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Date 2007/05/05

SERVICE INFORMATION

Re: Receipt and Treatment of Photograph

It pleases me to inform you V.Exa, that on the present date, Inspector Rui Goncalves went to Sagres-the location where he was to make inquiries relating to a grey-coloured vehicle.

It is noted that the vehicle in the picture corresponds to a Renault Clio with vehicle registration 15-AV-67.

The photograph in question is attached. For your consideration.

Signed by Inspector Hugo Ferreria
*****

Page 169 is a photograph of the parked vehicle.
*****
Page 170 is a completed vehicle registration search. This search notes that the car is owned by LUZCAR, 8600, Lagos.

168 to 170-Investigation carried out on a car seen in De Jesus' deposition

On 5 May Inspector Rui Goncalves, as part of his assigned work in Sagres, sent us an image of a grey vehicle which, after due processing, was found to be a Renault Clio with number plate ..-AV-67. The image is attached.

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PJ cover letter regarding service information

Date: 2007-05-05

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Figueiredo


Subject: Missing Child Possibly Sighted at Lisbon Airport.


I am bringing to your attention the fact that today at 21.20 a phone call was received by this police force from a woman who identified herself as M***** A***** C***** B**** saying that yesterday morning when she was at Lisbon airport she saw a girl with a woman and she now believes the girl to be the English girl who disappeared from the Algarve.

This information was immediately sent to the Portimao DIC to Inspector Vaz. Am bringing this to your attention in case it is relevant.
Signed.

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Date: 2007-05-05

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Figueiredo


Subject: Missing Child Possibly Sighted at the Colombo Shopping Centre in Lisbon.


I am bringing to your attention the fact that today at 20.20 a phone call was received by this police force from a woman who identified herself as G****** M****** saying that today at about 17.00 when she was at the Colombo Shopping Centre in Lisbon she saw a three year old blonde girl with a couple, a man who appeared to be a foreigner and a Portuguese woman and she now thinks it could have been the missing English girl from the Algarve.

She adds that she would not claim any reward offered to her.


This information was immediately sent to the Portimao DIC to Inspector Vaz. Am bringing this to your attention in case it is relevant.

Signed.

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Date: 2007-05-05

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Figueiredo


Subject: Missing Child Sighted in the Linda a Velha Area.


I am bringing to your attention the fact that today at 18.20 a phone call was received by this police force from a man who identified himself as J***** S***** who said that yesterday on 04-05-2007 when he was at Pingo Doce in Linda a Velha he saw a girl inside a shopping trolley in the company of a dark skinned woman and he now thinks this could have been the missing English girl from the Algarve

This information was immediately sent to the Portimao DIC to Inspector Vaz. Am bringing this to your attention in case it is relevant.

Signed.

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Date: 2007-05-05


Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Figueiredo


Subject: Possible Sighting of Missing Girl in Mira flores


I am bringing the fact to your attention that today at 22.10 a phone call was received from this police station from Officer Paolo Calcado from the Miraflores PSP saying that today a girl had been sighted in a vehicle with registration plates XZ-47-06 in the Avenida das Tulipas in Miraflores at about 11.50, he thinks the girl could have been the missing English girl from the Algarve.

This information was immediately sent to Officer Vaz.

Am sending this to you in case it is relevant.

Signed.

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Full number plate search

Date 2007 - 05- 05

Lisbon Automobile Registry

Characteristics of vehicle

Number plate XZ-47-06

Year: 1992

Small passenger car

Make: Volkswagen

Model Polo 86C-P

Fuel: Petrol

Colour: Blue

Identified owner: P*** J*** M******

Vehicle registered on 15-11-2001

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Date: 2007-05-06

Service Information

To: The Police Coordinator

From: Joaquim Mendes, Inspector

Subject: PSP Information about a telephone call from England relating to a missing girl

I bring to your attention that at about 09.45 a telephone call was received by this police station from Officer Ferreira from the PSP tourist post in Lisbon relating to the disappearance of the English girl on 03-05-2007.

The PSP officer informed us that he had received a phone call from England from someone speaking English who said that they had information about the suspect of the child's abduction. The officer added that he had some difficulty in understanding part of the communication, perhaps because of the accent, but that he remembered some facts and a telephone number for subsequent contact and he would like to pass this information onto the investigating officers.

For this purpose, officer Ferreira was given the number of the Portimao DIC and it was suggested that this information should be sent to Lisbon by fax.

The fax was received at 10.15 together with this service information.

Signed.

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Lisbon Public Security Police

Date 06-05-2007

From: Lisbon Tourist Operations Unit


To: PJ Inspector Mendes


Subject: Phone call from England - possible information about the missing English girl from the Algarve


Dear Sirs,


In accordance with our previous telephone conversation, I am enclosing the information relating to the English woman who phoned this unit, claiming to be in possession of information that could lead to identifying the suspect in the abduction of the girl.

Mrs Ch*********

****
Norwich
UK

Signed

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Date: 2007-05-05

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Carlos Cunha


Subject: Sighting of missing girl in the Lisbon Expo area


I inform you that today at 13.20 a phone call was received by this police station from the PSP communications unit from Chief Inspector Quaresma.

The officer said that he had received a phone call today via the 112 line, made on mobile number ****** from an individual who claimed his name was C***** C***** aged 17 and who said that yesterday when in the company of his friend R*** S**** aged 15 they saw a girl at the Lisbon Expo site who could be the missing English girl.

