It is really weird. Even in low-crime countries where it is a normal practice to leave a pram parked on the sidewalk while the parents shop or eat, at least the babies are in full view of people/pedestrians.
Of all the coverage I have seen of this case, I was not aware that the parents also left two younger children in the room. Screwy alright. I was willing to believe that some parents *might* be ignorant enough to leave one small child unattended, but three?
Many years ago (mid 1990’s) we lived in Southern Spain with two little ones (baby and toddler). Our Spanish babysitter/neighbor had a 4-year old, and she made sure that I was aware that child-snatching was a problem in that part of the country. Not only did she keep a very close watch on the kids, never letting play in the park (only in her house and enclosed backyard), she made sure I was keening aware of the risk. I’ve always watched mine closely, but apparently it was so bad, that she was not even comfortable at the local park, as a kidnapper could swoop in out of nowhere in broad daylight. These weren’t isolated predators but people involved in child-selling rings.
I thought about that when I read this story. Why would abductors take the girl and leave the twins?