aren't they .

I just find it distasteful that people actually sit here thinking 'ooh they should never have left them in that room' rather than 'there but for the grace of God go I.'

& I guess all of us are going to be a little bit more paranoid now , cases like this need as much publicity as soon as possible to have a better chance of finding the child.

someone linked to the 'code adam' system in the USA where it says that police are notified and potentially setting up roadblocks if a child lost in a department store is not located in 10 minutes....closing ports several hours later could be too late.

Following my previous post, I can see some people are upset.

I appreciate the comments, but ask how would anyone on this board feel if it is not discussed and a similar thing happens again next week.

it's just been reported on the news that the police only stepped up the search after the British Ambassador arrived yesterday.

Thinking of those poor parents

Zorba i think people do want to discuss this but they just wouldn't want the parent sto see any 'i told you so' comments if they read this and the worst has happened. Maybe people just need to be sensitive to that. I guess what we talk about in real life to each other with regards to this will never get back to them.

Zorba - it has been discussed in the past and will be again I'm sure. But IMO here and now is inappropriate.

Still no news; those poor parents And that little girl

Wonder if there would be quite so much judging happening if this was a MNetter going through the same ordeal.

It could be Hulababy though.

Agree with malory Someone who does this has made a decision and not just taken her in passing.

code adam

this is terribly sad, and as others have said, now is not the time for judging the poor parents.

Agree Malory. After Holly and Jessica parents still let their kids play out. It could happen again it's just that we all hope it's a rare thing and it won't happen to us. But that's still a measured risk.

For anyone who feels they can lift a prayer to St Jude for the dsafe return of this little girl. He is a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes.

We all agree that whatever else we think we want the safe and immediate return of this pooe little mite.

She may well be a mnetter, we don't know. And following all the deabtes we have had about leaving kids in hotels rooms the vast majority of you have done it, and see no harm in it.

I have always said I would never do this. Having worked in the hotel industry I am to aware of the risks. However I can totally see why people do, and why the McCann's felt safe in doing so.

I am sure they will be beating themselves up enough without an on slaugt orm the general public.

prayer to st jude for her safe return. x

This is awful. I really feel for the parents. But I cant help thinking why they left them alone in the room. Anything could have happened like an electrical fault, or they could have been sick or fallen out of bed and really hurt themselves.

I know this is not a time for saying "why" and I really hope they find the little girl safe and well.

I am more angry with the authorities if this was not taken seriously as a potential abduction sooner.

Have just done a quick search on here and yes, there are plenty of MNetters who would leave there children in this type of situation...would we be less supportive of them to if the worst happen.

How many parents have done this though and there children have come to no harm. It is a very rare thing and i cannot recall anything like this since Ben Needham in 1991. That's a very long time with people doing just this and their child being absolutely fine.

Just adding my prayers and hopes for a safe return of the little girl. I hoped for different news when I logged on this morning. They must be going out of their minds.

Agree, not a time to judge them.