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Contents : Processo Vol 16..(PDF pages-245-248 )...pages 4376 to
4379-"Email from Stuart Prior to PJ re: possible sighting in
Sussex"
Vol 16 Page 4376 (Page 1 of 4 )
Our Ref - Serial 598 09:06:08 Madeleine
Ricardo Manuel Goncalves Paiva
From : Prior Stuart
Date : 9th June 2008 19.34
To : Ricardo Manuel Goncalves Paiva
Cc : Baraclough Nigel
Subject : FW : High priority Action 3895 re possible sighting of
Madeleine McCann.
Sensitivity : Confidential.
Ricardo
as just discussed on the phone.
Nigel
Ricardo called in re the subscriber for the girl's call, any
news yet ?
Ta Stu
Stu Prior
Detective Superintendent
Crime Support Department
Leicestershire Constabulary
From : Prior Stuart
Sent : 9th June 2008 19.07
To : Burrows Gary ; Graham Michael
Cc : Baraclough Nigel
Subject : FW : High priority Action 3895 re possible sighting of
Madeleine McCann.
Sensitivity : Confidential.
Thanks for this Gary.
I still think we have to deal with it as a high priority until
we know the Portuguese position.
Nigel, have one of our staff had a chance to speak with the
informant to get a feel for him and any info he may have ?
Thanks
I also think we then need to get it to Portugal to get them to
initiate enquiries as they wish.
If you let me know when its been sent I will contact Ricardo and
advise him.
Thanks
Stu
Stu Prior
Detective Superintendent
Crime Support Department
Leicestershire Constabulary
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From : Burrows Gary
Sent : 9th June 2008 16.45
To : Prior Stuart
Cc : Baraclough Nigel
Subject : RESTRICTED : - High priority Action 3895 re possible
sighting of Madeleine McCann.
Importance : High
Sensitivity : Confidential
Sir,
I have received this report back from an Officer in the Sussex
Police Force as a result of a high priority action I asked to be
completed this morning. The precis of the statement below may be
of interest to you in relation to the girl's description.
The original statement is in the post to myself and will be
submitted with the action.
I am aware that we have had many "possible" sightings but feel
this may need to be sent to Portugal for their information as
soon as possible.
If it is felt that this is of no more a priority than any of the
others then please disregard this e-mail.
Gary Burrows
DC 663
___________________________________
From :
Abigail.Lunn@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Sent : 9th June 2008 16.07
To : Burrows Gary
Subject : Our Ref - Serial 598 09:06:08 Madeleine
Sensitivity : Confidential
------------------------Original Message------------------------
From : Lunn Abigail DL505
Sent : Monday 9th June 2008 16.05
To : 'Gary.'
Subject : Our Ref - Serial 598 09:06:08 Madeleine
Sensitivity : Confidential
DC Burrows,
I attended Baytree Nusring Home this afternoon and took a
detailed 4 page statement from Trevor Francis, the owner.
Mr Francis is retired, however he is the Captain of a Charted
Yacht that sails to various locations in the Carribbean. One of
these is the Island of Margharita, where Mr Francis spends most
of his time.
He is now back in England til next Monday.
Mr Francis says that he was in a restaurant called "LUGAR DE
EQUENTER", which is (on, (sic)) one of the main roads in
"PORLAMAR" on Margharita, on Friday 16th May 2008 with a casual
female aquaintance at about 1300hrs.
He was having difficulty with his order, so when 3 females with
a little girl walked in through the front door shortly after
1300hrs, he didn't take any notice at first. A few minutes later
he glanced over and the little girl immediately stood out.
His first reason was that it was a fair haired white child,
which is unusual on the Island. He said that, although he hasn't
been in the UK for all of the Press coverage, he has seen
pictures of Madeleine on TV and is sure that it was her.
The things that stood out for him were :
- She was approx 4yrs, white, fair collar-length hair, "pretty
little girl".
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- He says that she is the 'absolute image' of Madeleine.
