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Attendance records for Madeleine,
Sean and Amelie.
Statements from Madeleine's nanny, Catriona Baker
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Madeleine: 'Lobsters' attendance
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28 April 2007
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Kate's mobile phone number
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01 May 2007
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Cat Nanny [Catriona Baker] |
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Kate's mobile phone number |
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Kate McCann [signed as 'Kate Healy'] |
* Detail of entry for 'Parent's Location'
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Sean and Amelie: 'Jellyfish'
attendance records, 28 April to 04 May 2007
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28 April 2007
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| Processo Volume I, page 110 |
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30 April 2007
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TENNIS
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01 May 2007
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02 May 2007
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03 May 2007
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04 May 2007
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Catriona Baker: Witness statement, 06 May 2007 |
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Catriona Baker: Witness statement PJ
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Processo Volume II, pages 253 to 257
Catriona Treasa Sisile Baker
Childcare
Worker
Time/Date: 18H36 2007/05/06
Officer responsible: Raquel Neves, Inspector
On the matter
of the case said:
The informant is heard as a witness.
Being of British nationality, she has
no command of the Portuguese language in spoken or written form, because of which and because he is present, the person named:
ROBERT MURAT residing at Casa Liliana, Ramalhete Road in Praia da Luz, 8600 Lagos, contactable via telephone no: XXXXXX, offered
to translate the interview.
In answer to our questions, she responds that she has been in Portugal since March
21st of this year and that this is her first visit to the country.
Next, she says that she came to Portugal to
work as a play leader, having obtained a contract of employment with the "Mark Warner" company.
She states
that her contract started on March 21st and ends on November 7th 2007, the date on which she will return to her own country.
She further specifies that the abovementioned firm has a contract with the "Ocean Club" resort to provide
a childcare service to its guests.
Also specifies that in the tourist complex, this service is offered in four
different locations, to suit different age groups.
Children between the age of 4 months and 1 year are assigned
to the "Baby Club" – the service operates next to the Ocean Club's main reception; for children between
the age of 1 and 2 - "Toddler" - this service is located in a building close to the Tapas restaurant; for children
between the age of 3 and 5 - "Mini" - this service is equally located next to the Ocean Club's main reception;
and last, for children between the age of 6 and 9 and between the age of 10 and 13 - "Junior Kids" - the service
operates in a space located near the Millennium restaurant.
The operating hours of these four services is from
09H00 to 12H30, in the morning, and from 14H30 to 17H30, in the afternoon.
She adds that there is another service
that is offered during dinner time called "Dining Out Service", which is also located above the Ocean Club's
main reception, and operates from 19H30 until 23H30.
There is also a "Babysitting" service, which runs
from 19H30 to 01H00, and is carried out in the apartment of the requesting guests;
The witness mentions that as
a nanny she works at all the above mentioned locations, because like all of her colleagues, she is subject to a rotating schedule,
which means that they change the physical location and the age group of the children that they look after, on a weekly basis.
Clarifies that her functions include the need to create the weekly activities' plan for the children that are
under her care, namely the outdoors activities, like sailing, swimming, tennis, and beach and garden visits.
Specifies
that when looking after children of the missing girl's age group, each nanny is responsible for approximately seven children,
that remain under the care of the same nanny during the whole week.
States that she knows the McCann family since
last Sunday, the 29th of April, 2007, when they enrolled their daughter in the "Minis" service.
She replies
that since that date and until Thursday, the 03rd of May, 2007, she was with Madeleine every day, but is unable to specify
if she was present on the Sunday morning.
Since the beginning, when she received the little girl, it appeared to
her that her parents were affable and showed their interest in her well being, as they cared to inquire what Madeleine did
and even accompanied some of the child's outdoors activities.
Concerning the little girl, she states that she
was a quite active and sociable child, who nevertheless paid most of her attention to the children of her own group (Lobster
Team).
Refers that only on the first day she was more reluctant to remain in that [word is missing]
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further refers that during the period that Madeleine remained under her care, at no time did the little girl seem sad or unsatisfied,
having produced no comments whatsoever about being angry, sad about anyone or discontented at anything.
She equally
refers that Madeleine was an extremely obedient child, who never left the group. She was not a child that would speak to strangers.
It was always Madeleine's parents that would bring her to and fetch her from the "Minis".
