Ecclescake - //A former colleague who had held a Director level post within the Security Service, i.e. pretty well versed in risk assessment and avoidance. He was familiar with this resort and told me it was common practice for parents to leave their children of an evening whilst having dinner and just popping back now and then to check on the children. //
From my experience, the local people would not be 'popping back to check' on their children - they like they children with them, as all Europeans do. They would have the older ones sitting eating with them, and the little ones asleep in push chairs.
It's only British parents who like to go on holiday and eat out as though they are still not parents. The Europeans, and almost all other nations love and enjoy their children, and embrace their company.
The British largely endure their children, and will act as though they haven't got them if they are at all able.
That is what the McCanns and their friends did, and they have paid the price for their selfishness.