Detective's book claims Madeleine McCann died in apartment
A controversial book by the former head of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was published today.
In A Verdade Da Mentira, translated as The Truth of the Lie, Goncalo Amaral details his belief that Madeleine, who went missing shortly before her fourth birthday, died in her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz.
Amaral, a former senior detective, was in charge when Madeleine's parents were made formal suspects in September – a status that was only lifted on Monday.
He was removed from the case at the beginning of October after saying that British police were at the beck and call of Gerry and Kate McCann.
The McCanns' family spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, has said that lawyers are studying Amaral's book as a "matter of urgency".
"Mr Amaral will face immediate and swift legal action if he in any way implies, either directly or indirectly, that Kate and Gerry were involved in the disappearance or harming of their daughter," he said.
In the book, Amaral claims that a serious allegation was passed on to Leicestershire police less than a fortnight after Madeleine disappeared. But he says the UK force did not pass it on to their Portuguese counterparts until after he was removed from the case.
"This raises a legitimate question: why did the British police apparently hide that witness statement for six months?" he writes.
http://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/PJ/KATERINA-PAYNE-INCIDENT.htm
Dr Amaral is speaking of the Gaspar statement alleging possible paedophilia among the group of Doctors. The above link will take you to the original statement.
http://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/PJ/KATERINA-PAYNE-INCIDENT.htm
Dr Amaral is speaking of the Gaspar statement alleging possible paedophilia among the group of Doctors. The above link will take you to the original statement.
Leicestershire police service has declined to comment on the claims.
Madeleine vanished from her family's holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on May 3 last year while her parents dined with friends nearby.
The investigation into her disappearance was shelved on Monday after the Portuguese attorney general concluded that there was insufficient evidence to continue with the case.
The investigation was ' shelved' because the group of Doctors refused to go back for a reconstruction of the evenings events. Inconsistencies in their statements needed to be clarified.
The investigation was ' shelved' because the group of Doctors refused to go back for a reconstruction of the evenings events. Inconsistencies in their statements needed to be clarified.
The third formal suspect in the case, the Algarve property consultant Robert Murat, 34, had his "arguido" status lifted along with the McCanns.
The lifting of your arguido status does not mean as the British press like to say ' cleared of all charges' The McCanns have never been charged so how can they have been cleared?
The lifting of your arguido status does not mean as the British press like to say ' cleared of all charges' The McCanns have never been charged so how can they have been cleared?
Amaral, who is now retired, is facing perjury charges, which he denies, in relation to another missing child case. Leonor Cipriano, the mother of the girl involved, was convicted of her murder but accused the police of beating her into making a false confession.
The McCanns along with their PR Guru Clarence Mitchell, not forgetting the British press like to use this poor child in the most dispicable way. The Cipriano case is a tragedy and anyone who knows both cases would not even dream of trying to link them.
Goncalo Amaral was the co-ordinator in the investigation, not the head. Someday we may find a British reporter who is only interested in publishing the facts and just a little bit of truth in this case.They may also realise that three year old Madeleine is the victim and not her parents.
The McCanns along with their PR Guru Clarence Mitchell, not forgetting the British press like to use this poor child in the most dispicable way. The Cipriano case is a tragedy and anyone who knows both cases would not even dream of trying to link them.
Goncalo Amaral was the co-ordinator in the investigation, not the head. Someday we may find a British reporter who is only interested in publishing the facts and just a little bit of truth in this case.They may also realise that three year old Madeleine is the victim and not her parents.
