Quite a terrible thing to happen to any parent.
But...
How many of you guys with very young kids would leave them alone in your holiday villa whilst you went to the pub for a couple of hours of an evening, even if the villa itself was 'within sight'?
I'm not pointing any deliberate fingers of blame (the media have also studiously avoided mentioning this point lest they upset anyone) but this is something which was completely avoidable.
And for that they now have to suck it up.
I know it sounds harsh but some folk dont have the brains they were born with
Rothley is just down the road from me and we've had loads of this in the newspapers and other local stuff.
Public displays of abject sympathy from all and sundry got a bit over the top sometimes, but I guess this is a result of an overly cynical media... look how many weepy people crawled out of the woodwork to lament the death of 'the peoples princess' Diana, who never took any other interest in her?
All the same, I hope they find the girl safe and well and she's returned to her parents.