Kate McCann police interview

Mr. Presentable

This is a tad disturbing. After Madeline's disappearance and they became suspects, the McCanns were interviewed. Kate answered only one of the questions

By Sam Marsden


Tuesday August 05 2008

Kate McCann refused to answer 48 questions put to her by Portuguese detectives after she was made a suspect in Madeleine's disappearance, the police files reveal.

She used her right as an "arguido'', or formal suspect, to remain silent during this section of her interview on September 7 last year.

Officers quizzed her about everything from her medical specialism and Madeleine's behaviour to whether she had any responsibility for the little girl's vanishing.

DOSSIER

Detectives started by asking Mrs McCann about her movements immediately after she discovered that her daughter was missing at about 10pm on May 3 last year, a document in the massive police dossier shows.

She was asked where she looked, what she touched and whether she searched inside the master bedroom's wardrobe.

Officers asked Mrs McCann general questions about her relationship with her children and her work. The 40th question was: "Is it true that sometimes you despaired with your children's behaviour and that left you feeling very uneasy?"

It was followed by: "Is it true that in England you even considered handing over Madeleine's custody to a relative?"

The final unanswered question was: "Did you have any responsibility or intervention in your daughter's disappearance?"

The files show that the only question Mrs McCann did answer was: "Are you aware that in not answering the questions you are jeopardising the investigation, which seeks to discover what happened to your daughter?''

She replied: "Yes, if that's what the investigation thinks.''

Mrs McCann has always strenuously denied any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance and her arguido status was lifted on July 21.

source http://www.herald.ie/world-news/kate-mccann-stayed-silent-when-asked-48-questions-by-police-1446855.html

Plug

I don't think anyone cares anymore.
Her daughter is dead, end of.

spurious

The Herald is a rag. The woman had the right to remain silent and she did. Her silence means nothing.

Karoma

Anything you say in an interview can and will be used against you. Oddly enough, no police force tries to twist things (like for example genuine memory lapses) into a positive thing for you. The Portugese police turned on them only toward the end and seem to be looking for scapegoats, and the McCann's would have been advised by a lawyer to use the law to protect themselves.
What's disturbing about that?

Boggles

To be honest I wouldn't tell those incompetant pigs anything either.

javaboy

spurious wrote: »

The Herald is a rag. The woman had the right to remain silent and she did. Her silence means nothing.

+1. If this kind of news had become known a year ago they would have put a completely different spin on it. "Portugese police force waste valuable time questioning innocent English mum while real killer is still at large".

humanji

And if she was questioned just after the disappearance, she could still be in shock, or she could simply be disgusted with the fact that the cops seemed to be implying that she was behind it.

javaboy

humanji wrote: »

And if she was questioned just after the disappearance, she could still be in shock, or she could simply be disgusted with the fact that the cops seemed to be implying that she was behind it.

I think this interview took place when she was named as an arguido which was a good while after the kid disappeared IIRC.

Kold

Plug wrote: »

I don't think anyone cares anymore.
Her daughter is dead, end of.

This.

Gran Hermano

Boggles wrote: »

To be honest I wouldn't tell those incompetant pigs anything either.

Does the incompetency extend to those who didn't bother getting a babysitter?

humanji

javaboy wrote: »

I think this interview took place when she was named as an arguido which was a good while after the kid disappeared IIRC.

Ah right. I read this:

Detectives started by asking Mrs McCann about her movements immediately after she discovered that her daughter was missing at about 10pm on May 3 last year, a document in the massive police dossier shows.

to mean that they interviewed her immediately after Maddie disappeared. Still, if she was named a suspect I can understand how she'd be pissed off enough to not want to answer questions. Her answer to the one question she answered kind of points to this.

javaboy

humanji wrote: »

Still, if she was named a suspect I can understand how she'd be pissed off enough to not want to answer questions. Her answer to the one question she answered kind of points to this.

True. It's easy for us (or the Daily Mail Herald) to stand back and say she should have answered because it would be simpler and would let the police get back to business. But maybe in her position we would be so furious, indignant and outraged that we wouldn't be thinking straight.

ronbyrne2005

Don't trust them. Kid's probably dead and I don't think it was a paedo ring or a kidnapper.

humanji

javaboy wrote: »

True. It's easy for us (or the Daily Mail Herald) to stand back and say she should have answered because it would be simpler and would let the police get back to business. But maybe in her position we would be so furious, indignant and outraged that we wouldn't be thinking straight.

Or pissed off that they were on to us.

stevelknievel

Are we all forgetting about the DNA in the back of the car or was that explained? I kinda lost interest in this story about a year ago. I reckon they're guilty of manslaughter and the cover up.

Guy:Incognito

humanji wrote: »

Still, if she was named a suspect I can understand how she'd be pissed off enough to not want to answer questions. Her answer to the one question she answered kind of points to this.

I'm sure if I killed someone I'd be fairly pissed off to be caught too.

At the end of the day , if the parents werent at the very least questioned about it, there woudl be something seriously wrong. In the absence of any eveidence pointing to anyone else, she knew she was goign to be suspected.

Seachmall wrote: »

It left a bad taste in my mouth though:(

From the laughing?

