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LYNDON JAMES POLLARD.
Processo, Volume VIII, pages
1967-1968
WITNESS STATEMENT
Date: 2007/07/11 Time: 14h05
Place: DIC Portimao
Lead official: Dr.Goncalo
Amaral, CIC of the DIC of
Portimao
Officer: Mario Ramos,
Inspector
Name: LYNDON JAMES POLLARD
He has no relationship as
envisaged in Art.134,
paragraph l of the CPP.
To the matter in the file he
said:
--- That, despite being a
British citizen, he resides
in Portugal for several
years understanding the
Portuguese language,
therefore does not need and
dispenses with the presence
of an interpreter.
--- That he lives already in
Portugal for many years,
specifically for 24 years,
since he was 17 years old.
At the time his family
settled in Vila do Bispo his
parents having bought a
restaurant between Burgau
and Boca do Rio, a
restaurant they had
exploited [run as a
business] for about 2 years.
--- He recalls that his
family, in the early years,
probably due to the
existence of the restaurant,
got to know the family of
Robert Murat and that
sometimes, a few, his
parents and the parents of
Robert Murat got together.
He recalls that the Murat
family were living in
Almadena.
--- Of these meetings, he
vaguely recalls the older
brother of Robert, whom he
knows is called Richard,
because he was the closest
in age to him. He knows that
they have a sister but does
not remember her at that
time as well as [nor]
Robert, who was a child at
the time.
--- The question asked
about if he had
knowledge about sexual
relations between Robert
and animals, namely cats
and dogs, he said to be
completely unaware of
those episodes,
reiterating that his
relationship with Robert
Murat was non-existent.
--- He said he knew
relatively well a person
called Carlos Costa he
being, at the time they
arrived in Portugal one
of the few people who
spoke English in Vila do
Bispo. He became a
friend of Carlos Costa
and other boys from Vila
do Bispo.
--- He recalls that,
once, all of them got
together, the witness,
Richard and Carlos
Costa, on a beach near
Vila do Bispo, where
there were still more
people in the group.
During this meeting,
Carlos Costa and Richard
had a fight of no
importance, typical of
adolescents, it having
no cause.
--- On the personality
of Robert Murat he can
add nothing more because
he does not know him.
--- Faced with the
contents of the
statements [of the
witness Carlos Costa] on
pages 1286, 1287 and
1288, he does not
confirm the episodes
that are described,
considering them a
little ridiculous.
And nothing more said.
Read the statement,
ratified and will sign.