This information was immediately passed on to Inspector Vaz.

I am bringing you this information in case it is of relevance.

Signed

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Service Information

Date: 2007 / 05 / 07

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Queiros

Subject: Information related to the girl recently abducted from the Algarve


Today at about 20.30 this station was contacted by telephone by a male individual who did not identify himself and informed us of the following: today at about 17.00 at the Miramar beach, near to Senhor da Pedra, Vila Nova da Gaia, where he was resting, he saw a girl very similar to various photos that had been shown in the press relating to a three year old girl who recently disappeared from the Algarve.

At that moment the girl was accompanied by a male individual, but as all his attention was focussed on the girl, he did not pay attention to details, he can only say that the individual was aged about 35/40, of a strong physical appearance, wearing a dark t-shirt and trousers. With regard to the girl, he can only remember that her hair was drawn back into two pony tails at the neck

They left in a Renault car, he cannot remember the model, number plate 75-74-LH. His attention was drawn by the fact that contrary to the law, there was no special child seat in the back of the car.

They left in the direction of the Francelos-Miramar main road.

When the SPO was consulted, it was found that this vehicle was registered in the name of F****** T****** A*****.


No information was found about the individual from the PJ databases.

Signed

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Renault registration details from PJ search.

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Service Information

Date 07-05-2007


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation


From : Inspector Queiroz


Subject: Information related to the girl recently abducted from the Algarve


Today at about 16.40 a woman appeared at this station who formally identified herself as M***** da C******, a resident of Porto and said the following.


On 3rd May in lower Faro where she was on holiday, at about 11.00, in a garden next to the Caixa Geral de Depositos, she saw a girl who looked very similar to the photos shown on television relating to the English girl who recently disappeared from the Algarve.

At that moment the girl was accompanied by a male individual whom she describes as follows: white, aged about 40, about 1.80 in height, normal physical appearance, light brown hair in a normal cut, light grey eyes, small round face, with a small short nose, she cannot remember any details such as tattoos or earrings. He was wearing a good quality baby blue coloured shirt with long sleeves if she is not mistaken, with vertical yellow stripes, beige coloured trousers and dark brown shoes.
As regards the girl, she says she had round dark grey eyes, light brown hair, with a normal fringe on her forehead and she had 'large circles around her eyes', it was this detail that later when she heard about the supposed abduction made her associate the facts, she was wearing a reddish/pink t-shirt, smooth and with long sleeves unless she is mistaken, she was wearing white trousers, white shoes with red lines on the round front of the shoes. She was carrying a smooth white cloth in her left hand.

She was walking as if in a hurry, in other words, she did not like she was just out for a walk.

She did not hear them speak.

The girl was not crying but looked tired.

They crossed the garden and went in the direction of the Faro marina, she did not see them further.

Signed

Inspector

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Processos Vol III

Pages 807 - 808

Service Information

Date: 2007 / 05 / 09

To: The Director of the Criminal Investigation

From: Davide Gomes, Inspector


Subject: Diligences carried out regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann


I inform you that today I was in charge of clarifying the service information where VN Gaia taxi driver Alberto Almeida have information about having transported an individual with a blonde girl to a determined location in VN Gaia and who presumably travelled in a train from the Algarve on 04-05-2007, the following was established:

The taxi driver in question was contacted by another taxi driver, an older man already retired who had been looking for him from the date of the service until the 09th when he managed to contact him, reminding him about a service trip that he made on 04-05-2007 at about 12.40 in which an individual carrying a blonde girl asked him to take them to Rua Andrade Castro no. 79, Santa Marinha, Vila Nova da Gaia.

The trip he made was approximately 1.5 km and would have taken about 5 minutes.

With regard to the girl he only remembers that she was blonde and always asleep, he does not remember if she resembles the missing girl or what clothes she was wearing.

With regard to the individual he cannot be exact about his age but he was about 1.70m tall, well built, with a full head of hair, although not long hair, of a good appearance, calm and well disposed. He did not speak much but spoke Portuguese with an accent and seemed to the taxi driver to be English, Irish or maybe French, he did not appear to be from the east.

The individual was carrying two similar bags and two bags with shoulder straps, one containing a wallet and the other a camera, but he is not sure.

He remembers that the individual entered the address mentioned previously as he helped him with his bags, number 79 being a three floor building, the individual entered by the door.

He says he only remembers this episode due to having been reminded by the other former taxi driver, whom he does not know how to contact but will try to do so.

He says that as well as the train that arrived from the Algarve another train arrives with a difference of a few minutes and that the clients he transported could have come from the other train and not from the Algarve.

The CP was contacted so that they inform us about the services from the Algarve to Lisbon.

The telephone numbers were obtained for Dr L*** A*** responsible for the CP in the Algarve (tel *****) and M***** C****** one of the CP directors in Lisbon (****** and *****).

When the driver of the train that left Lagos at about 06.11 on 04-05-2007 was contacted, he said that the only person to descend from the train was a boy, he did not see any girl with the characteristics of the missing child leave the train.

