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MCCANN'S
CLEANER/NANNY 02 MAY 08 |
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1 to 2 Witness statement of
Amanda Jane Coxon
(former
McCann cleaning woman)
2008.05.02 |
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04 CARTAS
ROGATORIAS UK (FILE 4) pages 1 TO 2 |
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1 to 2 Witness statement of Amanda
Jane Coxon (former McCann cleaning
woman) 2008.05.02
Leicestershire Police Force
Statement by: Amanda Jane Coxon
Date: 2nd May 2008
I am a friend of Gerry and Kate, I
used to work for them and also
looked after the children.
I got to know Gerry and Kate in the
year 2000, I worked as a cleaner
in their house in
Queniborough, once a week. From
the beginning they were always a
very friendly couple.
During the time I worked there, Kate
had her first daughter, Madeleine.
Kate asked me whether I
would look after Madeleine twice a
week when she returned to work
part time. I agreed and she would
leave Madeleine at my house and come
and pick her up later in the day.
Kate, Gerry and Madeleine moved to
Amsterdam for a year and when they
returned Kate was pregnant with the
twins. The twins were born in
February 2006 and from that time I
helped to look after them.
The relationship I had with Gerry
and Kate turned into friendship over
the years and I consider myself to
be a good friend of Kate's. After
their return from Portugal we became
very close.
Gerry is a person with his feet very
firmly placed on the ground, a
pleasant person who made us feel
welcome from the very beginning. He
is very conscientious with regard to
his work but also loves his family
very much. He adores the children
and would often have fun rolling
about on the floor with Madeleine.
Kate is also a very friendly person,
she is calm and serene and also
adores the children. I never heard
her raise her voice with Madeleine
or become irritated with her. I have
no knowledge of any conflict between
Kate and Gerry, or between them and
Madeleine. I do not know of any
problem or conflict between
Madeleine and any other person or
child.
I had a good relationship with
Madeleine, I would describe her as
full of fun, intelligent for her age
and very active. She is a very happy
girl and the last time I saw her,
she was already capable of
maintaining a conversation. She
clearly understood the instructions
given to her and was a good
listener.
I would say that Madeleine is a very
healthy girl and I never noticed any
changes in behaviour. I would not
describe her as a hyperactive child.
I do not know of any problem related
to sleeping, but I was rarely
present when she went to bed.
Kate and Gerry never mentioned
having any type of problem with
Madeleine.
She was well behaved, never caused
her parents any problems and
apparently always understood what
she was told. The parents never
looked tired of taking care of
Madeleine.
I have no knowledge about whether
Madeleine was subject to taking
medicine and I never saw anyone
giving her any medication. Gerry and
Kate never referred to any
medication that Madeleine was
taking.
As I said before, Madeleine was a
very well behaved and lively child.
With relation to the question about
haemorrhages, I was never
present at any episode when
Madeleine bled, other than a normal
nose bleed when she inserted her
finger into her nose and bled.
Nothing different from any other
child having a nose bleed.
In my opinion, Kate and Gerry and
the children are a happy family who
enjoy having fun together. There are
no words to describe what happened
last year and they do not deserve to
have been treated in the way they
have been, by the community and by
the press. They are two decent and
hardworking people who are devoted
to their children.
This is my statement and is true
according to my understanding.
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