Met statement - now investigating five new reports of attacks on children in PDL area

Well...you can lead a horse pitchforker to water but you can't make it drink.

From:

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/375727/Maddie-suspect-linked-to-five-more-sexual-assaults-on-young-girls-in-Portuguese-resort

Last month, investigators focused their intentions on a known paedophile who was said to be spotted carrying a girl of Maddie's description along a beach near her resort.

He was said to be responsible for a number of attacks on young girls in the tourist area of Praia Da Luz.

British officers are now looking into incidents where 18 holiday apartments were broken into and very little was stolen.

A 10-year-old British girl is said to have been one of the alleged victims in 2005, two years after Maddie went missing while on holiday with her parents.

Police say the break-ins could offer clues to how Maddie disappeared without a trace.

'Known paedophile'? That's an odd turn of phrase. Mind you, it is the Star, so may be of no importance at all. But again, I get the impression the Yard has someone in mind, an ex-pat, maybe?

I get the impression the Yard has someone in mind, an ex-pat, maybe?

They have also stated

Dep Asst Commissioner Martin Hewitt said: "I am cautiously optimistic that in the not-too-distant future we are going to start to see activity."

in another article, so why not?

Interesting, Bonny. Hope it comes to something now.

My friends, this was taken from The Daily Express newspaper:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/471951/British-police-searching-for-Madeleine-McCann-planning-activity-in-Portugal

My friends, this was taken from The Huffington Post newspaper:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/23/madeleine-mccann-news-british-detectives-operational-activity--portugal_n_5196873.html?utm_hp_ref=uk&just_reloaded=1

I hope this isn't one of those 'wind up' type articles.

My friends, this was taken from Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1247676/madeleine-police-probe-five-new-assault-cases

Madeleine McCann: Cops discover a girl was sexually assaulted at Maddie resort

Apr 23, 2014 23:01 By Tom Pettifor

Sex attacker struck at same resort where Maddie went missing, assaulting a little girl



British detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann fear that local Portuguese police could unwittingly be sitting on vital forensic evidence key to the case.

It comes after police confirmed yesterday that they were probing a sex attack on a 10-year-old British girl in the same resort where Madeleine vanished.

The serious assault took place in Praia da Luz in 2005, two years before Madeleine was snatched.

It is one of 18 Algarve villa break-ins by a prowling paedophile who British police are now potentially linking to Madeleine, who disappeared from a holiday flat nine days before her fourth birthday .

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, who is spearheading the UK search , said: “The fact we’ve now got an assault that is in the heart of Praia da Luz means we are even more interested in this as part of the inquiry. This offence takes us into the resort so it is very significant.”

The new victim came forward following a fresh appeal last month when detectives revealed a string of break-ins across the Algarve, which included sex attacks on British girls aged between six and 12 from 2004 to 2006.

Before March, Scotland Yard’s Operation Grange was aware of 12 break-ins and four sex assaults. Now they are aware of six new break-ins including five new sex assaults.

However, despite five of the new incidents being reported to local police at the time, these details were not passed on to the current UK investigation.



Mr Redwood expressed “major concerns” that local Portuguese police could hold the key to the mystery of Maddie’s disappearance but have failed to inform their national counterparts, the Policia Judiciaria.

He said: “If there is a breakdown in communication between local cops and the Policia Judiciaria there could be forensic material sitting in exhibit stores somewhere that we and the PJ are unaware of.”

Scotland Yard made public appeals to try to trace a smelly “pot-bellied” paedophile intruder. The suspect was described as a tanned, dark-haired man who spoke English slowly, with a foreign accent and possibly slurred speech, had unkempt hair, was unshaven, and smelt of stale aftershave. So far more than 500 people have made contact with information.

Mr Redwood added: “As a result of those calls, we have now identified a further five sexual assaults and a near miss. None of those six matters we were aware of prior to our appeal.

“In this new tranche of information we have got one crime which is very clearly in the heart of Praia da Luz in 2005, on a young, white, 10-year-old girl.All these incidents pre-date the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and I am extremely positive. They give us a real, clear focus going forward.

“For every single one, this has been a horrendous experience. This is your worst nightmare.”

Of the break-ins, which took place between 2004 and 2010, three happened at Praia de Luz, five in Carvoeiro, nine in the Albufeira district and one in Vilamoura. Scotland Yard said they are waiting for an official agreement later this week and hope to begin “operational activity” linked to the case in the near future.