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replies that within the exercise of her functions, both inside the building and outdoors (above specified activities), she
never noticed anyone suspiciously observing the children under her care. She didn't notice anyone taking pictures of the
children, namely of Madeleine.
She refers that her colleagues never mentioned anything concerning their children,
either.
The deponent mentions that following Madeleine's disappearance, she didn't see or hear anything,
no plausible reason that could explain what caused said disappearance.
Finally, she mentions that she has been
in this line of work for a number of years, through the firm that hired her, in various countries. She had never witnessed
an event of this type.
The deponent adds that since she has been in Portugal, and apart from English citizens who
are her colleagues, she has met people outside of the tourist resort, some of Portuguese nationality but mainly English people,
and she often goes out at night to enjoy herself.
During those times of socialising/going out, nobody ever questioned
her about her profession, or about the children under her care, or the McCann family in particular.
Having nothing
further to add, reads, ratifies and signs her statement.
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External diligence carried out with Catriona Baker regarding Madeleine's outing
to the beach, 10 May 2007
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External diligence carried out with Catriona Baker regarding
Madeleine's outing to the beach PJ Files
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Processo Volume IV, pages 870 to 872
REPORT OF EXTERNAL DILIGENCE
Date: 2007.05.10
Place: Praia da Luz, Lagos
Officer responsible: Manuel Pinho, Inspector
Description
and result of diligence
On this date, in the company of my colleague Joao Barreiras and with Catriona Baker, the
nanny responsible for the missing minor, we reconstructed the locations and their movements upon leaving the resort, in the
direction of the beach.
We were told by Catriona, that in the last days they went to the beach on Tuesday afternoon
(01 of May 2007), between 15H30 and 16h30, on Wednesday (the next day) at the same time and on Thursday between 10 and 11h00
(see attached map).
The path taken was as follows:
1. The parents leave the children in the Mark Warner
"BABY CLUB", which is situated next to the principal reception of the resort, and which is open 24 hours;
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Next, Catriona, with MADELEINE and 4 or 5 other children, headed in the direction of the beach on foot. The walk was about
100 metres, even though not in a straight line;
3. The infant educator always went in front with the children following,
and all held on to a "summy snake" (a long snake-like object that allows the children to walk single file);
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After leaving the "BABY CLUB", the descended the stairs in the direction of the main reception, went through the
entrance gate and crossed Rua Direita (principal road of Praia da Luz) in the direction of Beco das Palmeiras;
5. Next,
they turned right in the direction of Barco Nordeste, and after that turned right and descended stairs attached to a house
called "Casa Ortiga" and which is numbered 17;
6. At the bottom of these stairs, they came to Travessa das
Redes;
7. Upon crossing this street, they crossed a parking area, in the direction of the boardwalk, which is situated
near/on the beach;
8. Then afterwards they went onto the beach, and towards a zone where they came to a red sun awning/canopy
and various sun umbrellas;
During the first two days, the children played and made activities in the sand. On
Thursday they sailed to the next beach.
On this day the sailed in a small yellow catamaran.
Employee
Alice Standley accompanied the children during this sailing trip. Three children at a time would travel with each infant educator.
Employee Chris Unswork transported the children, in a red amphibious dinghy, to the embarkation and a few minutes
later, would return them to the beach and then pick up the remaining children.
All state that the children did
have any not contact with anyone else during the time they were at the beach, as was the case during their walk to the beach.
All state that they did not see anyone suspicious looking at the children or in the surrounding areas.
Catriona states that nothing out of the ordinary was noted during their walk to or from the beach.
Signed by
the officer in charge.
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'Mini Club - Lobsters' schedule
for the week of Madeleine's stay, 10 May 2007
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Map indicating route of Madeleine's
outing to the beach, 10 May 2007
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Photographic record of diligence carried
out with Catriona Baker regarding Madeleine's outing to the beach, 10 May 2007
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Revealed: The nanny who could help clear the McCanns' name, 14 October 2007 |
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Revealed: The nanny who could help clear the McCanns' name Daily Mail
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| The nanny: Catriona Baker poses in her Mark Warner T-shirt |
Last updated at 14:50 14 October 2007
This is the nanny
Madeleine McCann's parents believe will be a key witness in their fight to clear their names and find their daughter.
For five months the identity of the Mark Warner employee who was looking after Madeleine in Praia da Luz's Kids
Club in the hours before her disappearance has been a closely held secret.
