After following this case since the beginning I feel absolutely devastated for Nora's family and very sad for this previous child for her life to have ended this way. I cannot imagine how awful Nora's family must feel right now. They have gone through so much with her due to her condition and subsequent disabilities. How many times must they have thought that they could have lost her following her birth and through surgeries to improve her quality of life. They will have been forever encouraging and supporting her during her childhood, perhaps more so than with a child who doesn't have impediments to development. It is extremely sad for them to preciousdiscover today that their precious Daughter is no longer with them after ten agonising days. This case has really gripped me and had me continually looking for updates in the hope that Nora would be found safe.
As for what could have possibly happened to Nora, I don't feel that anything sinister has occurred. In spite of her physical disabilities and very limited cognitive ability, I think that like any other child she will have had determination in her personality that helped her achieve what she did in life. Also like any other child she will most likely have had her own mind that parents despair of sometimes.
I honestly think that Nora took it upon herself to have a wander around the morning that she went missing, got lost, perhaps after just a short distance. Once she was in this pickle Nora would not have been able to get herself out of it due to her brain not functioning as a child of her age could without her condition.
It is very sad situation for Nora herself and her family but sometimes things can be that simple. With regard to Nora's ability to walk as far as she did, I think that perhaps she did it in short spurts if she needed to rest but unfortunately went in the wrong direction. I doubt that her parents would have chosen the holiday that they did (which appears to involve lots of walking on hilly ground) if they didn't think Nora could manage it. It would have been miserable for her and the rest if the family if Nora became too tired and/or needed frequent rests. Looking at the accommodation and assuming that all three children were sleeping upstairs, I doubt that this would have chosen if Nora was severely limited with her walking. The stairs look positively dangerous to me in respect of all the children never mind a child with walking limitations.
This is my take on this. I know that many here have concerns that something nefarious has occurred but I really feel that this was a very unfortunate accident that perhaps could not have been foreseen.