This could involve making arrests and questioning witnesses.

Much of the requested information is believed to relate to mobile phone records as police attempt to pinpoint who was in the area at the time Madeleine disappeared.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt said: “I am cautiously optimistic that in the not-too-distant future we will start to see activity.”

His officers are hoping to act on new leads in Portugal as early as next week as the seventh anniversary of her disappearance approaches.

They want to quiz a number of suspects but do not have the authority to make arrests or carry out interviews themselves – they can only accompany their Portuguese counterparts.



Meanwhile, Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry, last night welcomed the new developments.

Their spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “The fact that yet more new information is coming out since the last appeal shows the scale of work that is yet to be done, and naturally Kate and Gerry hope it can be completed as soon as possible. There is a lot of information that still needs to be checked and Kate and Gerry are hoping that it leads to Madeleine being found.”

News of a potential new breakthrough comes after former GP Kate and cardiologist Gerry, both 45, spent Easter with their twins, nine-year-olds Sean and Amelie, and extended family in their home village of Rothley, Leicestershire.

A source close to the couple said: “Met police hope to be on the ground within a fortnight, which means they will be probably be out there for the anniversary weekend. Whether it leads to anything we just don’t know.

“Formal negotiations with Portuguese police have been made but this is a complicated and sensitive matter and it takes time for approval to be given.

“Clearly an offender was operating in the area but whether it was connected to Madeleine is not known. Any arrests and formal interviews will be conducted by the Portuguese police with Met officers sitting in on them. They can’t be the lead police force in a foreign country and just go ahead and knock on doors, they have to be hosted. It is very frustrating for them.

“And the fact that previous attacks haven’t been fully investigated by the Portuguese authorities shows a degree of incompetence.”

Mr Redwood said: “I’m encouraged by the new information that has come to light as a direct result of the appeal in March.

“There has been a huge public desire to assist us with our investigation and I would like to thank those who have provided us with new information.”



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He said: “If there is a breakdown in communication between local cops and the Policia Judiciaria there could be forensic material sitting in exhibit stores somewhere that we and the PJ are unaware of.”

Now this has got to be a huge possibility. Remember what Paulo Rebelo said when he took over the investigation?

I will use my own words. It took a few weeks to organize the mess of papers and documents which were all over the place when they took over from Amoral.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/472102/Police-now-ready-to-make-arrests-in-the-Algarve-in-missing-Madeleine-McCann-case

Police now ready to make arrests in the Algarve in missing Madeleine McCann case

DETECTIVES hunting the ­kidnapper of Madeleine McCann are poised to make arrests.


The breakthrough comes after they identified new ­incidents where British girls were targeted by a lone ­paedophile in Portugal.

In nine cases in the Algarve girls were sexually assaulted, it has been revealed. Now an elite unit of Scotland Yard officers is ready to fly out to support wide-ranging operations by the Portuguese police.

Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry, who are convinced their little girl will be found alive, welcomed the news yesterday.

Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “Whatever needs to be done on the ground in Portugal needs to be done as effectively and swiftly as ­possible.”

Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner ­Martin Hewitt confirmed the authorities in Lisbon have responded positively to a series of “international letters of request” from the Yard.

He said: “In the relatively near future, we will start to see activity on behalf of the Portuguese with us involved as potential suspects in connection with 18 incidents.

They need to be traced, interviewed and eliminated so inquiries can focus on the most likely offenders.


It is understood Portuguese police have DNA from at least one incident.

The speeding up of the investigation comes less than two weeks before the seventh anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance from the McCann ­holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007 when she was three.

A source close to Kate and Gerry McCann, both 45 from Rothley, Leics, said Met officers hoped to be “on the ground in Portugal” for the first time since the squad was formed “within a fortnight”.
He said: “It appears the Yard have X, Y and Z they want to interview out there but they won’t have the power to do it themselves.

“Any arrests and formal interviews will be conducted by the Portuguese police with Met officers sitting in.”

The Yard squad first identified a prolific paedophile as a potential ­suspect last month after a major appeal through newspapers and BBC’s Crimewatch.

At the time, 12 incidents on the Algarve were connected to him, two in Praia da Luz.

The new cases have been added since the appeal, which prompted more than 500 calls and emails.

