Madelaine Mcann died after sleeping pill overdose

[Susie]

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/europe/article2962098.ece
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Madeleine McCann 'died after sleeping pill overdose'
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Friday, September 14, 2007

Forensic test results have reportedly indicated that missing British girl Madeleine McCann died following an overdose of sleeping pills.
Reports this morning say tests on bodily fluids found in her parent's hire car indicate that she had taken a large amount of sedatives.

Kate and Gerry McCann are continuing to deny any involvement in their daughter's disappearance and have described reports of an overdose as "ludicrous".

Meanwhile, Kate McCann's diary reportedly shows that she was struggling to cope with her "hysterical" children.

Prosecutors are seeking to seize the diary as part of their case against the McCanns.

[Susie]

I am very unhappy about all sorts of press releases until it is proven what exactly happen to this poor little love.

Now they are saying she has died, but have they even found her body yet? I am feeling sick inside with all this news.

A previous report said it was this little girls blood in the car then another report said it could not be certain it was the little girls blood at all, just do not know what to make of all this, just so terrible to even bear thinking about

[Kriz1]

If kids are left on their own they could easy enough take pills thinking they are sweets....the father blames the mother for something...its in his body language..not odd for anyone to want place blame...could of just been her idea to eat out that night...

[chris]

Can I just make the point that the article is from the Belfast Telegraph of all places. If you scour the BBC online news, it says nothing about this new information. I'd take the BBC's information over the Belfast Telegraph anyday.

[TeaPot]

If kids are left on their own they could easy enough take pills thinking they are sweets....the father blames the mother for something...its in his body language..not odd for anyone to want place blame...could of just been her idea to eat out that night...


What body language have you noticed Kriz1? I am interested as I have noticed that he isn't very touchy feelly with his wife, is that what you mean? He may not be a demonstrative kind of bloke in that way...

I am still behind the parents 100%, all this nonsense being reported is driving me nuts. Hard facts are what is important.

While all this palaver is going on, who is out looking for that little Girl??

[Kriz1]

He did not always seem distant to me...its got more noticable over time...like I said...I don't think its an odd thing for someone to take the blame..or for someone to place the blame...to many 'what ifs' to live with...

[TeaPot]

He did not always seem distant to me...its got more noticable over time...like I said...I don't think its an odd thing for someone to take the blame..or for someone to place the blame...to many 'what ifs' to live with...

I agree with you about the what if's......

Many moons ago (23 years to be exact) my OH and I were on hols in Cyprus with my parents and at that time, our only son. He was 2 years old.

The second night in our hotel we were eating dinner inside the hotel in the restaurant. Our little one was tucked up in his Cot in our room, with the phone left off the hook and an operator listening in. This was the baby-sitting service. In addition to the sitting service we took it in turns, my Mum, Dad and OH and I, to pop back to the room every 15 minutes to check on him.

My god, talk about musical chairs....we were up and down like a fiddlers elbow for the first hour. None of us could settle and all were clock watching and thinking of the small chap in his cot, even though fast asleep and even though being "listened" over.

On my husbands turn, he walked past the bar area inside the hotel en-route to our room and there, up at the bar, on a bar stool, in his PJ's, sat our kid - happily waving a flag they had given him to play with :eek:

He had woken up, called out and the phone sitter had gone to fetch him and at that point was about to page us as my husband happened upon this little scene....

He was fine.........BUT we were not. It was too stressful, even though he was being listened in on, no-one could relax.

So ever since then, when we have been on holiday we have taken all our kids out to eat in the evenings with us, usually in PJ's, plonked in their push-chairs where they have slept soundly under our watch at child friendly establishments.

[Callie]

Having been on numerous holidays abroad over the last 33 years we have seen so many incidents that would never occur if we were 'at home'. I think we have all been guilty of relaxing a little too much. I remember taking our son who was then 3 to Lanzagrote where he was placed in his cot for an afternoon siesta with me in the room. My OH was at the poolside with our 7 year old. My OH went with our daughter to get an ice cream to find little one sat up at the bar ordering a hot dog. He had climbed out of the cot, unlocked the door and then proceeded to the bar all by himself. I was very shaken when they all came into the open room to find me asleep on the bed !!
Holiday is a time for relaxing but not a time for letting your guard down. I really hope and pray that little Maddy is being kept well wherever she is.

[OberonSH]

I agree Tea Pot, when we go on hols with our kids (which hasn't happened yet, thanks to Ash's timely conception) we intend to take them with us - if they want to sleep they will do, pop a blanket over them. You're not exactly going to be going clubbing with a couple of toddlers in tow, most places I visited on holiday were more than happy to have kids provided they were well behaved.

I do think it's a bit like some of the stories you get on here - you oly get drip fed half the story. I think there's something fishy about the parents - could be the stress, could be that they did have something to do with it. We can't tell from the half info the press gets. I know if my child was missing I wouldn't be touring the country and meeting the Pope. I'd be out combing every inch of the resort with the police. I'd cover the entire planet if that's what it took.

[chris]

I agree it's very mysterious what's been going on and police statistics will usually prove that family members are responsible. However, everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. I remember the little Mormon girl being abducted about 4 years ago in the US and after a while the finger pointing started at the parents in particular the father. There was growing animosity toward him and guilt almost by association, when lo and behold the little girl was found alive and well and had been abducted by a loony toon they had hired as a gardener or something. He was one of these hippy type/Hari Krishna/Religious nuts and they'd dressed the girl up, cut her hair, etc, etc. Yet the media had pretty much made their minds up the father was the murderer. Just goes to show.

[TeaPot]

I agree Tea Pot, when we go on hols with our kids (which hasn't happened yet, thanks to Ash's timely conception) we intend to take them with us - if they want to sleep they will do, pop a blanket over them. You're not exactly going to be going clubbing with a couple of toddlers in tow, most places I visited on holiday were more than happy to have kids provided they were well behaved.

I do think it's a bit like some of the stories you get on here - you oly get drip fed half the story. I think there's something fishy about the parents - could be the stress, could be that they did have something to do with it. We can't tell from the half info the press gets. I know if my child was missing I wouldn't be touring the country and meeting the Pope. I'd be out combing every inch of the resort with the police. I'd cover the entire planet if that's what it took.

I know we can only imagine how we would react and what we would do if we were in such circumstances, but I know I would searching and searching myself in Portugal, Spain or wherever....I could not bear to think that no-body was out at all times, looking for my child.

Maybe they have been advised not to search themselves, who knows what to believe now with all the conflicting reports we are getting....

[OberonSH]

I wouldn't care if the whole pantheon of gods came down and told me to stay home. Nothing would stop me. I wonder what they'll do with the charity money if it is found the parents had something to do with the disappearance?

[TeaPot]

I wouldn't care if the whole pantheon of gods came down and told me to stay home. Nothing would stop me. I wonder what they'll do with the charity money if it is found the parents had something to do with the disappearance?

I agree.

I suppose the money would be distributed to other childrens charities....

Lets just hope and pray she is found, safe and well. Although as time passes the chances are diminishing....