When the Alfa Pendular driver was contacted he said that no girl with the characteristics of Madeleine left the train, he just remembers a foreign man accompanying a girl of the same age as the missing girl, but that the girl in question was coloured. He said that he was worried after hearing the news and paid special attention to the passengers because of this, in addition to searching his memory in relation to that journey.
Consequently, in my opinion, the girl transported by the taxi driver had nothing to do with the situation we are investigating.
Signed
Inspector Gomes

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Service Information 

Date: 09-05-2007  

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation 

From: Inspector Pontes  

Subject: Informal Conversation 

An informal and individual conversation was held with the following witnesses after having examined all involvement relevant to the current investigation, it was found that the following reports do not imply anything of significance: 

-          John Hill, MW Resort General Manager at the OC, born on 04/10/1976, resident in Espiche, who arrived in Portugal for the first time on 4^th March, 2006. 

-          Nathan D***** S*****, Waterfront Manager (recreation company - boat trips, of which he is the manager) at the OC, resident in Luz, having arrived in Portugal on 15^th March 2007, immediately entering into the functions described above. This is his first time in Portugal whether for leisure or work purposes.

-          Lauren D******   from West Sussex, Sailing instructor at the OC, arrived in Portugal on 21st March 2007 for the first time.

-          Sebastian G*******, from Derbyshire, Sports Instructor at  the OC, arrived in Portugal for the first time on 21^st March 2007.

-          Alice S*******, from Cambridge, Sailing Instructor at the OC, arrived in Portugal for the first time on 21^st March 2007.

-          Fraser N****, Water sports instructor at the OC, arrived in Portugal for the time on 21^st April 2007.- Benjamin W******, from Gloucester, employee of the OC in Luz (residence unknown, apartment hired by the resort).

- Christopher U******, from Leeds, employee of the OC in Luz, (residence unknown, apartment hired by the resort). 

-  Stephen C****** from Bristol, employee of the OC in Luz, (residence unknown, apartment hired by the resort).

-  Robert C***, from Doncaster, Maintenance Driver, arrived in Portugal for the first time on 18t^h May 2007. 

Signed. 

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Service Information


Date: 27 June 2007

Subject: Information regarding two cybercafes in Praia da Luz

Officer: Nuno Nunes, Inspector

Today, at 14h45, I went to Praia da Luz with the intention of obtaining information about computer
users, as well as the traffic effected on 2 and 3 May 2007 in the two cybercafes mentioned below:

1 - Cafetaria Jasmin, in Rua Direita; Manager Bruno J.S.M.; the cafe had two PC terminals,
with an Internet link is via SAPO ADSL. It did not have a record of users, or of client traffic.

2 - Eureka Services, in Rua Direita; Manager Simon R.; the cafe had eight PC terminals,
with three access points for client portables, the Internet link is via Telepac ADSL. It did not
have a record of users, or of client traffic.

This is all that I bring to your attention

Signed

Inspector Nunes..

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Service Information

Date: 2008101123

To the Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation, Paolo Rebelo

From: Inspector Ricardo Paiva

Subject: Sighting of presumed suspect

Regarding the attached service information today telephone contact was made with Mary Stonely about the sighting of an individual similar to the photo fit recently released to the press by the McCann family, the result of the telephone conversation being that the individual who was seen is not the person in question as he is an individual who frequents the area of Altura and is known there and is physically different, having been described as fatter than the person in the photo fit.

I bring this to your knowledge.

Signed

Inspector Paiva   

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Date: 2008-01-21

Service Information

To: The Coordinator, Paolo Rebelo

From: Inspector Patricia Duarte


Subject: Information about Madeleine McCann


I bring to your knowledge that today at about 19.30, Paula Baltazar, receptionist at the Euro Hotel in Altura, contacted this police station to say that two British citizens staying at the hotel and who did not speak Portuguese, had asked her to contact the Portuguese police to say that last Thursday (17th January 2008) in Altura, they had seen an individual similar to the one re-produced on the photo fit as being the individual who was seen carrying Madeleine McCann on the night of her disappearance, this photo fit was recently divulged by the British press.

The receptionist said she knows no more details and said that the guests in question were not at the hotel at this moment, but that they were willing to talk and provide more details to the inspector in charge of the case.

The guests are:

Mary Stonely, bearer of passport no.******, staying in room 211 of the hotel and due to leave on the 26th January 2008;
Pauline Douglas, bearer of passport no.***** staying in room 204 of the hotel and only due to leave during the month of March 2008.


I bring this to your attention.


Signed

Inspector Duarte

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PJ 4th Brigade
From Inspector Joao Carlos

On 19th February 2008, I record in the process files that upon the request of the Ocean Club resort, made by the maintenance director Silvia Baptista, on the 11th of this month, we proceeded to return the key to the apartment G5A where the facts occurred. This apartment, although under the administration of the resort, is private and its owners have requested its use.

This apartment was made available by this police force, after instruction by the magistrate Dr Magalhaes Menezes, once the examinations and forensics to be carried out were completed, it no longer being necessary to occupy the space.

And therefore, it was tacitly agreed that in case it would be necessary to use the apartment for future inquiries, whether forensic or technical, it would immediately be made available.

19th February 2008

Signed

Inspector Joao Carlos

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Policia Judiciaria


NUIPC – 201/07.0 GALGS
4th Brigade
Inspector Joao Carlos


To The Superior Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation


As is known, on 13th January 2008, at the end of the afternoon, a five year old girl of gypsy ethnic origin, identified as Mari Luz Cortés, disappeared. The disappearance took place in a neighbourhood of the city of Huelva, having occurred when the girl left her home to buy something at a kiosk located about 150/200 metres from her residence.

In spite of the unusual occurrence, the disappearance took place in a public road, which since then has brought comparisons with the disappearance being investigated in this process.

