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The purpose of
this site is for information and a record of Gerry McCann's Blog
Archives. As most people will appreciate GM deleted all past blogs
from the official website. Hopefully this Archive will be helpful to
anyone who is interested in Justice for Madeleine Beth McCann. Many
Thanks, Pamalam |
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Friend 'may have seen abduction' |
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A friend of Madeleine McCann's parents may have seen her being carried away
from her holiday apartment on the night she vanished.
A "witness" reported seeing a man carrying "an object that could
have been ... a child" in the Algarve
village of Praia Da Luz at 9.30pm on May 3 - while
Madeleine's parents were finishing dinner nearby. A source indicated that the
sighting - the most striking so far in the case - was made by one of the
couple's party who has not been named.
Policia Judiciaria (PJ) finally released a description of the man seen that
night in the face of possible legal action by Madeleine's parents. The
information, likely to have been released early on as a matter of course in
other countries, had to be sanctioned by the public prosecutor.
It followed an "amicable" meeting with senior Portuguese police and
the McCanns believed to have taken place on Thursday. The couple also had
discussions with British Ambassador John Buck and UK police at their apartment on
Thursday.
The PJ has been heavily criticised in the British media over the past three
weeks for not releasing more details of suspicious sightings in the face of the
country's strict "secrecy of justice" laws which forbid the
disclosure of information about an investigation.
It is thought the PJ have known about the sighting for three weeks but have not
released it for that reason.
The description - which tallies closely to details being circulated at the time
but never publicised - is of a white man, approximately 35 to 40 years old, of
medium build and 5ft 10ins tall. He was described as wearing a dark jacket,
light beige trousers and dark shoes.
Officers toured shops and bars in the village with a basic description in the
days after Madeleine was snatched as well as one or more images of the man. But
facial features were scant and one man described an e-fit he was shown by plain
clothes officers as like "an egg with hair".
The announcement was welcomed as an apparent "new development" in the
case by the McCanns. The couple spoke earlier of hopes that police would make
an announcement soon to take the case forward.
A spokesman for the couple confirmed: "Gerry and Kate McCann are pleased
to hear about what appears to be a new development. They will now be
considering what the police have said before making any further comment. They
are acutely aware that this is an ongoing investigation." |
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