Witness Statement
David Miguel Marino Barroso

Date: 2007/05/08

Occupation: Apprentice waiter

Place of Work: Ocean Club

He has been employed as an apprentice waiter at the OC since April this year. Within the resort he works at the Tapas restaurant from 09.30 to 17.00 and has Mondays and Tuesdays off. His functions within the resort are limited to the Tapas Restaurant, including the esplanade and the pool.

When questioned, he says that he has heard about the disappearance, he heard about it on Friday 4th May in the morning, when he arrived at the resort to start work. On 3rd May he worked until 17.00 when he left for home.

When questioned, the witness says that he has the impression that he saw Madeleine’s father at the bar in the Tapas restaurant during the days before her disappearance. With regard to the girl and the rest of her family he does not remember having seen them before, and thinks he only saw them on press reports following the disappearance.

He says that he did not hear of any strange conversations related to tourists or their children during the days prior to the disappearance or concerning the functioning of the resort.

He did not notice any strange behaviour from people in the resort and nothing drew his attention to the cars in the resort.

He has no information relevant to the investigation.
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