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Date Posted：08/02/2010 5:31 AMCopy HTML http://themaddiecasefiles.com/post698.html#p698
Linda Ruth McQueen During the first week that I was in Portugal Kate and Gerry were transported [driven] by representatives of Mark Warner. Sandy Cameron was also there and possessed a hire car, but it was not the Renault Scenic that Gerry and Kate rented during the third week that I stayed with them in Portugal. Sandy Cameron On the 27th of May of 2007, Gerry was handed a rental vehicle in the Mark Warner tourist complex; a Renault Scenic with plate number 59-DA-27. I met with the representative of the car rental agency at Gerry's request, and as such, my name was also on the rental contract so that I could also drive the vehicle; to drive the children and to go shopping. These were things that Gerry was too occupied to carry out himself. I was the habitual drive of the vehicle and used it daily. I drove to many places, including the airport, local supermarkets, and drove the children to the zoo and the beaches in the area. I also travelled as a passenger on many occasions, when Kate, Gerry or other people were visiting, or driving the vehicle. People who were present in the vehicle were Kate, Gerry, Sean, Amelie, Mike Wright, Janet (Kate's aunt), Kate's mother and father, and her friend Amanda. Basically, the vehicle served as a transport for friend and family who cam to offer their help to Kate and Gerry and also to effect daily routines. The same vehicle was also used to move us from the Ocean Club to the villa, transporting all the luggage and personal objects from one location to the other. During these trips, the children seats would be removed to create space. Whilst in the villa, a gardener would arrive every week or about every 15 days. This was organized by the estate agency. The gardener would leave black rubbish bags near the gate, and on at least one occasion, I used the vehicle to remove these bags. The collection of rubbish in Portugal is not made as it is in the U.K., and for this reason, it was necessary to take the rubbish to a tip (disposal area) which was called 'recycling area' near the back of the Ocean Club. I used the Renault Scenic for this reason on many occasions. On one occasion, I believe it was on July of 2007, I took Patricia to the supermarket. We carried bags in the boot (trunk) of the Renault Scenic; bought various items including fresh fish, shrimp and beef. When we unloaded the shopping bags, we noticed that blood has run out of the bottom of the plastic bag. After this shopping trip and still in the month of July 2007, I began to notice a strange odour in the car. I did not give it much importance and assumed it was likely due to the leakage from the rubbish bags or from the blood which had escaped from the shopping bags. As a result, we removed the carpet from the boot (trunk) in order to clean it. I tossed (beat) the boot carpet to remove any particles and cleaned it with a wet cloth and left it to air out. |
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Re：The Scenic Rental Date Posted：08/02/2010 5:40 AMCopy HTML Car DNA was McCann Twins' 
Genetic match ... lost Maddie with twins, their faces obscured A source close to the couple told how Sean and Amelie’s soiled nappies were hurriedly packed into the McCanns’ hire car when they switched apartments in Portugal. The parents of Madeleine McCann are entirely DNA from the two-year-olds and the paraphernalia used to change them could have been left in the Renault Scenic’s boot ? and would have been almost identical to Maddie’s. The revelation came as Kate and Gerry gave their first interview since returning to Britain. And it could smash the case against them mounted by Portuguese cops, who believe they used the car to dump Maddie’s body. Latest reports suggest that new DNA tests are being carried out in Britain. The tests are looking for traces of her DNA from material gathered around Praia da Luz, including alleged blood samples found in an apartment close to the one from where she disappeared on May 3. Results of the tests taking place at the Forensic Science Service Laboratory in Birmingham could be sent to Portugal within days. 
Contaminated ... hire car Three Portuguese detectives reportedly arrived in Britain yesterday. They are set to ask Leicestershire police to further quiz the McCanns on their behalf. The source disclosed Maddie’s sandals and an unwashed pair of her pyjamas were also “chucked” into the hire car when the couple moved in Praia da Luz in mid June. And at least 30 people, including relatives, used the Renault before cops searched it. The McCanns were suspected after tests showed traces of Maddie’s DNA in the car. But the source said: “It’s clear multiple sources could have contaminated it.”
Belfast lawyer Kevin Winters said the meeting with solicitors Kingsley Napley would take place in the city next week. A controversial forensic test known as Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA is at the centre of the marathon Omagh bomb trial in which a man from south Armagh has denied murdering 29 people who were killed in a no-warning bomb attack on the Tyrone town in August 1998. The judge in the case, which finished last January, has yet to deliver his verdict. LCN DNA is a highly sensitive testing procedure which magnifies potential forensic evidence that cannot be identified by traditional DNA. Opponents argued that LCN DNA tests are unreliable because the magnification process leaves it open to potential distortion. Mr Winters confirmed today that the McCann legal team has contacted his firm and a meeting with one of his staff, Peter Corrigan, the instructing solicitor in the Omagh defence team, has been scheduled for Belfast next week. He said: “I can confirm that we were approached to assist them in the specific area of DNA. The Omagh case was the first time that LCN DNA has been fully challenged in detail in an open court. It’s a central allegation in the McCann case.” Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/maddie/article293599.ece#ixzz0vQMvHXKk |