After almost two months, on 7th March, and after exhaustive searches and media attention, the body of the girl was located near to a refinery, specifically in the River Tinto, which runs through the Andalusian city of Huelva.

From the autopsy examination it was established that death had resulted from manual asphyxiation and not from drowning, as had been thought previously. Elements of proof or at least indicative elements were collected from the autopsy about a suspect who was already known to the Spanish authorities as being linked to paedophile acts and sexual abuse of children.

The suspect lived barely 50/60 metres from the girl’s home, the entrance to the individual’s home on the ground floor being on the route the girl took.

After being located and confronted by Spanish police officers the individual confessed to the homicide, claiming that it was an accidental death, which, according to the Spanish authorities, corresponds to the truth.

In fact the individual approached the girl when she passed the entrance to the building and dragged her into his house. When the girl reacted, shouting and gesticulating, protesting and trying to get out of this situation, the suspect covered her mouth and nostrils with his hand, causing a situation of respiratory difficulty which culminated in her death, also because of her fragility at five years of age. The suspect’s objective was not to kill the girl, but rather that of sexual abuse or paedophile acts.

From the experience collected and the socio-economic situation of the neighbourhood, everything indicated that the perpetrator would have to be a resident or frequent visitor, given that the entrance of strangers is immediately noticed by the inhabitants, therefore limiting the search for suspects, which once again, differs from the case being investigated in this process.

However, those responsible for the investigation in Spain were requested to question the suspect in order to determine whether he knew of any of the elements related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. They were immediately convinced that the suspect did not know anything, he had never been to Portugal. He did not have any means of transport, he had been located in a train station near Madrid, he did not have a mobile phone in order to make any contact. He lives in a state of virtual destitution, which, in addition to his mental problems, does not make it possible to link him to the disappearance of the British girl.

This individual acts in a basic and rudimentary manner, the hypothesis of watching or controlling his actions in a premeditated way being ruled out. His actions are based on instinct and moment of opportunity.

Therefore, by analysis of the descriptions, it is our opinion that there is no relation between these two events, whose only common denominators are the relative geographical proximity, the fact that they are both female children and their approximate age group.

Portimao 3rd April 2008


Signed

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Public Security Police

Notification

For the effects contained in article 55 of the Penal Process code, I proceeded to notify Ana Luisa Cunha (…) responsible for the GALP Gest petrol station situated on national motorway 117, in the Amadora-Lisbon direction that she should keep the images captured by the security camera system, referring to the disappearance of Maddie, from those installations, in case they could be of interest to the investigation by means of the competent authorities.

Alfragide, 2nd February 2008

Signed

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Complete number plate search

Lisbon Automobile Register


Characteristics of vehicle
Number plate 27 90 VL Year 2003 Category: light

Make: Opel Model: Combo C Van

Fuel: Petrol

Colour: White

Identification of owners:
Valeri Cozlov
Amadora

Owner register 808 Date 28 – 03-2007

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Email


From Inspector Joao Carlos Silva Pereira

Sent: Thursday 13th March 2008, 15.49

To: joaoesteves@galpenergia.com


Subject: CCTV Images

Policia Judiciaria – Portimao DIC, 4th Brigade – Inspector Joao Carlos


Good afternoon.

As it is necessary for the investigation NUIPC – 201/070 GALGS and according to our telephone conversation, this email is to request that the images recorded by the CCTV system at the GALP petrol station on the EN117 in the downwards direction be delivered to this police force. The images in question are from the day 02-02-2008 at 09.15. We managed to find out that the images were preserved by the supervisor Ana Cunha.

For further information you can contact me by telephone.

With compliments

Inspector

Joao Carlos

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Sketch of Galp station

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Policia Judiciaria

NUIPC: 201/07.0GALGS


Report About the Visualisation and Analysis of Audiovisual Material


On this date, I state for the process files that video images from security cameras at the Alfragide Galp petrol station, stores on 1 CD and referring to the day 02 February 2008 at about 09.15 were visualised and analysed.

Nothing of interest to the investigation resulted from the visualisation and analysis of these video images.

Portimao 28th April 2008
Signed

Inspector Ricardo Paiva

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Policia Judiciaria


4th Brigade
Inspector Joao Carlos


To the Superior Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

The document in annex refers to a supposed sighting of the individual alluded to in a photo fit, coming from the British authorities and publicised by the press advisor to the McCann family, as being the supposed abductor of Madeleine McCann.

According to the report elaborated and delivered to the PJ by the PSP, on the 2nd February 2008, at about 09.15, an employee of the Galp petrol station situated on the EN 117, Alfragide, saw an individual with similar physical characteristics to the photo fit mentioned above, who filled up his petrol tank and paid, nothing else strange having been indicated.

Since then the preservation of the images was requested, which after being requested and delivered to this police force, were the subject of analysis, nothing of any relevance for the process files or for the investigation having resulted.

I attach the CD.

With nothing further to report.
Portimao 28th April 2008


Signed

Inspector Joao Carlos.

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service Information

Date: 2008-06-05

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation, Paolo Rebelo

From: Inspector Paolo Ferreira

Within the scope of the process referred to above, namely with regard information concerning an unknown individual who had a suspicious attitude during the days before the disappearance of Madeleine McCann next to a telephone booth installed near to the Golfinho restaurant, rua Calhete no. 14 A in Praia da Luz, with the aim of trying to identify this person a list of calls made from that booth was requested, which has already been included in the files.