In particular police heard from a 19-year-old who was sexually assaulted by a lone intruder at a holiday home in the “heart of Praia da Luz” in 2005 when she was 10. It is thought she may have only recently told anyone about her ordeal.

Yard detectives are focusing on 12 of the incidents – nine sex assaults and three “near misses”. The other six incidents happened further away or years after Madeleine was snatched.

All the victims were white, British, aged between six and 12 and were attacked between 2004 and 2006. The paedophile – described as smelly and pot-bellied – crept into their ­bedrooms without forcing entry.

He spoke ­English with a foreign accent, was tanned, with short, dark, unkempt hair, and reeked of tobacco, stale aftershave or alcohol.

During two incidents, he wore a ­burgundy long-sleeved top. One ­witness said it had a white circle on the back. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, head of Operation Grange, said several features of the description, the type of offences and the way they were committed point to a lone offender.

Scotland Yard is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the abduction of Madeleine McCann.

If you have information call the Operation Grange incident room on 020 7321 9251. Or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/375788/Maddie-detectives-find-smelly-and-pot-bellied-suspect-is-linked-to-18-more-sex-attacks
Maddie detectives find 'smelly and pot-bellied' suspect is linked to 18 more sex attacks

MADELEINE McCann detectives are set to make arrests after a major breakthrough in the case, it was revealed yesterday.



Scotland Yard said they had discovered their chief suspect abused a British girl in the same resort two years before Madeleine vanished.

The victim, who was 10, was attacked in her bed in Praia da Luz in Portugal’s Algarve region.

Police believe the fact that he struck so close to Madeleine’s holiday villa is of huge significance to their new probe into her 2007 disappearance.

They were tipped off about the previously unknown incident after a Crimewatch TV appeal last month.

They revealed on the BBC show that they wanted to trace a serial sex attacker they had linked to 12 attacks on white British girls as they slept in flats and villas in the Algarve.

Yesterday police said that appeal had given them information about six other similar assaults, including the one in Praia da Luz.

All 18 attacks appear to have been committed by the same man who was described as “smelly and pot-bellied”.


The Met now hope to visit Portugal as early as next week. They want to question a number of suspects but will need Portuguese police to make arrests and carry out interviews.

Clarence Mitchell, spokesman for Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry, both 45, said: “The fact that yet new information is coming out since the last appeal shows the scale of work that is yet to be done.

“Naturally Kate and Gerry hope that it can be completed as soon as possible.

“There is a lot of information that still needs to be checked and Kate and Gerry are hoping it leads to Madeleine being found.

“They remain very grateful to the Metropolitan police for the work they continue to do.”

He added that the families of previous victims did not wish to be identifi ed but were “prepared to help police all they can”.


Five of the new crimes have been classed as sexual assaults, while the sixth was described as a “near miss”. Portuguese police have announced that African burglar Euclides Monteiro, who died aged 40 in a tractor accident five years ago, is the serial attacker but Scotland Yard are not so sure.

DCI Andy Redwood, leading the Met probe, said the latest cases emerged after more than 500 members of the public phoned a special hotline for the case.

He said the horrific sexual assaults had left the lives of the victims and their parents shattered.

He told press at central London’s New Scotland Yard yesterday: “For every one of these families it’s been an horrendous experience.”

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt revealed British police are poised to stage operations on Portuguese soil soon.

He said: “I am cautiously optimistic that in the not-too-distant future we are going to start to see activity.”

lily wrote:
He said: “If there is a breakdown in communication between local cops and the Policia Judiciaria there could be forensic material sitting in exhibit stores somewhere that we and the PJ are unaware of.”

Now this has got to be a huge possibility.  Remember what Paulo Rebelo said when he took over the investigation?  

I will use my own words.  It took a few weeks to organize the mess of papers and documents  which were all over the place when they took over from Amoral.  

More likely Amoral threw anything that didn't fit his stupid, nasty Fridge Theory in the bin, I am afraid, Lily. I sincerely hope he ends up in jail for gross incompetence - or worse.

Thanks for those stories.

I see the deeply disgusting hounders, numties and general pondlife are now trying to deny these attacks on children took place.

What, because their darling Gonzo ignored/swept them under the carpet?

Because they don't know the names of the families involved so they can't stalk and abuse them? 'Research' them so they can decide there's GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE if their granny ever worked for the NHS? Invent 'dossiers' on them?

