Could all three children have been sedated by an intruder?

[G-Unit]

Wherever it came from it is proof that the idea of the kids having been sedated was planted within two weeks of Madeleine’s disappearance.  If you think it was the McCanns who planted this idea but also believe it was they who sedated their kids, the question you would have to ask is why would they do this?  Please note, that’s not a question for which I require an answer from G-Unit.

On the other hand this question has be asked;

If the McCanns truly feared that all three children had been sedated by 'an abductor', why didn't they tell the PJ?

[Brietta]

Crush it into a powder, open mouth and pour in. Not sure how long it would take to take effect.

All three children at once? 

[Vertigo Swirl]

They didn't until three months later.

Why raise it at all, three months later (if indeed that is true)?

[jassi]

All three children at once?

Sequentially, I'd have thiught 

[Vertigo Swirl]

On the other hand this question has be asked;

If the McCanns truly feared that all three children had been sedated by 'an abductor', why didn't they tell the PJ?

If the McCanns didn’t tell the PJ their fears that the children had been sedated, and it wasn’t up to the PJ to figure it out for themselves, then how did the story about the PJ checking local chemists get into the papers less than two weeks later?

[G-Unit]

Why raise it at all, three months later (if indeed that is true)?

That's what the evidence says. Three months after Madeleine disappeared the PJ were focusing on her parents. The sedation was probably mentioned in order to get them to focus on what mattered to the parents; the 'abductor'.

[G-Unit]

If the McCanns didn’t tell the PJ their fears that the children had been sedated, and it wasn’t up to the PJ to figure it out for themselves, then how did the story about the PJ checking local chemists get into the papers less than two weeks later?

The only people who suspected sedation told them? Hoe many journalists had that story? I have only seen one.

[Brietta]

That's what the evidence says. Three months after Madeleine disappeared the PJ were focusing on her parents. The sedation was probably mentioned in order to get them to focus on what mattered to the parents; the 'abductor'.

Please have a care about how you word your posts ... in my opinion that one is sailing close to the wind of libel. TY

[Vertigo Swirl]

That's what the evidence says. Three months after Madeleine disappeared the PJ were focusing on her parents. The sedation was probably mentioned in order to get them to focus on what mattered to the parents; the 'abductor'.

Probably mentioned by whom?

[Vertigo Swirl]

The only people who suspected sedation told them? Hoe many journalists had that story? I have only seen one.

Who suspected sedation two weeks post Madeleine’s disappearance?

[ShiningInLuz]

Who suspected sedation two weeks post Madeleine’s disappearance?

Excellent question.

[Vertigo Swirl]

That's what the evidence says. Three months after Madeleine disappeared the PJ were focusing on her parents. The sedation was probably mentioned in order to get them to focus on what mattered to the parents; the 'abductor'.

On what date did the McCanns meet with Jim McGarvey and mention their concerns about the possible involvement of a sedative used in connection with Madeleine’s disappearance?

[Vertigo Swirl]

From Steven Markley’s statement (Leics police) which proves beyond doubt that the McCanns raised the issue of sedation very early on and not three months later as claimed by G-Unit.

“At about 20.00 on Saturday 5th May 2007, I arrived at the apartment where Kate and Gerry were staying, with other officers. During the meeting Gerald and Kate had a number of questions to which they wanted follow up and responses from the PJ.

One of these questions was that they wanted the PJ to be aware of was Madeleine's revelation about Wednesday night, when she said that she was left alone during the night. She told Kate and Gerry that she remembered the twins crying and that she wanted to know why neither her mother nor her father had gone to the room to see what was happening.

They also wanted to know whether the PJ had any evidence that would suggest that the person who took Madeleine had used any substance to facilitate the abduction”.

Once again, I ask - why raise the possibility at all if they were responsible for the sedation and knowing that their two remaining children could be tested at any time by a police force capable of arriving at that logical investigative step?

[ShiningInLuz]

From Steven Markley’s statement (Leics police) which proves beyond doubt that the McCanns raised the issue of sedation very early on and not three months later as claimed by G-Unit.

“At about 20.00 on Saturday 5th May 2007, I arrived at the apartment where Kate and Gerry were staying, with other officers. During the meeting Gerald and Kate had a number of questions to which they wanted follow up and responses from the PJ.

One of these questions was that they wanted the PJ to be aware of was Madeleine's revelation about Wednesday night, when she said that she was left alone during the night. She told Kate and Gerry that she remembered the twins crying and that she wanted to know why neither her mother nor her father had gone to the room to see what was happening.

They also wanted to know whether the PJ had any evidence that would suggest that the person who took Madeleine had used any substance to facilitate the abduction”.

Once again, I ask - why raise the possibility at all if they were responsible for the sedation and knowing that their two remaining children could be tested at any time by a police force capable of arriving at that logical investigative step?

What evidence would have remained by Sunday 6 May?

[Vertigo Swirl]

What evidence would have remained by Sunday 6 May?

According to the experts the twins’ hair may have revealed evidence of sedation, but don’t ask me, I’m not an expert on the subject.