Upon analysing this list compared with information already received from witnesses it was found that the person in question could only be the person who made calls to the number 214*****.

Subsequent inquiries found that this telephone number is installed in Rua de Sao Reno, lot 3 - 6 drt, Monte Estoril and is used by Sr P*** R****** M**** d L*******, a retired TAP employee who lives at that address with his wife. During an informal conversation with this man it was established that he has relatives in the Algarve, namely a brother in P da L. Sometimes the brother's employee goes to the telephone booth to pay and give him some indications as was the case in May.

No relation was found between the numbers from the list of calls made from the booth and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Signed

Paolo Ferreira

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Service Information

Date: 2008-06-17


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation, Paulo Rebelo

From: Inspector Ricardo Paiva


Subject: Communication to join to the process files

Within the scope of the investigation referred to above into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, this police station received information from the British authorities, telling of an alleged sighting of the girl in the company of three women at about 13.00 on 16th May 2008 at the Lugar de Enquenter restaurant, situated in the Avenida de Mayo in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela.

The alleged sighting was reported to the British authorities by a sailor named Trevor Francis, captain of a sailing yacht who was staying at the Marina Hilton and had lunch at the restaurant that day.

The Liaison Officer of this police force in Venezuela was requested by fax to gather all the pertinent information about this subject as well as the diligences considered appropriate, in the sense of preserving elements (security camera images, contacts with eventual witnesses, etc) in order to check the reliability of this information.

I bring this to your knowledge.

Signed

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Handwritten note.  

From: Jayne Allen

Date: 09 May 2007

She saw a girl similar to Madeleine, accompanied by a 10 year old boy and a woman aged about 60 close to Leicester.

Later she said that she saw Kate McCann on TV hugging a woman similar to this one outside the church in Portugal.  

See also:  Apensos V, Vol 3, Page 524

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Policia Judiciaria
Porto Division

Date: 2007-05-09


Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Peixoto


Subject: Information about eventual transport of missing girl Madeleine


I inform you that today 09-05-2007 at about 20.10 this police station received telephone information from the P?oa de Varzim GNR Post, from Soldier Costa who said the following:

That today he was contacted by an English couple, who were on holiday in Portugal, travelling in their camper van, saying that yesterday 08-05-2007 at about 10.30 when they were at the Estarreja Intermarche car park, their attention was drawn by three gypsies - two men and a woman - who were being transported in a cart pulled by a horse and who were accompanied by a young blond girl and from her features appeared to them that she could be the missing girl Madeleine.

The English woman identified herself with her driving licence as being Vivien Biddle from Shefford and said that from tomorrow onwards they would continue travelling in the direction of Spain and provided her telephone number.

I bring this to your attention.

Signed

With thanks to Ines

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Policia Judiciária

Date: 2007-05-12

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Queiroz

Subject: Information about the disappearance of Madeleine

A phone call was received today by this police station from Inspector Cordeiro of Tui SEF, who informed us that a Spanish citizen, Ana Maria Martinez, resident of Tui and with contact number **** saying that she had seen the missing Madeleine in the company of an unkempt looking individual on the 9th May at about 18.30 on the Tui promenade.

Signed

Inspector Queiroz

With thanks to Ines

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Policia Judiciária

Date: 2007-05-11

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector António Macedo

Subject: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

On 9th May, at the end of the afternoon, this police station was contacted by the Vieira do Minho GNR post saying that a middle aged couple had gone to the Farmer’s Cooperative supermarket in Vieira do Minho where, amongst other articles, they had bought a child’s toothbrush.

It was said that the couple spoke English and were staying at the Cabreira camping site, Entre Rios, Vieira do Minho and were not accompanied by any child.

It was decided, upon superior order by the undersigned officer, to go the camping site in question, with the aim of obtaining elements to confirm whether the couple was accompanied by any child with the characteristics of the missing girl, Madeleine McCann.

From the inquiries made it was established that the couple was from the island of Jersey in England, the man Graeme Le Vesconte, holding passport number *** and Chief of the Jersey Municipal Fire Service.

The couple, who were having dinner outside their caravan at 20.00, were contacted, having confirmed that they were travelling through Portugal on holiday, having hired the caravan for this purpose, they had been in Vieira do Minho for almost 4 days and planned to return to their native country at the end of the month, after travelling through Spain and France.

They were explained the reason for this conversation and authorized me to enter the caravan, which showed no signs of anyone else being in there, nor was there any object that could be related to children.

The inquiry was terminated and the local GNR was informed of the result,

Signed

Inspector Macedo

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-16

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Joao Costa

Subject: Inquiries carried out upon the request of Portimao DIC

I bring to your attention that today at about 00.10 a phone call was received by this station from Portimao DIC, from Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida, requesting this police station to go to two addresses, with the aim of locating a vehicle of make 'Opel', model 'Corsa', with number plate 18-63-AF, which could be related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, in accordance with information received from PSP Calvario, attached in annex.


