Madeleine especially was extraordinarily tired that afternoon / evening. She was so tired that The Mccanns had to carry her back from the Tapas at about 5.30pm IIRC
All three children were too tired to play on the slide and climbing frame thingy, as usual, before bed on May 3rd. It seems it was the norm for all the Tapas group kiddies to be have their tea at the Tapas, have their baths, get their jamies on then meet outside for a short play together on the tapas kiddie stuff. I bet thta was the highlight of their day... but they were just too tired >@@(*&)
Why were they too tired that night? I have always felt that someone at the Tapas restaurant slipped a sedative / sleeping draught into their hot chocolate or in a sandwich ... whatever.
I simply cannot understand the tiredness of all three of them .. but especially Madeleine... so tired thta she had to be carried home. Maybe a double dose given to her hidden in her drink? Dunno
The twins slept very deeply that night too. >@@(*&)
I do not think the Drs McCann sedated either Madeleine or the twins.
There is a belief among some that Madeleine was not abducted in a burglary gone wrong by a panicking burglar but was taken in a planned abduction.
The same school of thought thinks this could have involved an OC employee.
The difficulties of administering a sedative by the perpetrator although not insurmountable are agreed to be very difficult if done at the time, Raymond Hewlett allegedly subdued his victims with paint stripper.
I think Sadie has come up with the most workable solution when she says the three might have been drugged by someone at the Tapas restaurant, which would have been so easy to do.
There are no reports of Sean and Amelie being disturbed by all the activity in 5a nor when they were removed and put to bed elsewhere.
On the contrary, their deep sleep was noted.
The person seen by the Smiths was carrying a child who was apparently deeply asleep, as was the child seen being carried by Jane Tanner.
I am going with Sadie’s analysis of how and when sedatives might have been administered to the McCann children until someone comes up with a better idea.
There couldn’t have been too many people with access to the food preparation area or serving the children, which could have been easily checked back in 2007, don’t know what the chances are now.