She was witness to the McCanns'
movements during the week they were on holiday in Portugal and fed Madeleine less than three hours before she disappeared.
On the morning after Madeleine's disappearance it is believed she even told Portuguese police of a man she had
seen acting 'suspiciously' around the apartments.
Today we can reveal her identity as 20-year-old Catriona
Baker, the daughter of a nurse and draughtsman from Manchester.
The McCanns believe Ms Baker is a key witness in
the defence that they are assembling with the aid of a team of lawyers and investigators.
Ms Baker has told friends
she is convinced of the McCanns' innocence. She is still in contact with Kate McCann and was said by friends to have been
hit hard by her charge's disappearance, even being offered trauma counselling by Mark Warner Holidays.
Intriguingly,
Ms Baker revealed to one friend - spoken to by this newspaper - that she told Portuguese police of a man she saw acting strangely
near the apartments in the days leading up to Madeleine's disappearance on May 3.
She was interviewed for just
three hours by police on the morning after Madeleine's disappearance. This compares with the four-and-a-half hours endured
by Charlotte Pennington, another nanny at the resort who was witness to Kate's 'hysterical' reaction to Madeleine's
disappearance.
The Mail on Sunday has also learned that within 24 hours of that interview Ms Baker was dispatched
by Mark Warner to take up a new position in the Greek resort of San Agostino along with four other members of staff.
They were all linked to the seven holidaymakers who had eaten in the resort's tapas restaurant with Kate and Gerry McCann
on the night of Madeleine's disappearance.
It is believed Ms Baker has since been reinterviewed by both British
and Portuguese police but she has been told not to comment on the investigation.
The young nanny, described as
'fun and vivacious', has been deeply affected by Madeleine's disappearance, telling friends of nights without
sleep and a complete loss of appetite.
Writing to one concerned friend nine days after Madeleine disappeared, she
admitted: 'I was her nanny, so it's been tough for me, you wouldn't recognise me.
'It's hit
me so hard I've hardly slept or eaten. My mum came to see me, but transferring me to "San Ag" has put me back
at stage one as I am so stressed again.
'Love you loads, thanks for writing. I'm sorry I haven't been
in touch, I have not been out of the house much.'
To another she added: 'Thanks so much for your support
... I am trying to cope, but not really liking "San Ag"... I don't plan on staying here. If they don't send
me back to Portugal. I'll go home.'
She had been introduced to Gerry and Kate McCann on the first evening
of their holiday at the Ocean Club resort as Madeleine's designated nanny and had developed a 'good relationship with
the couple and especially with Madeleine', according to a friend.
On the day Madeleine disappeared Ms Baker
had spent nearly six hours with the toddler, along with five other children aged between three and five. Two of those are
believed to have been the children of the McCanns' friends, David and Fiona Payne.
Madeleine and her two-year-old
twin siblings, Sean and Amelie, were placed in the resort's Kids Club, where Ms Baker worked, at around 10am while their
parents took a stroll before collecting them at 12.30pm for lunch back at the apartment.
In the afternoon, the
McCanns played tennis while Madeleine went back to her nanny at the children's club, who gave her tea at 5.30pm. Madeleine,
Sean and Amelie were picked up by their parents at 6pm.
Ms Baker was not with the McCanns when the alarm was sounded
over Madeleine's disappearance just before 10pm. However, she joined the search shortly after 11pm after completing her
duties as a night babysitter.
Mark Warner did not return Ms Baker to Portugal from Greece and she has since left
the company. She is now a live-in nanny looking after three children. Her location is being withheld on the request of the
McCanns.
Ms Baker refused to comment about the investigation into Madeleine's disappearance, adding: 'I
don't want to go through it again.'
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McCanns request interview of selected witnesses, 16 October 2007 |
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McCanns request interview of selected witnesses PJ Files
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Processo Volume XI, pages 3030 to 3034
Faxed from Society of Attorneys
16 Oct 2007 to Ministerio Publico in Portimao.
GERALD PATRICK MCCANN and KATE MARIE HEALY, better identified in
the documents referenced above, approach, very respectfully, to set forth and request, Sir, the following:
1 -
Since the applicants stopped being considered witnesses, moving to suspects of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, witnesses
central to the discovery of truth were not questioned, or re-questioned.