- She looked 'sullen' and unhappy, and was refusing the food
that one of the females was trying to feed her.
- When he walked past her on his way out, he was approx 4-5 feet
from her, and he noticed a distinctive blemish in her right eye,
like a fleck.
- He has said that he was so amazed by the little girl that he
didn't pay any attention to the 3 women. All he could say was
that they were all of South American/Spanish appearance, approx
late 30's to early 40's. One female had bleached platinum blonde
hair, of slim build, one was of a fairly heavy build with long
dark straight hair and the other was of a heavy build with short
dark bobbed hair. He says that the only distinctive thing about
them was that they weren't very pretty !
- He also thinks that the women could possibly be local as they
seemed to know the waiter, and didn't hesitate when finding a
table - they seemed familiar with the place.
Mr Francis says he is 85% sure that it was in fact the missing
Madeleine McCann. I have sent the statement and the statement
taking notes via recorded delivery, marked urgent to the address
you gave. This was done immediately after I finished taking the
statement, at about 1600hrs before I booked off duty.
I hope that this information is sufficient until the statement
arrives. I am on duty 0700-1600 hrs tomorrow, however if it is
urgent then please call and speak to a Sergeant at Worthing.
Kind Regards
PC LUNN DL505.
(Noted here are several lines of Official Guidance relating to
general issues regarding Confidentiality of documents relating
to this "sighting")
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Ricardo Manuel Goncalves Paiva
_________________________________________
From : Hughes John (DC) (
John.Hughes443@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk)
(Task@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
)
Date : 10th June 2008 12.22
To : Ricardo Manuel Goncalves Paiva
Subject : FW : D6507 1.pdf
Annexes : D6507 1.pdf
Further information on the sighting in Margarita.
DC John Hughes
___________________________________
From : Long Lindsay
Sent : 10th June 2008 12.20
To : Task
Subject : D6507 1.pdf
Thank you for your cooperation.
Leicestershire Constabulary. |
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Table of Contents : Processo Vol
16..(PDF pages 249-252)...Pages 4380
to 4383-"Witness statement of Trevor
Francis (English)"
Vol 16 Page 4380 (Page 1 of 4)
(Handwritten statement)
09/06/2008 15.17 01243843566 (COPY -
A3895) PAGE 01/04
SUSSEX POLICE
RESTRICTED (when complete)
Statement of Mr Trevor FRANCIS
Age if under 18...018....(if over 18
insert 'over 18') Occupation :
Retired.
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This statement (consisting
of....4....page(s) 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
stated anything which I know to be
false or do not believe to be true.
(signed) : T Francis
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Tick if witness evidence is visually
recorded....(No tick indicated)
My name is Trevor FRANCIS and I am
the owner of Baytree Nursing Home in
Worthing. I am rarely in England as
I am the captain of a charter yacht.
I spend a lot of my time sailing,
however I am based in a place called
PORLAMAR, which is on the island of
MARGARITA. For the past 18 months I
have been there, living off my boat
in the 'MARINA HILTON' which is what
the marina is known as because it is
in close vicinity of the 'HILTON'
Hotel. I have been back in the UK
for about 4 weeks now. This visit is
so that I can check on my business
etc. Just over three weeks ago, on a
Friday : I am sure it was the 16th
May, I was in a restaurant on the
AVENUE DE MAYO - the main road in
the town of PORLAMAR. I was in there
with a casual female aquaintance,
having some lunch. This was about
1300hours. The restaurant is called
'LUGAR DE ENQUENTER' which means
'THE MEETING PLACE' in English. It's
a typical cafe/restaurant, with rows
of different tables in an open plan
area. The tables are in no
particular arrangement, and there
are large glass windows that let in
plenty of sunlight ; the restaurant
faces South and so gets lots of
light in. As it is in an open plan
restaurant there was nothing to
obstruct my view of
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the other people in the restaurant.
