Despite the Maddie headlines, Algarve records 'best ever' year!

[Alice Purjorick]

Is there a record of Dutch, French and German little girls being assaulted in their beds while their parents slept?

There certainly are too many examples of it happening to British children so where exactly does your use of the phrase "xenophobic propaganda" comment fit in?

Are you suggesting holiday makers' children of all nationalities were being assaulted but only the British were being racist in their criticism?

If it is a thought ... it is a particularly stupid and mean spirited one considering the nature of the offences.

Well you are entitled to your opinion. I doubt I'll lose sleep over it.
Does it not strike you as odd that in an tourist area that caters for more than just British only British children were targeted (allegedly)?
The xenophobic bit comes in because scarcely a day goes by on here without some half a***d comment to the detriment of the Portuguese and our MSM is pretty much as p**y.
That argument is wearing pretty thin and did not have much going for it the first place.

[Eleanor]

There could well be children of other nationalities that just haven't been reported.

[Brietta]

IFFFFFF there is a connection, whoever it was may have had a preference for British children. However, this may not be the case at all as each country will decide on what information can be divulged.

There is no way of knowing, for the moment, whether families of other nationalities had also been targets and have reported incidents which the UK aren't authorised to divulge.

I agree.

The fact that we know about British victims arises as result of Madeleine McCann's disappearance and just as the British diplomats were aware of the attacks on British children it is possible consulates of other nations were aware of assaults on their Nationals.

If British children were the only victims it raises the supposition that there was a British connection (or preference) somewhere in the picture, perhaps  an ex pat employee of the agency which arranged holiday lets, an ex pat paedophile or someone working in supply of services be it catering or car hire?
Whatever, someone with a British connection which may be a tenuous one.

There are risks associated with taking children on holiday;  swimming pools and balconies immediately spring to mind but venues where children may be subject to assault or disappearance might be considered a risk too far for some parents.

The Algarve with its climate, people and proximity is the perfect choice for holiday makers but as well as welcoming the income arising from tourism the authorities must pay much more than lip service to their security.

Funnily enough I think that rather than damaging the tourist economy the renewed and determined investigation to discover what happened to Madeleine McCann reflects well on present day Portugal.

[ShiningInLuz]

I just did a sanity check with someone more plugged into Luz businesses than I am.

It seems those running businesses last year voice the opinion that Luz was exceptionally quiet in 2014.  Not just quiet, but exceptionally quiet.

As to the other incidents on the Algarve, surely SY must be in contact with Portuguese, Dutch and German authorities to build up a complete and detailed understanding of what links, if any, there are to the disappearance of Madeleine.

[Alice Purjorick]

There could well be children of other nationalities that just haven't been reported.

The same meat but different gravy.
Does it not strike you as being odd that only events concerning British children should have been reported?
Us Brits being a mish mash do not have a typical "look" cf Celtic (squat and dark) & Nordic (raw boned and fair).  I would find it odd and worthy of looking into.

[Eleanor]

The same meat but different gravy.
Does it not strike you as being odd that only events concerning British children should have been reported?
Us Brits being a mish mash do not have a typical "look" cf Celtic (squat and dark) & Nordic (raw boned and fair).  I would find it odd and worthy of looking into.

Reported to The Media, I meant.  Would you want it in the papers if it was your daughter?

The rest of your post makes no sense to me.

[Benice]

Is there a record of Dutch, French and German little girls being assaulted in their beds while their parents slept?

There certainly are too many examples of it happening to British children so where exactly does your use of the phrase "xenophobic propaganda" comment fit in?

Are you suggesting holiday makers' children of all nationalities were being assaulted but only the British were being racist in their criticism?

If it is a thought ... it is a particularly stupid and mean spirited one considering the nature of the offences.

Maybe British children were targeted by the perpetrator because he spoke/understood English but not French, Dutch or German.  It would appear that he did speak to his victims IIRC.

[faithlilly]

Maybe British children were targeted by the perpetrator because he spoke/understood English but not French, Dutch or German.  It would appear that he did speak to his victims IIRC.

Are you truly suggesting he picked British children so he could have a nice chat with them ?

[sadie]

Are you truly suggesting he picked British children so he could have a nice chat with them ?

Perhaps he preferred to tell them what to do, rather than forcing them manually ?  As he assaulted them.

Perhaps he got a thrill out of frightening them verbally.  We dont know, do we?  But we do know that he chose a lot of British children .... and there had to be a reason.

There always is a reason.

[Alice Purjorick]

Reported to The Media, I meant.  Would you want it in the papers if it was your daughter?

The rest of your post makes no sense to me.

Normally there are reporting restrictions of names of minors so the first is a pointless question. I would answer truthfully but fear a torrent of abuse from the lunatic fringe that would not be moderated 
The rest of the post relates to how the guy only manage to pick Brits? There is no typically visual "British" characteristic. We must assume therefore he went around listening to them then followed them to see where they lived and attacked them later. Well it is plausible as they say.

[slartibartfast]

Perhaps he preferred to tell them what to do, rather than forcing them manually ?  As he assaulted them.

Perhaps he got a thrill out of frightening them verbally.  We dont know, do we?  But we do know that he chose a lot of British children .... and there had to be a reason.

There always is a reason.

Fundamentally we know virtually nothing about the incidents.

[Alfred R Jones]

Maybe British children were targeted by the perpetrator because he spoke/understood English but not French, Dutch or German.  It would appear that he did speak to his victims IIRC.

Or maybe he had a specific grudge against / hatred of the British rather than a predilection for them.