2 - With the recent investigations, witness
interviews and interrogations of the applicants, new questions were raised and doubts aroused, broadening, in this way, the
object of the investigation, as well as matters of fact considered relevant to the investigations.
3 - Indeed,
the Investigation departed from confining itself to the disappearance of the minor, proceeding to embrace other matters, allegedly
connected with her.
4 - It is therefore essential to hear these witnesses who can explain facts now very relevant,
such as the way the couple treated their children, their personality and routine and, even, the reactions manifested by them
after the disappearance and the consequent psychological and emotional state.
5 - So, and because it is believed
essential and indispensable for the establishment of the facts and consequent discovery of the truth, they come to request
the hearing of the following groups of witnesses, all present and with direct knowledge of the facts:
Group 1
(persons with whom the couple dined every night during the holidays) • David Payne, with address at ...
and telephone no. ...
• Fiona Payne, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Diane
Webster, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Russell O'Brien, with address at ... and
telephone no. ...
• Jane Tanner, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Rachael
Oldfield, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Matthew Oldfield, with address at ... and
telephone no. ... Group 2 (independent customers and employees of the Ocean Club who saw the behaviour of
Kate and Gerry on the day of the disappearance): • Dan Smith, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Steve Carpenter, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Carolyn Carpenter, with address
at ... and telephone no. ...
• Jeremy Wilkins, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Catriona Baker, with address at ... and telephone no. ... Group 3 (people who saw and/or spoke
with Kate and Gerry at the time they noticed Madeleine's disappearance): • Patricia Cameron, with address
at ... and telephone no. ...
• Paul Seddon, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
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Michelle Thompson, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Emma Knights, with address at ...
and telephone no. ...
• Alan Pike, with address at ... and telephone no. ... Group 4
(people who knew the daily routine of Kate and Gerry and their relationship with their children before coming to Portugal):
• Janet Kennedy, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Amanda Coxon, with address
at ... and telephone no. ...
• Karen McCalman, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Patricia Cameron, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Sharon Lewin, with address at ...
and telephone no. ...
• Hayley Plummer, with address at ... and telephone no. ... Group
5 (persons closely involved in the routine of Kate and Gerry in Portugal after the disappearance of Madeleine and their emotional
state) • Sandy Cameron, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Michael Wright,
with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Clarence Mitchell, with address at ... and telephone
no. ...
• Linda McQueen, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Nicky Gill, with
address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Justine McGuinness, with address at ... and telephone no. ... Group
6 (Professionals who can confirm that there was no abnormality in the way Kate and Gerry treated their children): •
Dr. Phil Hussey, with address at ... and telephone no. ...
• Dr Ian Schofield, with address at ...
and telephone no. ... 6 - It is certain that some of these witnesses have already been heard, at least once,
in the investigation.
7 - But, at that time, the direction of the investigation was apparently different, [that
being] the reason why some of these witnesses were not heard on the matters mentioned above, currently considered relevant
to the prosecution of the investigation and who already were, furthermore, the object of actual proceedings, namely the questioning
and the interrogations of the applicants.
We submit that, their testimony [being] essential to the discovery of
the truth, and given that the witnesses designated above actually live in the United Kingdom, where they will be found, (except
Dan Smith and Emma Knights who will be found in Portugal), it is requested further, under Arts. 229 and following of CPP,
145 and following of Law 14-4/99 of 31 August (Law of International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters) and 3 and following
of the European Convention on Mutual Legal Support in Criminal Matters, that a Rogatory Letter be expedited for them to be
heard in the United Kingdom.
They ask that the request be granted
The Advocates
CARLOS PINTO
DE ABREU
ROGÉRIO ALVES
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McCanns demand Portuguese police interview 25 key witnesses, 04 November 2007 |
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McCanns demand Portuguese police interview 25 key witnesses Daily Mail
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Last updated at 13:28 04 November 2007
Kate and Gerry McCann
have demanded that Portuguese police interview 25 witnesses they believe hold the key to solving the mystery of their daughter's
disappearance.
The couple's lawyer, Michael Caplan QC, has submitted the list of names to the Portuguese authorities
along with a 'petition' for the defence team to be given access to the case file against them.
Mr Caplan
is taking advantage of the rights that people are afforded as arguidos, or formal suspects, to demand information and action
from the police.
A friend close to the family confirmed that the witnesses the McCanns wish to be interviewed include
employees at the Ocean Club resort where the family had been staying in Praia da Luz, including nannies who were working in
the club's creche.
