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.

I still feel sick and just can't believe it - i too don't particularly want to think what her poor parents must be going through, absolutely devestating.
I too know Luz, it is a small fishing village, there are a handful of bars and a handful of restaurants. The Ocean Club is right overlooking the beach but there are a hell of a lot of other hotels/apartments and private villa's spread up the hill. The poor little girl could be anywhere by now

God this is awful

Poor family. I can't believe it was on after the election bit too RTKanga.

In the past I have left ds in a chalet while I've been in the one next door, with a moniter. At the time I was worried that someone could break in and steal ds. And now this.
Also when we have stayed in villas, we've been having a drink outside by the pool, while the lo's are asleep upstairs, with moniters. It could have happened then. It could happen in all sorts of situations . We were in the same building (well outside) but could have been the same distance away from them as this family was from Madeline.

I hope she's found quickly and safe.

If she has been abducted did the person just so happen to find a child in a room on her own? The news has just said her parents were yards away but I have read they were further than that. I hope they find her soon. She must be terrified.

It is on the news now.

Sky news said the tapas bar was 40 paces from the apartment and the parents could see the door.

No evidence of forced entry but the window was ajar.

It is all very confusing. Now says the window was ajar, not the door. Friend says shutters were broken down. Police and hotel say no sign of break in.

Please let her be found

if they could see the door wouldnt they have seen her leave if she had wandered off??

if the window was ajar and not viable that worrying

visable, not viable

Just seeing her pciture has brought tears to me eyes She must be so bloody frightened whatever has happened to her

It's so shocking because it's so very rare that something like this actually happens. What's the likelihood of a stranger breaking into a hotel room, which must have caused some noise, happening to find a child on her own and being able to abduct her without her kicking up a fuss? Although this may have been what happened. However, I suspect it might be more complicated....

I thought at first that someone could have been watching them and waiting for an opportunity Also, I assume the other children weren't woken?

Oh God that poor family. Lots of people go to MW precisely because of the babysitting/listening facilities. Thousands of people. Imagine it's most likely the poor kid wandered off although getting out of the window is odd. Not impossible though, my sister climbed out of her bedroom window when she was not much older than this.

If you were a child abductor, I guess MW would be a magnet because you'd know there were lots of children on site.

This is such a sad story, I just pray they find their little girl. My dd is 3 and blonde and starting school in September, I can't imagine what those parents are going through. It's just a worst nightmare isn't it.

Has there been anymore news on this?
I've switched on Sky news but theres nothing on atm.

they just said on 5 live that the search has been called off for now.

Oh god, I feel sick for the parents.

Unimaginable what they are going through right now.

How can they call off the search?!

Maybe they have found her? (hope)

There must be a reason why the search has been 'called off temporarily'. They don't just stop these thing to have lunch.

They would have said they have found her and called off the search, not just called off the search.

Its coming on sky news in a minute.
Although they say the hotel staff, police and family are looking?

This is awful...that poor family.