Witness Statement

Date: 2007/05/16

Joao Vasco da Silva Casimiro

Occupation: GNR Officer

Ha has been a GNR officer since 1991.

He is a soldier and works at the Lagos GNR post.

On 4th May 2007 he entered into the service of the events occurred at 01.00, having received orders from the commander to go to P da L. He arrived at the OC complex at 01.10 and went to join Commander Duarte, who updated him on the situation and sent him to Rua da Ramalhete.

On the scene where he had been sent by the Commander, he began to revise the perimeter of the resort, in a police car accompanied by his colleague, Officer Neto.

During his time at the scene he did not have any contact with anyone. Neither did he enter the apartment Madeleine disappeared from.

There many people searching at the scene, nobody in particular drew his attention.

When questioned, he says that he never saw Murat on the occasions he was on the scene.

No more is said. Reads, ratifies, signs.