yeah i know

on twitter people are saying whats a little kid doing playing outside at 7.30pm!

going on like its the parents fault

but its not, its not like the McCanns leaving all the kids on there own while they went on the piss

but thats a whole different thread

dunno what to think really

just hope the kid gets home safe and in one piece

Thank goodness i am not on Twitter. The parents have enough to think about. easy to judge when some have no kids. Try getting them inside when they had the freedom of the summer hols , and then back to school. Shame on anyone to judge this family

News conference on Sky now

Well its not looking good..

no, I always fear the worst in these situations 

A wee 5 year old lifted and gone in minutes.

No words xx

No word indeed

I doubt she is in the area now.

If they have found the guy they were looking for and the car she was taken in ,why not the girl,unless he was working with others.

10:16pm

Supt Ian Jones tells @SkyNews specialist teams will continue to search for #April throughout the night.                 

It's all a bit more ominous as time passes 

They are all trying very hard not to say what we are all thinking ... oh jeez, that poor girl's family ... I so hope we are wrong xx

News conference at 10am....

I haven't seen much news since yesterday, but I did hear this morning that the police have asked the public to step back from the search and leave it to the experts, which gives me the feeling that they think they are now looking for a body and don't want anyone not prepared to find her. 

Hopefully I am very wrong.

I was kinda thinking the same Cinds 

According to the BBC, her mother is going to speak at a press conference at 12.30.  

Press conference - April`s parents

Heartbreaking  

Police have asked locals to come back to search again....

poor woman it was so heartbreaking to watch her so have no idea how she must be feeling 

This is just too heartbreaking for words. I can't even begin to say how it makes me feel. That poor little girl and my heart just goes out to her parents. Just soooo terrible.

I hate judgemental people - the little girl was playing with friends outside her home - none of us know what the set up was like. There are some areas where you would just never let kids out of the front door or out of your sight but other areas can be quite different.

We live in a small village. We have a putting green on my front garden - my boys often play out on it - when the four year old is on his own I stay with him but I'll nip in to get us a drink or answer the phone - I suppose sometimes you think 'there for the grace of God' and all that. Thankfully these cases are rare - I'm sure most parents weigh up the pros and cons of what can be allowed. I don't think it's ever possible to be 100% safe.

I do hope they find her soon.

This is so heart breaking, i hope they find her soon but i must say its not looking good

Police news conference scheduled for 17.30  

 Not looking good 

That dear little girl 

This awful story seems different to most abduction stories. Usually a child is taken when no one else is around and yet it's alleged she was abducted while with other children - did the abductor not think about descriptions of him and the car being given to the police straight away? Also we were told the car used was white or grey - a light colour. The car of the man arrested is blue. Most children of a certain age know the difference between colours.

If the man arrested is the abductor it's beyond the agonising cruelty for the parents for him not to tell the police where the little one is.

She was with one other child a 7 yr old, maybe he thought she would'nt be a good witness or hopefully he is'nt a paedo, this man has about 6 or 7 children around the place, I keep hoping and praying that somehow she is his daughter but I think that's just wishful thinking on my behalf..

The colour of the car was a cock up by Sky news the reporter mentioned it this morning..

I cant think of anything else today   river searches still continuing 

it really isnt looking good 

On the radio news just now:

Another vigil will be held for April at 1800 BST at St Peter's Church 24 hours after the first was held on Tuesday.

The radio announcer said that everyone is asked to say a prayer for April and family at 6 pm if they wish to.

I find Press Conferences frustrating for whatever reason they take place as we can't hear the questions clearly, only the answers. Anyway just listened and it sounded like a journalist asked if the mother had had a past relationship with him, no definitive answer as they ended the Conference. I was surprised they said they've only interviewed him twice. So hard to believe she could still be alive bless her.

It does seem strange that they have this man but still no idea where April is, it also seems odd that that she willingly got in the car with him

I wonder if he took the girl but passed her on to someone else and if that is the case then she could be miles away from where they are searching

My thoughts are with her parents at this terrible time

I agree Aimee .I think he had an accomplice.

I'm starting to have a horrible feeling they have the wrong man..is it just the 7yr old thats an eye witness?....

Well ...........on the news it said that after interviewing this man the Police have asked volunteers to stop looking and are targeting specific areas as a direct consequence of the interview. They are searching the river! I hate being a pessimist but I don't think there is an accomplice anywhere - I fear the worst. I think the Police are simply trying to build a case.

Quite often the 'offender' is very active at the scene of the crime and offering up help. Iain Huntley?

It depends on how long his vehicle was in the menders aswell....

I've just heard that April suffers from cerebral palsy. If nothing else, she will, by now, need medical attention.

I've just been to a 'Safeguarding ' training at my HO in Sheffield today.......and one of the points that was came out was.......never believe all you read or hear until it is FACT! 

oh no.... that poor poor girl. I'm now imagining her mum subconsciously clock watching for meds/treatment and then realizing she's unable to administer it aswell as the other fears.......

After hearing her on the news today my heart really goes out to her and their family.

Its very mild but she needs painkillers for her IBS, now that is painful when it kicks off....

They said on Sky news this morning that she was playing in his car with his daughter days before she went missing so they may have to rule the car out for clues, it's heartbreaking to think she has been out there for 3 nights now