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service information about testimony from two [Dolphin] Golfinho
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Public Ministry
of Portimao
201/07. GALGS
Conclusion 19-11-2007
It has come to the knowledge of the PJ that a South African,
ADRIAAN MARAIS, as well as his wife, LIZELLE MARAIS, employees
of the Golfinho restaurant, located in Praia da Luz, have
knowledge of facts related to the disappearance of Madeleine
McCann, having been questioned in the case process, they said
that almost two weeks before the disappearance in question they
noticed the presence of an individual, who did not appear to
them to be a tourist, opposite the restaurant where they worked
and who displayed strange behaviour and who would remain there
for periods of up to two hours, either without doing anything or
by using the phone cabin that was there to make long phone
calls, the number of this public phone is 282789210.
Given this, the diligence described below is essential to
discover the truth, namely to identify the person in question,
especially as the description made of the person appears to
correspond to another that is already in the files, I suggest
that in view of the suspicions of the practice of crimes of
abduction, homicide, exposure or abandonment, concealment of the
body in the terms of article 15(2) of Law 88/89 of 11th
September, 187(1) and 189(2) of the CPP, we request that the
operator PORTUGAL TELECOM urgently send the digital support (CD
or DVD) of the complete lists of phone traffic referring to the
calls made and received during the period between 00.00 on 30th
April 2007 and 3rd May 2007 with regard to the number 282789210.
Signed by the Public Prosecutor
Jose Magalhaes e Menezes |
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Witness Statement
Adriaan Jacobus Van Marais
Date: 2007/11/16
Profession: Head of Personnel
Place of Work: Golfinho Restaurant, P da L.
In spite of being of South African nationality, he speaks and
writes perfect Portuguese.
He says that he is head of personnel at the Golfinho restaurant,
situated in rua da Calheta, n? 14 A in P da L, where he has
worked for almost 6 years.
He heard about the disappearance of Madeleine on 3rd May at
about 23.00/23.30 when he was in the Mirage bar in P da L, close
to the restaurant where he works. He was inside the bar,
accompanied by his boss and they were both playing snooker. When
they arrived at the bar they found it strange that it was empty.
At that moment they asked a waiter why there were no other
clients, he told them that a girl staying at the OC had
disappeared and all the clients were absent because they were
helping to search for her. Afterwards the witness and his boss
also went to help search. They went to he OC where they spoke to
an English P da L resident called Dave who explained to them
what had happened and suggested to the witness and his boss that
they search the beach area, having described the girl and what
she was wearing to them.
He adds that when they arrived at the OC it would have been
about 23.30 ? 24.00, confirming that he saw a GNR officer next
to the apartment the girl had disappeared from and that there
was a police car parked behind the 5 A apartment block.
He searched until about 02.00 during which time he passed the
apartment block two or three times talking to different people
who were also searching. At about 02.00 when there were very
many people searching he went home to rest.
When questioned he said that he does not know Robert Murat. He
never saw him personally. He has just seen him on television.
When asked he says that he does not remember having seen him
that night helping in the searches. He adds that he did not
speak to the girl's parents either. From what he was told on
that occasion, he thought that the girl had left the apartment
and had got lost . He was told that the parents and the girl
were in (blank space) when the girl disappeared and that is why
he thought she could have left the apartment to look for them.
(Blank space) about whether he had seen anything strange on the
days preceding and following the disappearance, he replies yes.
The restaurant where he works is located at about 700 metres
from the OC, close to the church. Some days before the
disappearance, he is not sure when, but it was during the
previous two weeks, he noticed the presence of an individual on
the pavement near the restaurant where works, who had a
behaviour that he found to be strange. The individual passed by
there several times. Near to this place is a cafe that was
closed at this time, whenever it is closed it is unusual for
people to be there. However, this individual remained there for
periods of almost two hours, doing nothing except for using a
telephone cabin which was there, making calls for long periods
of time.
This person did not seem to him to be a tourist or an inhabitant
of the village. He describes the individual as being male,
white, but with sun-tanned skin, aged about 30. He was about
1.70 ? 1.80 tall and had a normal physical appearance. He
remembers that he had dark coloured hair, a little gathered at
the back but not covering his neck totally. He does not remember
whether he ever saw him with glasses, but knows that he did not
have a beard or moustache. He does not remember any other
details. If he were to be shown the individual, either
personally or photographically, he would recognise him, however
he is not capable of describing him in order to produce a
photo-fit. He remembers that he used several different kinds of
clothing. He remembers that on one day he wore a red T-shirt, on
another a white T-shirt and on another occasion a shirt, he does
not remember the colour. He just remembers seeing him wearing
blue jeans. He does not remember any other details. He did not
hear him speak and does not know whether he was Portuguese or
foreign.
As he has already said, the individual was there for several
days, he does not remember exactly which days. He remembers that
the last time he saw the individual was two or three days before
the girl's disappearance and he did not see him again
afterwards. When shown the photo-fits made during the inquiry as
well as several photos he says that he does not recognise the
individual he is referring to, neither does he see any
resemblance to him.
With regard to the sketch made according to the indications of
Jane Tanner's witness statement, he says that the hair that is
visible has a certain similarity to the individual's hair in
terms of colour and they way it was combed, however the
individual's hair would be shorter at the back and at the sides
than the hair in the sketch. The physical appearance of the man
in the sketch appears to him to be similar to the individual but
he is unable to say whether it is the same person, given that
the sketch does not show facial features.
He clarifies that in spite not being able to say exactly on
which days he saw the individual at this place, he can confirm
that he always saw him at the same time. He would always be
there between 16.00 and 18.00. During that time the individual
would be talking on the telephone, using the phone cabin there
for long periods, always more than 10 or 15 minutes.
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Date: 02/10/2007
Place: Praia da LUZ - Lagos
Officer who ordered the inquiry:
Chief Inspector Mario Antao
Officers who carried out the
inquiry: Maria Jose Ramos and Jose
Monteiro, Inspector
External Inquiry Report
Description and Result of Inquiry
On this date, and following the
sequence of inquiries already
undertaken, we went to Praia da Luz,
specifically to the The Dolphin
Restaurant, situated on Rua da
Calheta, No. 14 A, where we
contacted the owners, identified as
Adrianne Jacobus van Marais, holder
of Residence permit number XXXXXXX -
of South African nationality, whom
we showed the photo-fit created
according to the indications of a
witness identified in the inquiry,
and asked this witness whether had
seen someone similar using the
telephone in the PT booth situated
in front of the restaurant;---
As this witness's residence is
located above the restaurant, the
same photo-fit was shown to his
wife, Lizelle Joubert Marais, holder
of identity card no, xxxxxxxx-x, who
immediately informed us that she
recognized the individual who had
gone 3 or 4 times to the telephone
booth and on another occasion passed
the restaurant.
When questioned, she said that
individual was always dressed in
white trousers, which were rather
dirty, and a dark-coloured winter
coat. She always saw him on foot and
alone.
Questioned further, she states that
she saw him during the course of
last week, not remembering on which
days, but guarantees that he did not
return after the dates in the
present event under investigation
Various telephone numbers were
provided so that the police could
contact them in the case of further
questions.
The telephone booth is located on
Rua da Calheta and has the number
282 789 210;---
Nearby, in the Rua Helena do
Nascimento Batista, we located
another telephone booth
corresponding to number 282 789 111.
With nothing else to be
investigated, this inquiry was
terminated.
Officer's signature
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