Among those said to be on the list is Catriona Baker, the nanny assigned by holiday firm
Mark Warner to look after Maddie.
News of the submissions by Mr Caplan came as Mr and Mrs McCann were formally
told by British police liaison officers that the Portuguese police were 'reviewing' the case against them.
However, after talks with Leicestershire Police on Friday, Madeleine's parents have privately expressed their confidence
that they will not now be charged.
They have even considered what role they could take in the police investigation
if their arguido status is dropped.
The McCanns are loathe to lose any input and have considered becoming 'prosecutor's
assistants'.
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Catriona Baker: Witness statement (Rogatory interview), 14 April 2008 |
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Catriona Baker: Witness statement (Rogatory interview) PJ Files
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05-Carta Rogatoria - Depoimentos
2, Pages 3 to 6
LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE SQUAD
WITNESS TESTIMONY OF CATRIONA SISILE BAKER
Occupation: Childcare worker
This statement, consisting of four pages, each signed by me, is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if
I have wilfully states in it anything I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
Date: 18 of April, 2008
Signature:
I am the above referenced person and live in the address previously given to the police.
I offer this testimony in relation to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. I would like to clarify that I am not totally
aware of the events as so much time has passed since the incident.
I work in childcare – I was contracted
by Mark Warner in June of 2006. The first time I went to Portugal was the 21st of March 2006 where I worked as a childcare
worker in the Ocean Club Village, Praia da Luz. I went to a work interview and was contracted for one year by Mark Warner
in June of 2006. There are a number of infant clubs in the Ocean Club resort, where the children are grouped together by age.
The work in the clubs is rotated and the functionaries are changed over weekly. If a family is staying for a period longer
than one week, I would stay at the same club to continue taking care of their children. The child is delivered in the morning
by one of the parents who also picks him or her up at lunch time. Some of the children return for the afternoon session which
includes accompanying them to "high tea" at around 5H in the afternoon.
The age requirements of the
various clubs are 3-11 months (baby Club), 12-23 months (Toddler Club), 24 months to 3 years (Toddler 2 Club), 3 to 5 years
of age (Mini Club), 6 years to 9 years of age (Juniors Club), 10 years to 15 years of age (Kids Club) and from 14 to 17 years
of age (Indies Club). The Baby Club and the Mini Club are situated directly on top of the 24-hour reception. The Toddler Club
is located close to the tapas Bar and the others close to the "Millenium" Restaurant.
There were about
16 childcare workers during my stay at the club. I was lodged in the white and blue building, about 10 minutes on foot from
the Mark Warner village and my place of work.
I got to know Gerry and Kate McCann on the Sunday morning, 29.04.2007,
in the Minis Club. They brought the children and as it was their first day of holidays the normal procedure was that they
were allocated a childcare worker. I had previously written the children's bracelets which included their name, allergies
and relevant information. I stayed with Madeleine, 3 years old, in my group (Minis Club that week) together with Ella, daughter
of Jane Tanner. Either Kate or Gerry would accompany Madeleine every day in the morning and would return at lunch hour to
take her back. I met Gerry more often as he would drop Madeleine off with greater frequency than Kate. I also remember that
Kate was present for High Tea accompanied by the twins between 5H and 5H30 in the afternoon.
Most of the time
in which I saw the family together, the children would be eating. The twins appeared tired at lunch, after a long day and
also perhaps due to the heat, but I never became preoccupied by the children of by the comportment of the McCanns.
I never saw Kate or Gerry in a car in Portugal. I visited the family in their home at their invitation to see how they were
getting along in November of 2007. That was the first time I saw them in a car.
On Thursday the 3rd of May 2007,
I remember Gerry having accompanied Madeleine to the club between 9h15 and 9h20 in the morning. I do not remember who came
to pick her up for lunch but after she returned in the afternoon for a dive/swim. These activities were realized with the
other children. On this day I remember that we sailed and I saw friends of the McCanns on the beach, David and Jane. Around
14h45 Madeleine returned to the Minis Club on top of the reception but I do not remember who accompanied her. This afternoon
we went swimming. Kate went to get Madeleine from the Tapas Bar area and according to what I remember she was wearing sporting
clothes and I assumed that she was practicing some form of athletics. It was around 15h25/18h00. I think that Gerry was playing
tennis.
