“A look at Madeleine's 'favourite' toy, Cuddle Cat, and the way it took centre stage for much of the time the McCanns were in Portugal.”

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The Sun report 17 November 2007: “At around 10pm Kate went to check. When she arrived, she found the bedroom door still open. She stepped into the room and saw the window and shutter were up and Madeleine was missing. Her cuddle cat was on the bed along with the blanket Maddie had been snuggled in. A source said: “Kate ran round the apartment in total panic checking every wardrobe, under the beds, the bathroom, everywhere. She then ran screaming to the tapas bar telling her friends ‘Madeleine’s gone, Madeleine’s gone, someone’s taken her!’ All hell broke loose. Chaos erupted, everyone got up and ran to the apartment.”