These two pages are an official document for the case file regarding the search dog examination of apartments in the Ocean Club, Praia da Luz, Lagos on 31 July 2007.
The seven participants are indicated as being two members of the Policia Judiciaria (PJ); UK NPIA specialist, Mark Harrison, and the UK dog handler, Martin Grime; the two English Springer spaniels – Eddie and Keela; and Mrs Sylvia Batista, a manager of the Ocean club who is noted as the holder of the keys to the apartment and who was present solely to open doors.
All the work performed was recorded on video in image and sound.
The apartments searched were those previously occupied by the McCanns and members of the holiday group. Only apartment 5A was unoccupied at the time of the search. Holidaymaker occupants of the other apartments gave permission for the search to be conducted in their respective apartments.
In apartment 5A:
* between 20h16 (typing error in the report shows 21h16) and 20h30 the “cadaver” dog alerted:
– at 20h20 in the area of the wardrobe of the main bedroom
– at 20h22 in the lounge, specifically behind the sofa next to the window that overlooks the street.
* between 20h47 and 21.20 the “blood” dog alerted:
– at 21h10 in the lounge, specifically on the floor behind the sofa next to the wondow that overlooks the street.
In apartments 5B between 21h24 and 21h27; 5D between 21h29 and 21h34; 5H between 21h35 and 21h38; 4G between 21h42 and 21h45; the “cadaver” dog made no alerts.
Between 21h49 and 22h00, in the garden adjacent to apartment 5A, accessible from by way of the veranada and steps, the cadaver dog alerted in a garden-bed directly below the veranda.
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These two pages are an official document for the case file regarding the search dog examination of areas around the Ocean Club, Praia da Luz, Lagos on 1 August 2007.
The thirteen participants are indicated as being four members of the Policia Judiciaria (PJ); UK NPIA specialist, Mark Harrison; the UK dog handler Martin Grime, and another English police officer, Jose Freitas [known to be a Portuguese-speaking officer with Scotland Yard]; the English Springer spaniel – Eddy; and five officers from the GNR (national police force).
The area surrounding the Ocean Club having been previously assessed with respect to place-names, soil characteristics and proximity to apartment 5A [refer Mark Harrison’s report for details], the following areas were selected for search by the “cadaver” dog, all without results:
1 – Between 06h40 and 07h15 the area between Rua da Piteira and Rua da Oliveira;
2 – Between 07h25 and 07h45 the area immediately adjacent to the property known as “Beijaflor” in Rua da Figueira, which area was accessed through the electricity sub-station on Rua do Ramalhete;
3 – Between 07h55 and 08h05 the dirt road and area immediately adjacent to the residence known as “Casa Azul”, in front of the residence known as “Casa Pandora”, on Rua da Figueira;
4 – Between 08h20 and 08h40 the area between the residences known as “Casa Pandora” and “Quinta Mimosa”, in front of the residence known as “Casa Ladeira”.
Photographs and a map showing the areas is included in the report. The work stopped at 09h00.