On the 3rd of May, 2007, Kate and Gerry did not demonstrate any unusually comportment—they seemed
friendly and happy.
When I finished work that day, I headed for home. Some of my colleagues were going out but
I was very tired and did not accompany them. I stayed in the apartment with my friend Rhiannon Fretter and we went to sleep.
Two colleagues later returned to the apartment. I was confused and did not understand was happening. They eventually explained
to me what had occurred around 22h30-22h35. Emma Wilding told me that Madeleine has disappeared. Leanne Wagstaff also was
present.
I helped in the searches near the beach and after returned to the meeting point in the Tapas bar. The
director indicated to us where to search; we looked in all areas. I searched on foot the majority of streets where Madeleine
had passed and may have been familiar to her. I also searched the streets of the Tapas Bar, to the Minis Club, and of the
Minis toward the beach looking between zones in the beach where she may have had access. All seemed to be concentrated on
searches on the beach.
I did not see Kate or Gerry that night. The next time I saw them was on Saturday at breakfast,
as on Friday I spent most of the morning with the Portuguese police giving a statement. On Saturday I was next to the tapas
Bar zone when Gerry and Kate appeared. They were still agitated and anxious for news.
I never noted anything strange
in Madeleine's comportment during the time I stayed with her. There was one occasion, on Thursday, 3rd of May 2007, around
10H30 in the morning, where she cried at the launch of the yellow safety boat in the ocean where all the children were sailing.
She was scared and fearful and cried on my lap "I am scared, I am scared." We only used the launches to transport
the children to the small yellow boats. When we returned to the other boat she was happy again. She sailed in the small boat
and even though some children had the opportunity to return to the port, she stayed for a second time as she appeared to be
having a good time. Jane Tanner's daughter also took part in my group and together they would play. Apart from being a
happy child in the club, she always seemed very content when she saw her parents. Madeleine did not demonstrate any fear with
the return launch to land.
Madeleine never mentioned that she had cried in the absence of her parents nor did
she tell me anything of significance relating to feeling sad or something relevant that would cause me to worry.
Mark Warner has a standard procedure, the signature on a page when a parent leaves or checks-in a child. There is a separate
page for the morning and one for the afternoon. The page contains the name of the child, the hour of sign-in and the hour
of pick-up for the afternoon. Only the parents have authority to take the children, except when there is some other agreement.
When Gerry and Kate came to pick up Madeleine there were loving and the child would run into their arms.
Mark
Warner maintained a register to all the activities in which the children participated. It functioned as a calendar, referring
hour by hour, to what the children were doing. I believe that the Portuguese police collected the sign-in/out sheets and the
registry of activities immediately on the day following the disappearance. I would say that Madeleine adored her family; she
seemed happy as they did in the club.
During the week which Madeleine stayed in the club there were three events
organized that included a trip to the beach. One of these events took place on Thursday in the morning, as referred to previously.
Another of these events consisted of a trip to the beach with "hula hoops", shovels and buckets, etc, and the other
trip to the beach was in order to eat ice cream. Together, the trips to the beach took place in the afternoon but I cannot
state precisely which days. There should be a recording of this in the Mark Warner registers.
During these trips
to the beach I never noticed anything untoward given that my attention was on the children in my charge.
Mark
Warner moved me from the Ocean Club about one week after—13th of May, I believe.
I was interviewed on DVD,
by DC GIERC of the Leicestershire Police between 10h09 and 10h54 on Monday, 14th of April of 2008 in the Leicestershire police
headquarters. I can affirm that my statement on DVD is truthful and in accord with my understanding.
Between 11h57
and 12h12 of the same day I was again interviewed on DVD by DC GIERC. During this interview I was permitted to refresh my
memory after reading my translated original statement made to the Portuguese police. There are two facts that I would like
to clarify: "dining out service" which is mentioned is available for the adults, being that the children would be
left under the care of a childcare worker during dinner. My original deposition also mentioned that Madeleine offered more
attention to the boys in the club. I do not remember having made such an affirmation given that Madeleine passed the majority
of time playing with Jane Tanner's daughter. I confirm that the deposition in this second DVD is truthful and in accord
with my knowledge and that it will be registered.
Between 13h35 and 13h45 of the same day I was once again interviewed
by DC GIERC. One more time I confirm that my statement is true and in accord with my understanding.
This statement
is truthful and in accord with my understanding.
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