Seth Brundle

The DNA could not be verified as Madelines.
As for the complete investigation - the police appear to have gone against the procedures used by most 'advanced' police forces around the world in terms of finding missing persons.
Personally I have my thoughts as to what happened to the poor girl.
However, reading something in the Herald and using that as a basis for what I presume is a serious discussion is follish!

littlebug

The Mc Cann's being made arguidos was based on a report from the FSS in birmingham saying that a sample found in the car was a partial match to Madeleine. In a second report they said that yes the DNA was a partial match but it was also a partial match to millions of other people including some people who worked in the FSS. The portuguese police chose to ignore this.

I can't help but think that that wee girl could still be out there somewhere or at the very least her killer is still out there having got off with it... or any number of possibilities in between ... but there you go, that's just my opinion... each to their own.

Seachmall

Stekelly wrote: »

From the laughing?

You know when you here a sick joke that leaves a look on your face as if you just tasted something bad.

dr.bollocko

She's not out there somewhere. Not breathing anyway.
it sucks, but there you go. That's just the way it is.
And I don't reckon the Mc. Canns did it either.

Guy:Incognito

Seachmall wrote: »

You know when you here a sick joke that leaves a look on your face as if you just tasted something bad.

Thats your soul trying to escape because you are evil.

The sick ones are the funniest though.

shenanigans1982

I don't think anybody really cares about this any more....even the scumbag taxi drivers who had pics of her up in their cars seem to have taken them down.

At least having to explain to their other kids how their stupidity resulted in their daughters death is some kind of punishment for them.

razorblunt

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

I don't think anybody really cares about this any more....even the scumbag taxi drivers who had pics of her up in their cars seem to have taken them down.

At least having to explain to their other kids how their stupidity resulted in their daughters death is some kind of punishment for them.

Yep indeed never mind the fact that when said daughters grow up and have kids on their own cant see them sleeping over at the grandparents much.

Tha Gopher

Interesting to see the UK media has taken little or no interest in this.


The McCanns are an awful pair of people. Wish the media would have the balls to ask them another question- where the **** is all the donated money gone?

eVeNtInE

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Dave!

The Herald is a disgusting piece of filth. Don't indulge it.

GirlInterrupted

A transcript of an interview can't convey the attitude of the police questioner, or the tone of their voice. She was probably confronted by a very judgemental and agressive demeanour.

That said, the McCanns are very definitely guilty of neglect at least, but they have paid the highest price possible for it.

They also come across as very cold and calculating, but I could be misinterpreting the numbness and guilt that they undoubtedly feel. They are defensive for a reason, they know they let their little girl down.

Seth Brundle

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

A transcript of an interview can't convey the attitude of the police questioner, or the tone of their voice. She was probably confronted by a very judgemental and agressive demeanour.

That said, the McCanns are very definitely guilty of neglect at least, but they have paid the highest price possible for it.

They also come across as very cold and calculating, but I could be misinterpreting the numbness and guilt that they undoubtedly feel. They are defensive for a reason, they know they let their little girl down.

or maybe Mrs. McC. can't speak Portuguese and the policemen can't speak English!

jimmycrackcorm

Seeing as the Portugeese police were so unable to do some real police work and instead tried to make an easier charge stick on the parents, I'd say she was totally correct to not answer.

If it was your kid that was abducted and the police were just trying to find a way to blame it on you, then wouldn't you do the same?

Dudess

stevelknievel wrote: »

Are we all forgetting about the DNA in the back of the car or was that explained?

DNA is shared by family members no?

And this isn't news. It's August - the time of year when there is no news...

javaboy

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

I don't think anybody really cares about this any more....even the scumbag taxi drivers who had pics of her up in their cars seem to have taken them down.

I was as bewildered as anybody at the whole Have You Seen 'Maddie'? hysteria but where's the basis for calling the taxi drivers with her picture up scumbags?

javaboy

Dave! wrote: »

The Herald is a disgusting piece of filth. Don't indulge it.

Eh it was in the Daily Mail too you know. Along with the first exclusive pictures of the bed where she spent her last night of sleep!

You wouldn't consider the Daily Mail to be a disgusting piece of filth now would you?

hussey

javaboy wrote: »

I was as bewildered as anybody at the whole Have You Seen 'Maddie'? hysteria but where's the basis for calling the taxi drivers with her picture up scumbags?

I assume he was just calling taxi drivers scumbags in general.

javaboy

hussey wrote: »

I assume he was just calling taxi drivers scumbags in general.

Sweeping generalisations on AH alert! Tell Commissioner Gordon to turn on the Dudess signal. This city needs a hero.

marco murphy

Lol what gets me is the Sky News sensationalism

''The McCanns have been made Arguidos, which is suspect in Portugal''

Which then makes it way on here. Just say suspect.

shenanigans1982

javaboy wrote: »

I was as bewildered as anybody at the whole Have You Seen 'Maddie'? hysteria but where's the basis for calling the taxi drivers with her picture up scumbags?

It has nothing to do with them having her picture up....doesn't everybody who is not a taxi driver call them scumbags?

Seachmall

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

It has nothing to do with them having her picture up....doesn't everybody who is not a taxi driver call them scumbags?

Hey, they stay sober so you don't have to :mad:, show some respect:D

Notorious

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Seeing as the Portugeese police were so unable to do some real police work and instead tried to make an easier charge stick on the parents, I'd say she was totally correct to not answer.

It was you all along, wasn't it?