Portimao DIC indicated two addresses, one on Rua Joao de Deus, lot 112, Sao Domingos de Rana and another on Rua da Paz, lot 17, ground floor, Dt Mato Cheirinhos - Sao Domingos de Rana, as being one of the possible addresses of the owner of the vehicle in question. Immediate departure was made to Sao Domingos da Rana, where it was established that there are two roads called Joao de Deus, one in the Caparide zone and the other in the Conde Monte Real district. Only one Rua da Paz was found in the area, situated in Mato_Cheirinhos. In response to the indications provided, officers went to Rua Joao de Deus in Caparide which was seen to be a residential area, however no address was found with lot no. 122. Next, officers went to Rua Joao de Deus in Conde Monte Real, where the existence of a lot no. 122 was confirmed, consisting of a - floor building, without a garage inside. All the streets in the area were searched innumerable times, especially those in the immediate vicinity of the building, however it was not possible to locate the Opel Corsa. Next, officers went to rua da Paz in Mato_Cheirinhos having confirmed that lot no. 17 effectively exists, this being a 3 floor building which did not have access to an inside garage. All the streets in the area were searched, but the Opel Corsa was not located.

Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida was contacted by telephone to inform him of the situation, who said that given the results there was nothing more to be done and inquiries were closed.

A copy of this information was sent to Portimao DIC by fax and provided to Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida.

A copy of the report complied by PSP Calvario about these facts is attached, which was sent to this station, after giving information about the facts in question to Portimao DIC by telephone.

These are the facts that I inform you of.

Signed.

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-14

To: Chief Inspector António Martins

From: Inspector Henrique Magueija

Subject: Information relating to the suspicion of a couple in the abduction of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today at about 15.45, I received a phone call from my colleague, Inspector Raquel Areias, who told me the following:

At approximately 14.00 today at the Galp service station in Monforte-Ermesinde, a couple who are friends of the Inspector, were approached by a couple with a British accent, aged about 55-60 and travelling in a dark grey Volkswagen Golf with number plate 72-DD-01 who wanted to know how to join the A3 motorway to Spain.

Whilst the Inspector’s friend explained the best way of joining the A3, her boyfriend noticed that on the back seat, there was a blonde girl, perfectly conscious and making drawings, wearing a pink camisole, aged about 3 or 4, whom appeared to him to be Madeleine McCann.

When the couple realised that the girl was being observed, they left immediately.

The man is described as being of strong build, with grey hair brushed backwards and the woman was blonde with a curly, very voluminous hair style.

When the SPO was checked, as shown by the print out attached, this corresponded to a Yamaha motorbike.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Magueija 

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(From Spanish)

Guardia Civil


FAX

From: Guardia Civil Huelva

To: Faro Policia Judiciaria


Subject: Document

Date: 18th May 2007

Nº pages including cover page: 3


Text:

A document is attached that was sent on this same date from this unit to the Guardia Civil in Huelva, relating to the obtaining of facts that could be of interest to the investigation into the abduction of a child from the Portuguese Algarve.

Signed.


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General Directorate of the Guardia Civil

Informative Note


Origin: PJ Organic Unit Guardia Civil Huelva
Destination: Guardia Civil Command Huelva
Date: 18th May 2007
Subject: Abduction of English Girl in Portugal



Yesterday afternoon, 17th May 2007 it made known to the Cartaya Guardia Civil (Huelva) that a security guard at an underground car park in Plaza Redondo in Huelva claimed to have seen on 15th May at about 11.00 a silver coloured Ford Focus, number plate 8518 XL in the car park, inside the car were two women and a man aged about 50, apparently English, accompanied by a young girl.

Inside the car park the man accompanied the girl to the WC, upon laving the girl forgot her hat in the bathroom, which was picked up by the guard for sake keeping.


This guard, upon finishing his shift, told his companion what he had seen, the latter making a comment about whether this could be the English girl recently abducted from the Portuguese Algarve, no more attention was paid to this and the guard who had finished his shift went home.

Once he was home he saw a news programme on the television which showed a picture of the abducted girl and he thought it could be the same girl he had seen in the car park, although he had some doubts.

Yesterday, he talked to his companion again and when he was about to go home, he saw the same vehicle again when it parked on the public road near to the car park. The driver of the car entered the car park and asked for the WC. The guard, by means of gestures, asked him if he was looking for the girl’s hat, the man agreed affirmatively, he was handed the hat and left. Whilst this was happening the second guard noted down the car's number plate.

Again, on the 17th the first guard saw images of the abducted girl and believes he is sure that she is the same girl who was travelling in the vehicle, which prompted him to make the facts known to the security forces.

The vehicle belongs to the BANIF bank agency based in Avda Colombano Bordalo.

This police station has made the following inquiries:

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- The versions given by the guards have been checked, statements taken.

- All patrols in the area have been alerted and told to locate the vehicle and its occupants.

- Inquiries have been made in all hotels and guest houses in the area.

- The facts have been communicated to the Faro PJ and GNR.

- All inquiries carried out to date have yielded negative results, however they continue to be pursued.

I bring this to your knowledge.

Apensos V, Volume V Page 940

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Guarda Nacional Republicana

SERVICE INFORMATION

On 3rd June 2007, I Helder Manuel Dias Custodio, Soldier nº 432/1990935 from this GNR station, heard of the following facts:

On the date in question at about 13.40 we received a phone call from José Pechurro, a Swiss resident but who is temporarily living in Portugal and who informed us that he has some information that could be useful as regards the whereabouts of the girl who disappeared from Praia da Luz, Lagos.

According to José who is a retired taxi driver, he learned from a colleague of his who still works as a taxi driver, that a girl was transported by him on 15th May 2007 from a hotel in France to Geneva airport in Switzerland , whom according to his colleague was almost certainly the missing girl.

