Translation of the Dutch report
Police investigate involvement of Madeleine's parents
Chris Heijmans
AMSTERDAM - The Portuguese police have begun an investigation into possible involvement of the parents of the missing Madeleine McCann in the case of her disappearance, the Portugese newspaper Diario de Noticias reported on Tuesday. dat meldt de Portugese krant Diario de Noticias dinsdag.
According to the newspaper the Portugese police are assuming that Madeleine is dead. They claim to have received this information from an anonymous source who is involved in the Madeleine investigation.
Traces of blood had been discovered in the holiday apartment bedroom where the four year old girl was last seen around 3 months ago. Portuguese media announced that the blood was that of a deceased person, and that somebody had tried to remove all traces. The blood was not visible to the naked eye. The police are investigating whether the blood is Madeleine's.
The Portuguese police will now investigate if the British girl was in fact murdered in the holiday home rather than kidnapped. With this possibility in mind, they have already considered Madeleine's parents for some time and have interviewed family and friends of the coulpe.
It is still unclear whether they are being suspected of negligence, or of the murder of their daughter.
Madeleine disappeared on 3rd May while her parents ate in a nearby restaurant. Her parents have since waged an international campaign to ask for help in the search for the missing girl.
With the help of specially trained sniffer dogs, British police discovered the blood in the room where Madeleine slept in the holiday home in the Algarve.
On Monday, Portuguese police search cars belonging to a suspect in the case, reports the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The cars belong to Robert Murat, a British ex-pat, and his family.
The case has been further complicated by a new suspect appearing in the press on Tuesday. According to the newspaper Diario de Noticias, the Portuguese police are investigating the role of a 40-year old man of African origin with a British passport.
He was apparently seen on the evening of Madeleine's disappearance in the holiday resort Praia da Luz, holding a child in his arms as though it was sleeping. The man tried to avoid eye-contact with passers-by. He was also reported to have been seen with Murat shortly after the disappearance of Madeleine.
Gerry and Kate McCann, the parents of the missing toddler Madeleine, remain convinced that their daughter is alive, they told Sky News on Tuesday. "All the language and behaviour of the Portuguese police suggests they are looking for a live Madeleine" according to Gerry McCann when interviewed by the British TV station. "I have absolutely no information that this is no longer the case."
Politie onderzoekt betrokkenheid ouders Madeleine
Uitgegeven: 7 augustus 2007 13:48
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AMSTERDAM - De Portugese politie is een onderzoek begonnen naar de eventuele betrokkenheid van de ouders van de vermiste Madeleine McCann in de verdwijningzaak, dat meldt de Portugese krant Diario de Noticias dinsdag.
Chris Heijmans
Volgens de krant gaat de Portugese politie ervan uit dat de vermiste Madeleine dood is, dat zou een anonieme bron die betrokken is bij het onderzoek hebben verklaard.
Bloedsporen
In de slaapkamer van het vakantiehuis waar het vierjarige meisje ruim drie maanden geleden voor het laatst gezien werd, zijn eerder al bloedsporen gevonden. Portugese media melden dat de bloedsporen van een overleden persoon zijn, en dat iemand heeft geprobeerd de sporen schoon te maken. Het bloed was niet meer met het blote oog te zien. De politie laat onderzoeken of het bloed van Madeleine is.
De Portugese politie zou nu onderzoeken of het Britse meisje al in het vakantieappartement om het leven is gekomen in plaats van ontvoerd. Daarbij houden ze de ouders van Madeleine al geruime tijd in de gaten en ondervragen vrienden en familie van het echtpaar.
Doden
Onduidelijk blijft vooralsnog of zij worden verdacht van nalatigheid of van het doden van hun dochter met opzet.
Madeleine verdween op 3 mei terwijl haar ouders even verderop in een restaurant zaten te eten. Haar ouders zetten sindsdien een internationale campagne op om te vragen om hulp bij de zoektocht naar het verdwenen meisje.
Britse politieagenten ontdekten met behulp van onder meer speciale speurhonden de bloedsporen in de kamer waar Madeleine sliep in het vakantieappartement aan de Algarve.
Verdachte
Maandag doorzocht de Portugese politie auto's die toebehoren aan een verdachte in de zaak rond de verdwijning van Madeleine, zo meldde de Britse krant The Daily Telegraph dinsdag. Het zou gaan om auto's van Robert Murat, een in Portugal wonende Brit, en zijn familie.
