How was she to do that given that she had no jurisdiction in Portugal? I would like an answer to that.
She evidenced how entirely unsuited she was to "help parents in crisis" when she upset the mother of the missing child even more than she already was. In what way do you think that was helping? I would like you to answer that too.
I find Yvonne Martin's behaviour odd in the extreme particularly as I find her recourse to poison pen writing one of the most unprofessional course of action to take in any circumstances that I have heard of.
She spoke English as did the McCanns so she could give them information on what would happen in the UK and what best for them to do regarding the twins. She may have asked questions at the start as she would need to know whether there was an absent father who may have abducted Madeleine before she could help.
In her words
Having worked for 25 years in the area of child protection, she felt obliged to offer help to her compatriots and went to Praia da Luz. She didn't write a
poison pen letter she simply expressed concerns regarding one of the McCanns friends and chose to remain anonymous. She only did this because she was sent away for no reason and had concerns about this person. W
Again from her statement.
She says that about two weeks after Madeleine's disappearance, when the police made an appeal for information about a man, carrying a child, who had been seen in the Luz zone, and whose clothing was described, she wrote an anonymous letter to the British police, telling them the following: : regarding the various details she observed during her contact with the McCanns it is her opinion that they could be in some way involved in the disappearance of Madeleine.
She first found them aggressive and their reaction after she showed Madeleine's parents her credentials, also seemed strange to her. Afterwards she was informed that there were no signs of a break-in in the apartment. Knowing that they are doctors she found it absolutely abnormal that they left their children alone at home. Associating all of this with her professional experience, which tells her that in 99.99 % of missing children cases, the parents or other family members are involved, she felt it was her duty to inform the police of this.As I have said before I don't understand why they sent her away and I don't understand why there were choosy who they received help from.
All IMO.