Sad story: Hunt for abducted 3 year-old in Portugal

[Blue_Roses]

Pleas, anger in missing girl hunt

LONDON, England (CNN) -- The anguished parents of Madeleine McCann, the British girl missing for more than a week after appparently being snatched from a Portuguese vacation resort, have made a fresh appeal for her return.

"Words cannot describe the anguish and despair that we are feeling," said Madeleine's father, Gerry McCann.

"Please, please, do not hurt her. Please do not scare her, please tell us where to find her," the girl's mother, Kate McCann, said in a video plea for the girl's release. (Watch mother plea for missing daughter's return Video)

Police say Madeleine, who turns four on Saturday, was abducted from her parent's resort apartment in Portugal's Algarve. The McCanns had left their daughter in bed as they dined nearby.

Amid fierce media criticism in the UK of Portuguese police efforts to find the toddler, Portugal's ambassador in London , Antonio Santana Carlos, released a statement Friday saying, "Trust the authorities. They're doing their best."

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/12/missing.madeline/index.html


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This is heart-breaking.:cry:

[Christa]

1. It is

:cry:

I hope they get her back alive :cry:

[Blue_Roses]

2. I heard on the news this morning that

there were some people stalking them and taking pictures of the little girl a few days ago. They are saying it could be a pedophile ring.

[flyarm]

7. i heard that story AS WELL THEY SAID IT WAS TWO MAN AND A WOMAN AND THEY WERE HANGING AROUND THE

RESORT ..and were taking picutres of other children at the resort..and some of the guests of the resort remembered that they thought that was odd.( my word i can't remember the word that was used on tv)
but on msnbc did say it was reported that there was fear it was a pedophile ring.

fly

[LeftishBrit]

3. This is so sad. I do hope they find her, and that she's safe.

[malaise]

4. I fear for this poor child

and the hundreds of others in similar situations.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6648995.stm

[Eurobabe]

5. I've seen this story alot in European news

The only thing I will say is that I would NEVER leave a toddler unattended while I went outside my apartment to dine. That is inviting trouble. What if the child had a nightmare and wandered outside by herself? Betcha dollars to donuts this is what happened.

[KiraBS]

6. Today is her 4th Birthday....

they are out of their minds.

[Christa]

8. As a mother, I honestly don't know

how one can continue when something so devastating happens. :cry: