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5A OCCUPANT
29 APRIL 08 |
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42 to 43 Witness statement
of
Carlo Francesco D'Ambrosio
(former holidayer
in Apartment 5 A)
2008.04.29. |
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CARTAS
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LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE SQUAD
WITNESS TESTIMONY OF CARLO FRANCISO
D'AMBROSIO
Occupation: Hair Dresser
This statement, consisting of three
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
willfully states in it anything I
know to be false or do not believe
to be true.
Date: 29 April 2008
Signature:
I am the above referenced person and
live at the address previously given
to this police.
On the 14th of April of 2007, in the
company of my partner, June HUGHES,
we travelled from Glasgow airport to
Portugal for a one week holiday.
We effected the reservation with the
Thomas Cook travel agency; a week of
holidays in the Ocean Club, Praia da
Luz.
Even though we did not have problems
during out holidays, I felt a bit
vulnerable with the possibility of a
break-in given the location of the
apartment. For this reason, we would
keep the blinds closed every time we
left the apartment.
On our first night I noticed that
the principal room (in front of the
pool and the Tapas bar) was
completely exposed and communicated
this problem to the reception. (Page
1) To our satisfaction the blinds
were fixed the next day.
I was not aware of any locking
system for the blinds that covered
the front, back and side windows. It
did not appear possible to use a
lock and would close on its own as a
result of its weight. In order to
open it, you needed to use the
interior belt system.
I verified that all the blinds
worked correctly.
We would always enter and leave the
apartment through the main door with
gave way to the parking area and the
street. We did not use the pool-side
doors as it was not possible to
close them from the outside. It was
get very dark outside our door and
that left us a bit scared. The
darkness was due to a faulty/wasted
bulb.
It was only myself and June in the
apartment and for this reason we did
not have any contact with the Creche
or child services. We only
breakfasted in the apartment and
would dine always outside the
resort. We never used any
restaurants in the Ocean Club.
In response to the question asked of
me by the Portuguese Police I can
affirm that nobody got hurt or died
in the apartment during our stay.
We were not victims of any break-in
(page 2). According to what I know,
there was no presence of strangers,
inside or outside the apartment. The
only people in the immediate areas
of the apartment were the gardeners,
whom I saw three times during the
week and the cleaning woman who
would come every day.
We noticed that the cleaning
personnel entered the apartment
after one knock and did not give us
time to respond. This was a bit
bothersome and for this reason we
would lock the door, and would leave
the key in the inside lock.
After this precaution, the next day,
the same thing happened and the
cleaning woman entered even though
the door was locked with the key in
the lock.
We never found out how it was
possible for a cleaning woman to
enter after we had tried to prevent
it.
I can tell you that the living room
sofa (to the right when on entered
via the patio door) was positioned
about 60 cm away from the wall.
I give the police a CD with
photographs taken in the space and
the resort during our stay between
the 14th of April and the 21st of
April of 2007. I have produced this
marked as C.F.D.1.
This statement was elaborated by my
and in truthful in accordance with
my understanding.
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