I was looking through some old reports about Cuddle Cat, as I seem to remember a claim that CC had been placed out of reach, this being one reason Kate knew it was an abduction & Maddie hadn't left the bed of her own volition...
I found this and it made me chuckle...
By Lori Campbell in Praia da Luz
Published: 12/08/2007
Missing Madeleine McCann's favourite pink Cuddle Cat toy was taken from her arms as she slept and placed beyond her reach by her kidnapper. That is why police are certain Madeleine was snatched while she was asleep - and was NOT killed or injured in the holiday apartment.
When her mum Kate, 38, tucked Madeleine into bed, the four-year-old was cuddling the toy - but it was later found placed on a ledge that Madeleine could not have reached.
There is also further
"concrete evidence" that Madeleine was still ALIVE when she left the holiday apartment. Her kidnapper had a window of just five minutes to strike - from when dad Gerry last checked on the children until family friend Jane Tanner saw a man carrying away a child she is sure was Madeleine wrapped in a blanket.
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Concrete evidence