Murat breaks cover on Channel 5 news

  

Well well well! Robert Murat has just surfaced on Channel 5 news, in a short report about the case,.

He claims it is still hanging over his head, and wants to see it resolved.

Carlos Anjos was wheeled out, to declare that Portugal won't reopen it without new evidence. Yes, dear, we know that. Anyway, it's nothing to do with him now anyway, so he was no doubt protecting his hindquarters as usual.

Sandra Felguerias did a brief section, only saying that Portugal will never forget it.

Back to the reporter, who stated that the Yard have found 20 new suspects - tourists, workers and paedophiles.

Back to Murat, wanting it resolved.

No doubt a proper video will be online soon.

Rather odd that it was Murat who was the first to blink, isn't it?

Apologies to Sandra for having misunderstood her the first time - what she said was that the Portuguese will never forget the PJ naming the McCanns as suspects.....good job she is well aware of the lies that were told about DNA, isn't it?

No wonder Morais didn't want the world to know about this interview!



Looking at the C5 report again, you have to wonder what Anjos and co are so scared of, why they are so scared of a reopening? You'd think they would be delighted, because if they'd done the wonderful job that they pretend, then the whole world would be praising them, wouldn't it?

And, IMO, something is definitely bothering Robert Murat; he'd been forgotten about, till he appeared in the Express and now this.

BTW, PDL looked wonderful in the sun...

Oh, look at all the Amaral supporters, chewing what's left of their carpets because C5 reiterated that the McCanns have been COMPLETELY CLEARED.

When is it going to sink in with them?

Here's a thing. Why did Murat just go on about himself, when he was not only cleared at the same time as the McCanns but received a huge sum of money from the media because of all the rubbish they printed?

But didn't say one word tonight about hopes of Madeleine McCann being found?

I have checked inside Channel 5 news, but, no vídeo about it.

It's odd that Murat is drawing attention to himself, when he has such a shaky alibi, and so many people claim they saw him outside that night. Including Silvia Batista:

http://themaddiecasefiles.com/post261.html#p261

Witness Statement

Silvia María Correio Ramos Batista

Date: 2007 – 05 – 15

She is responsible for maintenance of the OC resort in P da L. Because of her profession she knows many people from the English community who are resident in P da L.

She knows the Murat family, had done for about 30 years. Mainly Mr Murat and his wife, Jenny. Mr Murat was linked to a civil construction business and the development of tourist resorts, in Salema as far as she knows. Mr Murat died some years ago.

The Murats live in a house near to the OC, called Casa Liliana. When asked she says she does not remember whether the Murats have a son.

When asked, she says that on the night of Madeleine’s disappearance, 3rd May, she was called by her boss at about 22.30. As she lives in Lagos, she arrived shortly afterwards at the resort. There were about 60 people close to apartment 5 A, helping to look for the girl.

She remembers, but is not absolutely certain, given the time that has passed, that from the start, there was an individual helping to look for Madeleine, about 1.70 tall, with sort, light brown hair, with thin framed, brown glasses, who was also helping to search.

She does not remember at what time she saw him. She does not remember how he was dressed. She does not remember whom he was with or know if he arrived on foot or by car.

The same individual, she knew later to be the son of the Murat’s, Robert Murat.

Robert speaks fluent English and Portuguese. He helped the GNR in Lagos, and later the PJ to translate the witness statements of some English individuals.

In principal, she thinks it should be possible to confirm whether Murat was there on the date that Madeleine disappeared as well as other details, with Paul and June from the Duke of Holland bar and Mr Byron from the property administration company JNB in P da L.

She clarifies that on Saturday (05-05-2007) or Sunday (06-05-2007) or even Monday (07-05-2007) she spoke to Robert for the first time, during breaks between interviews, where he was acting as translator.

She describes him as a pleasant and easy going individual. He was quite open and extrovert in the conversations with her, he never spoke of anything personal.


Reads, ratifies, signs.

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Wonder why she suggested checking with Paul and June from the Duke of Holland bar and Mr Byron from the property administration company JNB.