We all know what they're like, and fortunately, so do the REAL police.

Hounders demonstrate how disgusting they are:

http://davidbretisagod.forumotion.co.uk/t630-hounder-scumbag-russiandoll-gives-her-opinion

The 'researchers' must be desperate to find out who the children are, so they can stalk and abuse their poor families.

Numties trying to hatespam the media:

Pauline Bilsby I've just posted or attempted, to post a message on sky fb asking why there is a pic of Tannerman on their website...and it was whooshed as soon as I pressed the post button...what is going on ???
57 mins · Edited · Like

Val Mulraney Same happened to mine Pauline!!
33 mins · Like · 1

Caroline Denver Very strange carry on!
25 mins · Like · 1

Val Mulraney Just tried again asking them to explain why me previous post had been removed - immediately whooshed!!
12 mins · Like

Pauline Bilsby Something afoot methinx, lol
11 mins · Like

Val Mulraney Tried to comment on the mirror too - other people still posting. Must just be me lol!!
9 mins · Like

Pauline Bilsby Or perhaps sky fb are worried in case all of us *vile internet trolls* hijack their site

Pervnumty:

Helen Barnard du Plessis Girls are sexually assaulted every minute all over the world!!! What is new pleeeeeeeeez?

Disgusting sicko.   

Oh dear, the McCann-haters are now clinging desperately to a radio interview with one Paul Luckman to give them hope.

That's the same Paul Luckman that edits that well-known ex-pat news sheet Portugal News. The same one that's chummy with Amaral.

I don't think we'll be paying too much attention to someone with such obvious bias, whose interests are not being served by all these revelations about the Algarve he's helped keep under the carpet being aired in public.

Mark Williams-Thomas
‏@mwilliamsthomas
Op Grange: Portuguese police rejected a request from Met Police to form a joint investigation. The relationship is very tense & difficult

11:20 PM - 23 Apr 2014

Not surprising, if Portugal wants to sweep these attacks under the carpet and blame the dead black guy.

They need to take the bull by the horns and get on with it. It is not going away and they will be the better for it.

Portuguese ex-pats trying to cover up yet again:

http://portugalresident.com/maddie-anniversary-brings-shock-new-revelations

When will this end?” One asked us, visibly crestfallen. “A NEW sexual assault on a child, in Luz? Why have we never heard about it until now? And why are we hearing about it just in time for the 7th anniversary of the disappearance?”

Others were more belligerent. “These latest revelations are simply beyond belief”, a former British policeman who has been actively following investigations told us.

“The totally Flat man - who managed to hide behind the door against the wall when Gerry (Madeleine’s father) entered the room to do his check (just before Madeleine went missing), and Tannerman who was of medium slim build, and Smithman, who was not potbellied, and the Heroin Blackman have all suddenly been dropped in favour of trying to trace potbellied Smellyman - a fat man who can leap in a single bound through a tiny window, and take a sleeping child, whilst sedating two others in a way unknown to modern medical science, and then leap out again and VANISH without leaving his distinctive smell.
“It is all too ridiculous to even try to take on board”...

But “take on board” has been the order of the day for years.

News services simply repeat verbatim news purportedly coming from Scotland Yard, and occasionally even news reported to have come from PJ police in Portugal. And, as the little village of Praia da Luz bravely continues to try and turn the page, it appears likely to remain this way.

'Bravely'? I don't think so - the one going on about 'Smellyman' and making idiotic remarks is very obviously parrotting the script from one of the McCann-hating sites.

Not to mention being Spanish ex-pat dirtymac, Bennett's close chum. Wonder if he's going to clean the dogs*t from his pool area this holiday season?

Do the ex-pats really imagine that helps their image with the wider world?

And there's nothing 'brave' about trying to sweep crimes against children under the carpet to protect property values or to stop nasty little secrets coming out.

Perhaps the ex-pats could try hoping that this scum is found and dealt with by the courts? Perhaps the ex-pats could try hoping that Madeleine's abductor is found and dealt with by the courts?

They might find PDL sounds a little less like the Village of the Damned. Or Royston Vasey.

http://stopthemyths.prophpbb.com/topic6555-75.html

: PRESS STATEMENT OP GRANGE
PostPosted by Truthiness2 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:45 pm

Myths catch some numties defending paedophiles yet again.