OFFICIAL INQUIRY FILES and DOCUMENTS
PET CREMATORIUM - HOOS EVERT HENDRIK

This information belongs to the Ministério Público in Portimão, Portugal.
It was released to the public on 4 August 2008 in accordance with Portuguese Law

ANIMAL CREMATORIUM 24 SEP 07

2876 to 2937-PJ information regarding the Crematorium in Monchique along with information on Hoos Evert Hendrik 2876 - 2878 Hoos Evert Hendrik
11-Processos Vol XI Pages 2876 - 2878
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Date: 2007/09/24

Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation, Goncalo Amaral

From: Paolo Ferreira, Inspector


I bring to your attention that on the 20th September in the morning and on his own initiative, Hoos Evert Hendrik appeared before this police force (Dutch nationality, company Creon Starlight Crematorio de Animais lda NIF 507045289, Monchique).

Hoos Evert Hendrik says that he is the owner of an animal crematorium situated at the above mentioned address.

He referred to an article recently published in Correio da Manha which mentioned suspicions that Madeleine McCann could have been cremated in his crematorium.

He said that on the morning of 20th September, in other on the day that he presented himself to the police, he found several individuals circling and photographing the installations of the crematorium, persons whom he approached and checked that they belonged to the police force which had already visited site, during a veterinarian inspection as a result of which the site was closed and sealed.


Hooes Evert Hendrik came to the police with the aim of clearing any doubts or suspicions that might exist regarding him, and placed himself at disposal for any clarifications necessary with the aim of lifting these suspicions as he confirmed that he had nothing to do with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, adding, when questioned, that he did not know any members of her family, neither her parents or anyone else related to them. He said that all he knew about the case came from the press.

Hoos Evert Hendrik said that the crematorium had been closed and sealed following an inspection in March 2007.

He asked us to go to the crematorium installations to check this in situ to check that the seals had not been violated and to inspect documentation with regard to the inspection and the attitude taken by the authorities on that occasion.

On the afternoon of the 20th September, accompanied by my colleague Ricardo Paiva, I went to the site in question and was received by Mr Hoos. There we checked that in fact the crematorium consisted of two ovens situated on land next to the offices. Both doors to the ovens were sealed with aluminium tape from the IGAE and the seals were seen to be intact. Labels on the doors were also visible. We made a photographic report (in annex).


Inside the office, namely a room equipped with a desk, Mr Hoos gave us a copy of the Apprehension Notice issued by ASAE - Authority for Food and Economic Safety, dated the 2nd March, 2007, which refers to the sealing of the ovens.


Mr Hoos added that after the sealing of the ovens the possibility continued to exist, with recourse to this effect to an incinerator of the municipal chamber of Lisbon. He proved this fact by showing several invoices/receipts referring to this. He said he would hand over copies of documents referring to the activities he carries out.

Signed
Paulo Ferreira
Inspector

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