De zaak wordt er niet overzichtelijker op doordat dinsdag in de pers een nieuwe verdachte opdook. Volgens de krant Diário de Notícias onderzoekt de Portugese politie de rol van een man van rond de veertig, met een Brits paspoort en van Afrikaanse origine.
Hij zou op de avond van de verdwijning van Madeleine zijn gezien in het vakantieoord Praia da Luz, terwijl hij een kind in zijn armen droeg dat leek te slapen. De man probeerde de blikken van voorbijgangers te ontwijken. Ook zou die man met Murat zijn gezien vlak na de verdwijning van Madeleine.
Levende Madeleine
Gerry en Kate McCann, de ouders van de vermiste kleuter Madeleine, blijven ervan uitgaan dat hun dochter leeft. Dit zei het Britse echtpaar dinsdag tegen het tv-station Sky News. "Bij tal van gelegenheden heeft de Portugese politie gezegd dat zij op zoek is naar een levende Madeleine", aldus Gerry McCann tegen het Britse tv-station. "Ik heb geen enkele informatie dat dat veranderd is."
Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 7th 2007 at 15:44:56
Message Thread
- Not on BBC yet I think, but Dutch news now reporting that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:16:33
- So she was murdered .... (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 7, 16:19:54
- It makes sense (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 7, 16:23:20
- It's all just reports at the moment though, so could be wrong of course (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:24:14
- don't the police say some stupidly high numbers of murders (General Chat) - megson, Aug 7, 16:31:12
- I reckon it was Timmy Mallet (n/m) (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 7, 16:29:43
- It's all just reports at the moment though, so could be wrong of course (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:24:14
- It makes sense (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 7, 16:23:20
- it doesn't make sense that (General Chat) - jayson blair, Aug 7, 16:16:27
- Just saw another interesting note on this. I wondered what was special about (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:29:24
- Gotta be some kinda libel thing (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 7, 16:31:31
- Nowt new there (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 7, 17:00:53
- for an interesting take on the media's take on things... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 7, 17:07:09
- Nowt new there (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 7, 17:00:53
- Gotta be some kinda libel thing (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 7, 16:31:31
- it could depend on how you were going to dispose of the body (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 7, 16:26:51
- And another interesting development (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:31:15
- I think it means that the person was already dead when the blood got on the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:23:07
- Just saw another interesting note on this. I wondered what was special about (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:29:24
- Ha ha. Slow down, Columbo. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 7, 15:44:25
- Columbo ? I'm only telling you what's been reported here (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:45:12
- Yeah, misread that a bit. Don't shoot the messenger and all that. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 7, 15:51:16
- from loads of tv detective shows i've watched it very much is possible (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 7, 15:56:48
- I've seen the same ones (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 7, 15:58:36
- from loads of tv detective shows i've watched it very much is possible (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 7, 15:56:48
- Yeah, misread that a bit. Don't shoot the messenger and all that. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 7, 15:51:16
- Columbo ? I'm only telling you what's been reported here (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:45:12
- link here (General Chat) - fleckmatic, Aug 7, 15:32:31
- So Many People Said At The Time... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Aug 7, 15:31:18
- Said it from the start (General Chat) - Riverking, Aug 7, 15:24:02
- Been very cynical of the whole thing when they started to make a lot of money out of it (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 7, 15:31:35
- Frankly... you twat (n/m) (General Chat) - The Judge, Aug 7, 20:44:02
- Did they make any money out of it ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:45:32
- They must have (General Chat) - pants, Aug 7, 15:50:32
- So actually you don't know whether they have. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:00:16
- no I suppose not, but I'm pretty sure they aren't out of pocket out of it (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 7, 16:01:47
- So actually you don't know whether they have. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 16:00:16
- The mother's in Heat or some other shite this month. So probably (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 7, 15:49:31
- They must have (General Chat) - pants, Aug 7, 15:50:32
- Been very cynical of the whole thing when they started to make a lot of money out of it (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 7, 15:31:35
- OH MY GOD! (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 7, 15:23:33
- Hang on, I'll translate it. Still not on BBC as far as I can see (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:25:53
- daily mail and the mirror are reporting it (General Chat) - south, Aug 7, 15:29:16
- Translation of the Dutch report (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:44:56
- daily mail and the mirror are reporting it (General Chat) - south, Aug 7, 15:29:16
- Hang on, I'll translate it. Still not on BBC as far as I can see (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 15:25:53
- i would not be surprised at all (General Chat) - south, Aug 7, 15:20:33
- So she was murdered .... (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 7, 16:19:54
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