Michael Wright's testimony

[Sherlock Holmes]

It may be the case,  I suppose,  that Kate McCann's recent medical history,  and any evidence of anti-depressant/ anxiety medidaction prescribed ,  has not been presented to the court because she was   already  being treated  'before'  Amaral's book was published

It would be perfectly understandable if that were the case  ....   how could a mother endure the stress and trauma of losing a child  (  whatever the circumstances may have been  )   without the assistance of professional medical help

The problem is,  of course,  if Kate was already receiving that sort of medical assistance  before  Amaral's book was published,  she could hardly present it as evidence in this particular trial    (  which claims damages  for Amaral being  'the cause'  of her depression    )

Interesting idea, Icabod

But mightn't that be considered concealing evidence? If she had been diagnosed with something like severe depression and was (or is) being prescribed medication, then that is an important aspect of her emotional / mental state that is being withheld from the court.

Perhaps that could explain why there is a glaring absence of medical professionals testifying?

[icabodcrane]

Interesting idea, Icabod

But mightn't that be considered concealing evidence? If she had been diagnosed with something like severe depression and was (or is) being prescribed medication, then that is an important aspect of her emotional / mental state that is being withheld from the court.

Perhaps that could explain why there is a glaring absence of medical professionals testifying?

No,  I don't think it could be considered as concealing evidence

Kate has not taken the stand,  afterall,   she has not at any time   (  as far as I am aware  )  made any mention of   any  medical treatment/drug therapy she has recieved for depression

In court all we have heard is second hand  'hearsay'  regarding Kate's suicidal depression

It has always been that way  ...   the McCanns rarely commit to anything,  leaving it to others to  'assume' 

Anything  'assumed'  by others,  of course,   in entirely deniable by the McCann themselves,    if push comes to shove

[Sherlock Holmes]

No,  I don't think it could be considered as concealing evidence

Kate has not taken the stand,  afterall,   she has not at any time   (  as far as I am aware  )  made any mention of   any  medical treatment/drug therapy she has recieved for depression

In court all we have heard is second hand  'hearsay'  regarding Kate's suicidal depression

It has always been that way  ...   the McCanns rarely commit to anything,  leaving it to others to  'assume' 

Anything  'assumed'  by others,  of course,   in entirely deniable by the McCann themselves,    if push comes to shove

She might not be in the stand herself, but she is paying lawyers to argue on her behalf that she and her family have suffered severe trauma. The witness accounts so far are mere hearsay, but at the same time, KM is providing those witnesses in order to represent her situation to the court, so presumably she concurs with their views. Somewhere along the line, extreme claims such as the plaintiff being suicidal are going to have to be accounted for, obfuscation or not.

Perhaps Kate's mother will enlighten us next week...

[icabodcrane]

She might not be in the stand herself, but she is paying lawyers to argue on her behalf that she and her family have suffered severe trauma. The witness accounts so far are mere hearsay, but at the same time, KM is providing those witnesses in order to represent her situation to the court, so presumably she concurs with their views. Somewhere along the line, extreme claims such as the plaintiff being suicidal are going to have to be accounted for, obfuscation or not.

Perhaps Kate's mother will enlighten us next week...

Yet more hearsay Sherlock 

From that very first morning  ...  when we awoke to blanket news about the little girl who had been abducted from her bed after some beast had  'smashed'  the shutters and broke through the window  ...  whilst her parents were eating,  practically in the garden !  ...  the stage was set

From that time on, we have been given a 'narrative'   ...   and all of it is deniable ...  because it  never   comes directly from the McCanns

[ferryman]

She might not be in the stand herself, but she is paying lawyers to argue on her behalf that she and her family have suffered severe trauma. The witness accounts so far are mere hearsay, but at the same time, KM is providing those witnesses in order to represent her situation to the court, so presumably she concurs with their views. Somewhere along the line, extreme claims such as the plaintiff being suicidal are going to have to be accounted for, obfuscation or not.

Perhaps Kate's mother will enlighten us next week...

Hearsay?

Hearsay is what is reported to a witness by third-parties.

This witness is relating first-hand experience of working with, and observing, Kate McCann ...

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yet more hearsay Sherlock 

From that very first morning  ...  when we awoke to blanket news about the little girl who had been abducted from her bed after some beast had  'smashed'  the shutters and broke through the window  ...  whilst her parents were eating,  practically in the garden !  ...  the stage was set

From that time on, we have been given a 'narrative'   ...   and all of it is deniable ...  because it  never   comes directly from the McCanns

So interesting, Icabod

You really are a night owl, aren't you?

