Members of the Investigation Team
In the Madeleine McCann case, the police were important
members who were involved in the case as a whole. The police had the job to
determine whether a crime has been committed or not.
The police played an important contribution to the Madeleine
McCann case which involved the cordoning off of the scene to stop people from
accessing the scene, to keep a log of who had either entered or left the crime
scene, and also to collect and secure pieces of evidence.
Although these were the different responsibilities of the
police, they were not carried out effectively. The police did not cordon off
the scene immediately which meant unauthorised individuals had access to the
scene, and no PPE was worn whilst collecting the evidence which meant the
evidence was more open to contamination.
The police had the purpose and role to collect and handle
evidence in this particular case. These pieces of evidence were;
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Blood
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Witness statements
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Fingerprints
The police in the Madeleine McCann case then had the role of
securing this evidence. This meant the collecting of the evidence, the
labeling and packaging of the evidence, the handling of the evidence and
keeping a chain of custody for those pieces of evidence.
The blood and fingerprints were collected by the police
without wearing any PPE. This could suggest that the evidence that the police
collected could be contaminated because they did not protect the evidence from
themselves.
Witness statements were also taken from various individuals
by the police. This was of to good and bad value because these witness
statements gave the police more details and information but they were not taken
on the night, and some were taken weeks after her disappearance. This could have meant that false information
could have been given to the police because the information won’t have been
fresh in their memory.
After these pieces of evidence were correctly bagged and
tagged, these were passed on to other individuals on the case which include
detectives, forensics scientists and consultants.
These key pieces of evidence were then passed onto different
individuals on the case.
The police would have then had contact with detectives and
forensic scientist within the Madeleine McCann case. This would be to pass on
evidence to the forensic scientist for analysis and to contact detectives who
may want to investigate further and to also help the police with their part of
the investigation.
Just another botched case; what a shame!
ReplyDeleteI hope and pray this little girl is found alive and well. Had the crime scene been secured right away and road blocks put in place and interviews taken right away; the case may have been solved much earlier. Unfortunately, now we are years out with still no sign of Madeleine or what really happened to her. I pray every day that one day, she would be found or her parents will get solid evidence of what really happened to their precious daughter. It would be great if the people involved in this horrific crime could be brought to justice. Madeleine deserved to be placed back with her real family members.
ReplyDeleteTo me, it's just so horrifically sad for Madeleine and for her family members and friends.
ReplyDeleteGoing forward, all police need to be more specialized in this day and time for "securing crime scenes" and ensuring that all data, dna and interviews and road blocks are secured as soon as authorities arrive. Had this been done and experts on hand, the abductors could possibly have been caught before they got on highways, removing Madeleine from the area. I hope lessons have been learned to help in other cases such as Madeleines but again, it is so unfortunate for Madeleine that this didn't happen for her. Bless you Maddie, I hope we can find you one day! Praying for you, your family and friends. (I am interested in this case because my nephew was murdered and his killer was never secured, arrested or found.)
ReplyDeleteJust breaks my heart...praying GOD WILL INTERVENE in some way, in His timing and the truth can be revealed once and for all.
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