He said that he had all the information regarding his colleague and that he could provide this so that he could be contacted and the veracity of the information could be confirmed.

Lagos 3rd June 2007

Signed

Helder Manual Dias Custodio

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Information 

In Geneva

On 15-5-2007 taxi GE 397, driven by Portuguese descendant Carlos Sabina transported an English woman (at least she spoke English) in the morning with a young girl apparently identical to Madeleine McCann. The taxi was called to a hotel (Formula 1) in Fernley, two kilometres from Geneva.

The taxi transported the two persons to Geneva airport. The apparently English woman having said that they were travelling to the States on an International Airlines flight.

The taxi driver noted that the woman became slightly disturbed when the taxi passed the border between Fernley and Geneva and saw the police.

This information was transmitted by a colleague of Carlos Sabina named José who today transported a friend of mine and who is in Geneva and if necessary can reiterate this information.

Signed

Sandra Matinho

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Date: 2007-05-17

SERVICE INFORMATION

To: The Police Coordinator

From: Inspector P. Coelho

Subject: Information relating to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today, at about 20.45, a phone call was received from Sónia Tomás, resident in Tavira, who told us that today she saw a girl who was physically very similar to Madeleine McCann, in Olhao.

According to Sónia Tomás, this girl was seen at about 18.30 close to the Olhao Primary School on the 125 motorway, holding hands with a female who appeared to be from Eastern Europe, with a very strong complexion, very light skinned, with a blond pony tail and who was wearing a lilac shirt.

Signed

Inspector Coelho

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Email

From DIC Portimao

Sent: 21st May 2007

To: Ana Filipa Conduto Luz

Subject: FW: Madeleine McCann

Importance: High

Original message:

From aebj@globo.com

Sent: 19th May 2007

Subject: Madeleine McCann

Importance: High

I am writing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I want to inform you that I and some other persons saw a girl who appears to be Madeleine McCann.

She was accompanied by a couple of foreigners (with an English appearance) and this couple had two more children (with different appearances to that of the couple).

Seen in Rio de Janeiro, flamengo district.

Signed 

Joana Sofía

With thanks to Ines

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-19

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Elias Pires

Subject: Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today, at about 13.00, this police station received a phone call from a Portuguese immigrant in Luxembourg, called Fátima, contact number ****, who told us of the following:

- she was in a supermarket in Merfch when she saw a couple, aged about 30, with a girl who appeared to her to be Madeleine McCann.

- the man, upon noticing that the girl was being looked at, picked her up and left the supermarket followed by the woman, who even left her purchases behind (hand-written note explaining that the purchases were clothes for the girl).

- they got into a red car, with a Dutch number plate and left. The witness did not manage to see the number of the licence plate.

- She informed the local police of these facts and they went after the vehicle the couple was travelling in.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Pires

With thanks to Ines

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-19

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Carlos Lucas

Subject: Telephone Communication

I inform you that today, at about 14.30, a phone call was received by this police station, from a British individual, who said he was on holiday in the South of Spain and that he saw Madeleine McCann in Sotogrande, about 100 km from Malaga.

The individual gave his name as Roland and left the mobile number *** for any future contact.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Lucas

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-21

SERVICE INFORMATION

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Nuno Nunes

Subject: Information received regarding NUIPC 201/07.0 GALGS

I inform you that we received a telephone call today from number ****(Brazilian number) from a female calling herself Rebecca.

She says that yesterday she went with her son for an appointment with a paediatrician at a specialised paediatric clinic in Vitória, Espirito Santo State (Brazil). There was a couple there, who had booked an appointment and who were the first to be attended. The couple was accompanied by a white skinned girl with blond hair and light coloured eyes, wearing a straw bonnet that did not appear to be new, who played with her son and said something which the witness did not understand but which was not in Portuguese or Italian.

In the evening when she returned home she saw a report on Brazilian television and was amazed because the girl was identical to the missing girl.

Being convinced that this was the same girl she contacted the clinic where they told her that the girl was called G**** P****** and that the girl’s parents were Italian. However, as she has some rudiments of this language it did not seem to her that the couple was speaking Italian but rather some unknown language. She was given the contact number that the couple had left at the clinic (******) but was answered in Portuguese.

She is convinced that the girl is the same and finds it suspicious that all the information gathered about the couple is contradictory.

Signed

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-22

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Jose Mesquita


Subject: Information about missing girl

I inform you that today at about 12.30 Sra Maria da Conceicao da Silva Dias, resident in Lagos, mobile no.***** appeared at this police station, informing us that on the day 03-05-2007, at about 18.30 or 19.30 she saw a girl with Madeleine's characteristics pass - carried by an individual, height about 1.70m, with brown hair, she could see that the individual had quite physically well developed arms - near to R.Vasco da Gama, Lagos.

This situation aroused the curiosity of the witness, by the fact that the child appeared very reluctant to be carried by the individual and that he was carrying the girl with her face covered.

But she says that the girl had golden brown hair, coinciding with the photos of Madeleine that had been distributed.

The motive for this information and the fact that the times provided for the disappearance do not appear to coincide with the sighting by the witness.

I bring this to your knowledge.

Signed.

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-23

Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Valadas

Subject: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that Sr Jose Guerreiro Rosa came to this police station to inform us that yesterday at about 18.00, in Rua Infante Dom Henrique in Faro, he saw a girl similar to Madeleine McCann in a window of a hotel whose name he does not know, but he does know that it was next to a chemists in that street.