Sherlock is presently in another time zone. I am paying a visit as we speak to New Jersey.. birthplace of the enigmatic Irene Adler..

Back to the McCanns tomorrow.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Hearsay?

Hearsay is what is reported to a witness by third-parties.

This witness is relating first-hand experience of working with, and observing, Kate McCann ...

Isn't saying that the private investigators' work was adversely affected by Amaral's thesis yet offering no explanation as to what that actually means tantamount to hearsay? (see Michael Wright's testimony).

He heard it and repeated it - but was not able to back it up.

[ferryman]

Isn't saying that the private investigators' work was adversely affected by Amaral's thesis yet offering no explanation as to what that actually means tantamount to hearsay? (see Michael Wright's testimony).

He heard it and repeated it - but was not able to back it up.

It would be more compelling coming direct from the private investigators, yes ...

[ferryman]

How hard did Robert Murat find it to prove damage in his successful action against Correia de Manaha?

[Angelo222]

Isn't saying that the private investigators' work was adversely affected by Amaral's thesis yet offering no explanation as to what that actually means tantamount to hearsay? (see Michael Wright's testimony).

He heard it and repeated it - but was not able to back it up.

These of course being the same so called private investigators who according to ex RUC detective Dave Edgar weren't professional?  (Edgar boasted on the stand in Lisbon that he was the first professional investigator engaged by the McCanns)

It has been shown that the PI's engaged by the McCanns were a bunch of crooks who invented sightings and stories just to keep in favour.  So how could anything that Mr Amaral did have had any consequence in an investigation which was basically a SHAM anyway??

Yet again this is an example of their shift the blame at any cost policy.

[Luz]

I'm surprised forum members are so disinterested Wright's testimony all the same

Considering what was reported by our brave Anne, most probably Mr. Wright's testimony will be discarded if his notes reflect what he gave as testimony in Court. Greenink is not acceptable in a Court of law where you are supposed to tell the truth, the whole truth, "so help me God", and not some second hand fabricated "memories" concatenated in a Hotel with the help of "God knows" whatever memory helpers. 

[LagosBen]

Considering what was reported by our brave Anne, most probably Mr. Wright's testimony will be discarded if his notes reflect what he gave as testimony in Court. Greenink is not acceptable in a Court of law where you are supposed to tell the truth, the whole truth, "so help me God", and not some second hand fabricated "memories" concatenated in a Hotel with the help of "God knows" whatever memory helpers.

Brave??? She went to a Trial and took notes.

[AnneGuedes]

Considering what was reported by our brave Anne, most probably Mr. Wright's testimony will be discarded if his notes reflect what he gave as testimony in Court. Greenink is not acceptable in a Court of law where you are supposed to tell the truth, the whole truth, "so help me God", and not some second hand fabricated "memories" concatenated in a Hotel with the help of "God knows" whatever memory helpers.

No God's help in Portugal !
Yes this is rather strange that Mrs Duarte noted the A4 paper photocopy could be stationary paper. In fact hotels use to provide paper with their printed name on...

[gilet]

Considering what was reported by our brave Anne, most probably Mr. Wright's testimony will be discarded if his notes reflect what he gave as testimony in Court. Greenink is not acceptable in a Court of law where you are supposed to tell the truth, the whole truth, "so help me God", and not some second hand fabricated "memories" concatenated in a Hotel with the help of "God knows" whatever memory helpers.

What in God's name is brave about sitting in a court room, taking notes?

Are you suggesting that Portuguese court rooms are dangerous places?

Are you actually aware of the content of the notes? Are you actually aware that others helped make these notes? Are you actually able to demonstrate that the notes were not in fact the truth of his memory? Or are you just making wild and nasty speculation for the sake of it?

An absence of evidence that you do know the contents, the relationship of the contents to true memory and whether there was assistance given in making the notes will show clearly that you are just speculating wildly. It will not be a shock to those who read your posts regularly and have done so for many years.

[gilet]

No God's help in Portugal !
Yes this is rather strange that Mrs Duarte noted the A4 paper photocopy could be stationary paper. In fact hotels use to provide paper with their printed name on...

That comment really does jar with the idea that you are reporting accurately from the court room.

When you post something like that, making it very clear that you do not understand that 'stationary' is a generic term which most definitely includes the stationary made available in all good hotels with or without a logo. During a recent stay in a central London Hotel (Guoman chain) the stationary included envelopes and  both headed and plain notepaper. The headed paper is generally used as the first page of a letter and the plain for subsequent pages. The plain paper was a pad of at least 40 sheets in identical style to the headed paper which was in the drawer as separate sheets.