Here is her statement -
www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/T_M_S_AGE_12.htm
Many thanks. I could
not pull her name out of my brain.
There are several aspects of her statement which are relevant to those who have not visited Luz, so hopefully the following helps.
The Ali Super was nearly opposite the church in 2007. There are photo stills, and at least one video from when it was open at night, taken when the McCanns attended a late night Mass in Luz.
It was the obvious go-to place for the Smiths if they wanted more alcohol or cigarettes when they left the Dolphin to visit Kelly's. There is nothing to suggest the Smiths were on the hunt for either.
In 2007, there was a single chemist in Luz, a short walk north of the Ali Super, in Rua Helena Nascimento Batista.
TMS then has what I would consider to be a front door/back door confusion.
From the chemist it is a short walk due north to the west end of Baptista's supermarket. I consider that to be the main door. It has a parking lot reserved purely for customers. It has a cafe concession located there. It has a large entrance. It is not situated on the road which runs up to 5A.
On the east side there is what I would call the rear entrance. It is on the road up to 5A. It is smaller than the western entrance. There is car parking, but it is not restricted to Baptista.
So - from the Ali Super, to the chemist, to the W door of Baptista to the E door. Then up the road that runs past 5A.
Here's another interesting thought or two.
The McCanns would have walked downhill from 5A to use the rear entrance of Baptista.
Baptista had CCTV on the earliest images I can find. Cameras covering both front and rear. If we had intel from those cameras we might be able to firm up the McCanns visit to Baptista, and of course that of TMS.
