For those who are worried about Ms Hopkins mistakes, which 'proper journalists don't make;
Cuddle Cat placed out of reach, 12 August 2007
Maddy was alive when taken Sunday Mirror
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.....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.....Police have specific evidence from the apartment that she was still alive.......Madeleine was kidnapped as the toy she had fallen asleep with was left on a ledge placed too high for a child to reach...............There was a window of less than five minutes for a kidnapper to pounce - not enough time to kill her and clean up...........Police do not believe blood found in the apartment was Madeleine's as it was not consistent with signs of a struggle......The patio doors were unlocked but the intruder used the window to escape with Madeleine as the shutters were forced up........Our police source said: "When Kate tucked Madeleine up in bed earlier in the evening, she had toy tightly in her arms as she did every night. So Kate was terrified when she spotted it had been left in a place too high for her to reach. Kate also noticed the window was wide opened and the shutters jammed up. It was because of these things that she had no doubt Madeleine had been kidnapped and she ran out to scream for help."