[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

@Niamh

Okay so I asked my Portuguese boyfriend about this last night.

The story does get mentioned in the news from time to time but more rarely these days.

Most Portuguese people have two theories;
She really was abducted
OR
She died of an accident and the parents got rid of the body, possibly with the help of a friend.

There is also a long running stereotype that British people drug their children and leave them on their own so they can go out partying. When this case happened many people may not have been surprised with the mindset that something like that was bound to happen.

Interesting, why do they think it's usual for English people to drug their kids though . They must have a bad reputation as holiday makers there then?