There were a few people in the
restaurant. Just after about
1300hrs, the door opened and three
females with a little girl came in.
They sat down at a table opposite
me, about 20 feet away from me.
There were two tables between us,
with one person at each, but they
did not obstruct my view of their
table. At first I did not take any
notice because I was having trouble
with my food - I had to send it back
and the drinks were taking too long.
Once I had sorted out my order, I
glanced back at the table with the
women and the small girl. I noticed
that the little girl was white, with
fair hair. There are sometimes white
children in Venezuala, but not as
fair as this child. She really stood
out. I was transfixed. She was the
absolute image of the missing
Madeleine MC'CANN, with chin length
straight fair hair, about 4 years
old, a pretty little girl. What I
noticed most prominently were her
eyes - they were big and staring.
Lots of things went through my mind
- I wanted to jump up and grab her
or shout out her name and see what
reaction I would get from the girl.
However I was afraid to do anything
and cause a scene, as a huge raucous
would have erupted, and it could
have made things worse. Venezualan
Police are not very helpful to
foreigners and are very corrupt. I
decided to get a good look to make
sure it was her so I could come back
to ENGLAND and reprt it. I shuffled
in my seat so I could see
'Madeleine' clearly. The little girl
sat facing me, with a female either
side of her and one sitting on the
opposite side, but not directly in
front of the girl, so I could see
her well.
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I didn't pay much attention to the
three women because I was
concentrating on the little girl.
However from what I..((Note : "would
say" initially written but struck
through here))..saw, I would say
that they were all of Spanish/South
American origin. Female 'one' I can
describe as being heavily built,
dark short bobbed hair. Female 'two'
had bleached platinum blonde hair,
with a slim build. The third female,
'female three' had long black hair,
and she was heavily built. I can't
remember how tall they were or what
clothes they were wearing, but they
were aged between their late 30's to
early 40's. One of them was wearing
a red top but I can't remember which
one. They weren't very pretty. They
seemed to be local women, as they
didn't hesitate at finding a table
when they came in and they seemed to
know the waiters. One of the women
sat next to the little girl was
trying to feed her what looked like
some sort of pasta dish. Although
the girl looked to me to be healthy
and well cared for, she was very
sullen looking and refused to eat
anything. Something just didn't fit
- she looked unhappy and out of
place. The women were talking
amongst themselves and at the little
girl. I couldn't understand what
they were saying because they were
speaking in Spanish. The little girl
wasn't saying anything. I saw her
from about 20 feet away for about
20-30 minutes. It was a sunny day
and the restaurant was well lit.
There were no obstructions in my
view : I kept shifting in my seat,
trying to get a good look without
anyone noticing. As I left the
restaurant I was about 4-5 feet away
from the little girl. Her eyes met
mine as I walked past and that's
when
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I saw the little blemish in her
right eye - it was like a little
fleck - I haven't been in England
for all of the press coverage and
updates about Madeleine MCCANN, but
I have seen photos of her on the
news. From what I saw of the little
girl that day I would say that I am
about 85% certain that it was in
fact Madeleine McCANN, She watched
as I left the restaurant. I went
back to my boat and I didn't see her
or the females again. I was wearing
my prescription glasses throughout
the whole time in the restaurant.
Thinking about it, it makes sense to
me that the girl could be Madeleine.
I have been a seaman for many years
and the sailing route from Portugal
; which is a common meeting place
for boats, and on to the Canaries,
Barbados, Trinidad and finally the
Island of Margharita is a very well
trodden one. Many people prefer to
carry on to Margharita rather than
stay in Barbados or Trinidad as it
is much cheaper. It would also make
sense for her to be there as it is
easy for someone to hide her away
where it is less touristy. At the
time I wasn't sure what to do, so I
decided to come back to England and
tell police as I thought it would be
a better idea to report a possible
sighting of a little girl who looked
just like the missing Madeleine
McCANN. I want to be able to help
the police in finding her and would
be willing to support any police
action.
(signed) :
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