But this witness informs that immediately afterwards he saw an adult man take hold of the girl and pull her away from the window.

Signed

Inspector Valadas

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-26

To: The Coordinator of the Criminl Investigation

From: Inspector Fernandes

Subject: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today at about 13.30 a telephone call was received from Maputo – Mozambique from a male individual who expressed himself in English, who said that he had seen the girl missing from Portugal today, in the company of a Caucasian individual, who was tall and had some upper teeth missing. The girl was accompanied by a black woman and two children of the same origin. But he said that the girl spoke English and that the group was travelling in a Suzuki Vitara with number plate MMF-1326.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Fernandes

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Date: 2007-06-02


Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation, Dr Amaral

From: Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida


Subject: Information


Benny Marshall, mobile nº******

English citizen, born in Scotland is on holiday in Torremolinos until 06 June 2007, he is staying at the Cervantes Hotel.

The citizen informed us that he noticed that a couple was staying at the hotel who had a girl with them who was similar in appearance to Madeleine.


The girl always seemed willing but when the informant asked her to show him her eyes she replied “I can’t allow that”.

Given this situation, on one of the days the couple was in the bar the informant took the liberty of taking the glasses they had been drinking from.
Signed

With thanks to Ines

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Date 2007-01-30 (Corrected by hand to 08 Jun)

Service Information

To: The Coordinator

From: Inspector Jorge Vaz

Subject: Communication regarding Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today a phone call was received by this police station made by a male individual speaking Spanish, who identified himself as Rodrigo.

His call informed us that in Calle Alexandre Sacker, at a few metres distance from a police post, he saw an individual aged over 45, between 1.80 and 1.90 in height, fair skinned and blond, who today at about 19.00, was accompanied by a girl who was in every way identical to the photo. The girl was held firmly by the hand and was tearful.

He gave his Spanish mobile as contact number ****.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Vaz

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-06-09

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Carla Grancho

Subject: Information about the location of the whereabouts of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today, at about 22.20 when I was on duty at the police station, I received a phone call from Nº*****, having spoken with an individual who spoke French and who identified himself as Mr Beautayen (the name is possibly not correct) insisting that he had seen the girl Madeleine McCann and that she was as a farm situated in Bonne Santé, in the south west of France, between Toulouse and Bordeaux.

He added that the girl was with other children of both sexes, aged between 4 and six years old. He also added that he has knowledge that the individuals who are holding the girl are preparing to take her to South America or Venezuela.

The individual also insisted in sending the exact location of the farm tomorrow to the police station, by fax to the numbers he was provided with.

Given the nature of the information, this was immediately passed orally to Portimao DIC colleagues.

Signed

Inspector Grancho

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-06-19

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Jorge Vaz

Subject: Information About Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today a telephone call was received from an individual who did not identify himself and whose number was impossible to trace.

The individual in question claims to have seen a girl identical to Madeleine McCann whom he took photos of. He says that this took place in Argentina. However, she was photographed from a distance.

He says that he has the negative and can provide it if requested.

The photo can be seen by accessing an email address created by him (roloescot@yahoo.com.ar) which can be accessed using the password “654321”. We consulted two messages sent to Scotland Yard in the outbox and checked the enclosed image.

Any contact can be made via the email account.

That is all I have to inform.

Signed

Inspector Vaz

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-06-19

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Pedro Nunes

Subject: Possible Information about Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today at about 01.00 a telephone call was received from Canada in which Lucinda Ponte communicates information related to the whereabouts of Madeleine McCann.

According to Lucinda Pontes, who speaks in Portuguese, about an hour earlier in Edmonton in Canada, in the “Seven foods” supermarket, she saw a girl with several similarities to Madeleine McCann.

A few moments later, she saw this girl enter a Chrysler with number plate DPA-799 which was driven by an individual of Indian appearance.

Lucinda Ponte provided her contact details for any further information.

Signed

Inspector Nunes

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-06-21

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Nuno Nunes

Subject: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today at about 18.00 we received a phone call from a female individual who did not want to identify herself, who said she was Brazilian and calling from Singapore.

She said that yesterday, a Caucasian couple lunched in the Janki Sushi restaurant in Singapore and that at 13.10 they paid with Visa card n**** the sum of 42.71 dollars.

This couple was accompanied by a girl aged four with short hair and wearing a hat who in all appearance was similar to Madeleine McCann.

She does not know where the couple or the girl were heading.

I bring this to your attention.

Signed

Inspector Nunes

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Date: 2007-08-25

Service information
To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation
From: Inspector Jorge Vaz

I inform you that on this date a phone call was received from Albufeira GNR, made by officer Braganca, who said that an individual named Valdemar Antonio Mendes, resident in Armacao de Pera and contactable on ******* claims to have seen today at about 20.00 in Cafe Pinheiro in Albufeira, a white bearded individual pulling a young girl by her hair, whom he identified as being Madeleine McCann and forcing her to enter the cafe to drink a glass of water, afterwards returning to the car in which there was a woman with two small children.

He identified the car as being white, saloon type and with Spanish number plate 6368 FSX.

This individual described the man as having white hair and beard, aged about 60.

Soldier Martinho went to the site and the owners remembered the man and the girl but could not identify her as being Madeleine McCann and did not see the events described by the witness.

According to what we were informed the witness appeared to be under the effect of alcoholic drinks.

That is all I have to inform you.

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