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TAPAS
SUPERVISOR 08 MAY 07 |
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602 to 604 Witness statement
of Tiago Rochas Barreiros
2007.05.08 |
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3-Processos Volume III
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Witness statement of
Tiago Rochas
Barreiros 2007.05.08
Work Location: Ocean
Club
That he comes to the
process as a
witness. He has
worked at the Ocean
Club (OC) resort for
about two months
exercising his
function as Tapas
Supervisor
(restaurant, bar and
pool) in the Ocean
Club Garden.
That prior to this,
he worked at the
Hotel Suites Alba
Resort and Spa in
Albandeira beach,
Carvoeiro, in the
restaurant area for
about one year.
As a supervisor, his
functions include
all the operational
workings of the
space known as the
Tapas. His normal
hours are defined by
need although he
does have a set work
schedule.
That his work
location is
comprised of the
restaurant, pool and
bar of the Ocean
Club Garden,
dominated by the
Tapas.
That he became aware
of the situation
that occurred at the
OC with respect to
the disappearance of
a child when he
arrived at the Tapas
around 22H00/22H30.
He was immediately
informed at arriving
by work colleagues.
That after finding
out what happened he
immediately
proceeded to join
some searches next
to the pool and the
apartment zone
around the resort.
He stayed in the OC
until around 01H30
when he left with
his girlfriend.
That he knows the
family of the
missing child as
they were clients of
the Tapas restaurant
which they began
frequenting the 2nd
day of their arrival
to the OC.
From the very
beginning, a request
was made to the
restaurant workers
to reserve a table
for 20H30 until the
end of the week. The
request was made for
a specific table
given the number in
the group - nine
people. This group
would dine daily and
always arrive around
20H30. They would
leave the restaurant
around 00H30.
That the table they
occupied is next to
the Tapas bar since
that table was the
biggest.
This group (who
would dine at the
time previously
mentioned) was
always made up of
nine adults,
constituted by eight
couples
[I think
this is an error in
the document, it
says "oito casais"
or eight couples and
should probably read
four couples (quarto
casais) or
eight people (oito
pessoas)]
and
an older woman. He
believed that this
older woman was the
grandmother of the
missing child. He
never saw any
children
accompanying the
nine people.
When the table was
reserved, nothing
was mentioned about
checking on the
children and the
only concern was in
accommodating the
entire group.
That the table this
group occupied was
always reserved for
20H30, and where the
family of the
missing child, in
regards to dinner,
has their routine
defined.
That effectively he
did know the missing
child's family due
to the circumstances
previously
mentioned, but had
not entered their
[prior] residence.
He goes daily to the
family's apartment
in order to bring
them lunch.
That every day
around 13H00, he
heads to no. 4-G
(where the family of
the missing child is
staying) and to no.
4-1 (where 10 people
are lodged) to
deliver lunch. He
repeats this routine
at 20H00 to take
them dinner.
That the payment for
alcohol, not
included in the
vacation package,
was paid by credit
card. This payment
was made by random
members of the group
of nine.
According to what he
remembers, the
missing child's
family frequented
the Tapas pool where
they would take
their children. They
would stay in the
children's play area
in the period
between 16H45 and
17H30, at the time
when babysitters
would take care of
the children. The
babysitters are
employees of Mark
Warner.
That he never
noticed any walkie
talkies or other
sound devices on top
of the table
occupied by the
group. He only
noticed that
occasionally one of
the nine present
would get up from
the table and leave
for a few minutes.
He did not know
where they went.
The nine
individuals,
including the family
of the missing
child, were included
in the half pension
regime. They had the
right to dinner (a
menu that included
starter, main
course, desert and
drinks as listed).
All aperitifs, and
after dinner drinks
were paid separately
using the credit
card.
That generally, it
was always the same
people that dined in
the Tapas and who
were registered for
dinner. A list of
all the people who
dined at the Tapas
from the arrival of
the missing child's
family to 2007.05.04
has been handed over
to the
investigation.
That on 2007.05.03
he began work around
09H30 and finished
around 17H30, when
he left the resort
and returned again
at 22H30, as already
described
previously.
That on the 3rd of
May, 2007, he did
not notice any
abnormal situation
or anything out of
the ordinary, nor
has any comment been
made to him to this
effect.
That for days prior
to the disappearance
of the child he did
not detect any
suspicious situation
or details that he
could now offer the
investigation.
And nothing more was
said.
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