Good job Martin Smith was adamant that the man he saw wasn't his old friend Robert, isn't it?

was he the only resident of PDL who didn't hear the police sirens 150m away, or see the blue flashing lights, or come out to help? weird innit?

A very odd business, Rhodes. Good job he's got that cast-iron alibi!

bb1 wrote:A very odd business, Rhodes. Good job he's got that cast-iron alibi!

cast iron? yeh of course, it's def cast iron.

Wonder if he was looked into as well as the rest of the very well done investigation?

Too many people claimed they saw him that night. One or two might be mistaken, but not so many, especially not Silvia Batista.


I really do not know why he's attracting attention to himself again, everyone but Birch had forgotten about him.

Hilarious self-delusion from a forker:

The police verified Robert Murat's alibi that he was at home with his mother

There wasn't much else they could do, was there? But do they think the Yard are going to be so easily fobbed off, when so many people OUTWITH the McCanns' group claim they saw Murat?

And the supposed superficial resemblance to Payne doesn't really work, does it? Let's look at what Silvia Batista said:

http://themaddiecasefiles.com/post261.html#p261


When asked, she says that on the night of Madeleine’s disappearance, 3rd May, she was called by her boss at about 22.30. As she lives in Lagos, she arrived shortly afterwards at the resort. There were about 60 people close to apartment 5 A, helping to look for the girl.

She remembers, but is not absolutely certain, given the time that has passed, that from the start, there was an individual helping to look for Madeleine, about 1.70 tall, with sort, light brown hair, with thin framed, brown glasses, who was also helping to search.

She does not remember at what time she saw him. She does not remember how he was dressed. She does not remember whom he was with or know if he arrived on foot or by car.

The same individual, she knew later to be the son of the Murat’s, Robert Murat.

Robert speaks fluent English and Portuguese. He helped the GNR in Lagos, and later the PJ to translate the witness statements of some English individuals.

In principal, she thinks it should be possible to confirm whether Murat was there on the date that Madeleine disappeared as well as other details, with Paul and June from the Duke of Holland bar and Mr Byron from the property administration company JNB in P da L.



Something is bothering Murat just now, and it doesn't seem to be just Birch's idiocy.

I think it is weird that he wasn't there. Everyone else was. And I would have been if I lived just a few steps away. Who would know what might have happened, and him being such a helpful person.
Perhaps he knew what The PJ were like, and he wouldn't have been wrong about that.
I could half imagine his mother saying, "Don't you get involved, Robert. They'll stitch you up."

It may well be something as simple as that, Sabot, it looks bad, but it's actually nothing...that may be why he changed his statements so often, too - nearly 20 times, I seem to recall?

Murat of all people should know the folly of courting the British media, so why he seems to be doing so again, is a bit of a mystery.

He changed his statement 17 times, Bonny, according to Bennett. But Bennett only wants Murat involved because he knows that The McCanns couldn't have done all those things without the help of a local.

17 was it? I know it was a lot....IMO, it is entirely possible that Murat WAS outside that night, innocently having a general nosy at the commotion, then got worried and ended up with the world's worst alibi....

Martin Smith was adamant;

http://themaddiecasefiles.com/post534.html#p534

He adds that in May and August of 2006, he saw ROBERT MURAT in Praia da Luz bars. On one of these occasions, the first, he was inebriated and spoke to everyone. He did not wear glasses at this time. He also states that the individual who carried the child was not ROBERT, as he would have recognised him immediately

I assume he means it was Murat who was drunk and not wearing glasses...

I did read something about Mr. Smith not wearing his glasses. But I could be wrong about that.

Now Claudia's been wheeled onto MM, to silence any dissent on the subject of Murat - generally a sign that the Amaral supporters are trying to hide something.

 

I don't actually think that Murat was involved. But I do think he was up to something. But in the end it all boiled down to the fact that The McCanns could not have done any of the things suggested without assistance from a local. So both Amaral and Bennett had to put him in the frame.