MORELOS CCTV SEEN BY POLICE
Cops view footage in car probe
CCTV footage of a private investigator scoping out Alfredo Morelos’s Lamborghini has been seized by detectives probing the incident.
The Sunday Mail can reveal the video is being examined following the man’s claims that Morelos’s 23-year-old wife Yesenia arrived at a barrier to let him in to the secure site where the vehicle was parked.
The 29-year old PI – whose friends claim had never heard of the player until he was hired – told police Mrs Morelos arrived on foot to let him in.
He has said he was commissioned because she suspected her husband of cheating.
Pregnant Yesenia opened a secure entrance door, which is covered in warnings that the area is covered by CCTV cameras, he claimed to officers.
The entrance to the complex, where basic two- bed apartments cost about £ 200,000, is protected by a large blue metal fence and fob key system.
It leads to the car park and blocks of f lats, meaning it’s inaccessible without a fob key or a resident.
But the investigator says he was disturbed when the Colombian footballer came down to the car park to look for hisis wife.
A source said: “The man told police that Mrs Morelos personally arrivedrived at the barrier to let him in. He believesves the CCTV on its own will fully vindicatendicate him as long as it is clear enough.”.”
The PI, a former army veteran, handed himself in to Glasgow’s Helen Street police office on Friday, January 31,1, three days after the incident.
Last week, we told how he wanted to tell officers his side of the storytory to end speculation that someonene had tried to cut the vehicle’s brakes. es.
Police Scotland said detectivestives “would look at all available evidenceence as part of the investigation”.
They have also confirmed thereere was no damage caused to the car.ar.
On Twitter last week, Yeseniaa wrote in Spanish: “Show me the evidence where it shows that it is me.
“I give you some advice – first verify that the information is true and do not give news of which you are not sure.”
Morelos, 23, also said his wife is not linked to the incident andd urged the suspect to “tell the truth” during a radio interview in his home country. But the source sourc added: “Police told the man that hhis statement was consistent with what they already had.
“ThThe man was only doing his job on bebehalf of a client. It’s a shame his reputation reput has been put on the line like tthis.
“It would be odd of him to give himshimself up for arrest if he had a sinissinister motive and no proper explaexplanation.”
During Dur his interview, the man told popolice that after Mrs Morelos opened thet gate, he followed her a few feet behinbehind.
The paipair separated and he went to the Rangers star’s grey Italian supercar, which waswa parked nearby.
He saysays he assessed whether the sports cacar could be fitted with a tracker
before he was disturbed by the Ibrox idol, who chased him in his flip-flops.
The former soldier told police that he is not a football fan and had no allegiance to either side of the Old Firm.
He also claimed he had no idea who Morelos was when he was hired.
The PI, who was based in England before getting a job north of the Border, told Pol ice Scotland CID off icers he only became aware of Morelos’s hero status after being hired to follow him as part of a surveillance operation.
A source said: “The guy had no idea who Alfredo was until he was asked to look at his car.
“He’d never heard of him until about two weeks ago.
“He’s not a football fan and doesn’t care about Rangers or Celtic. For him, this was just another job and he went about it as he would any other.”
A report is to be passed to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). A spokesman for COPFS said it had not been received yet.
Last week, in the days after our story, Sky Sports carried an interview with Morelos which was bungled because of a dodgy translation.
The broadcaster said the Rangers striker, who has been involved in a str ing of controversial on- f ield incidents, had accused Celtic fans of shouting racist remarks af ter he was sent off at the end of the Ibrox club’s 2-1 win over their rivals on December 29. But an accurate translation found he had said no such thing.
Morelos’s love life has been the subject of widespread speculation.
Beauty queen Marian Cardenas last year bragged of her “magic” time with married Morelos.
The reigning Miss Colombia told fans she’d never forget “moments spent together” with the footballer.
Mum- of- two Marian made the remarks in a Q& A after footage of her kissing the Colombian international emerged online, labelling their time together “unforgettable”.
She also hinted she’d like to get close to Morelos again, adding: “I can’t say from this water I will never drink. We never know, let’s pray.”
The comments caused fury in their South American homeland. On Thursday, Yesenia and Morelos posted an elaborate announcement of the gender of their unborn first child on Instagram.
Posing with si lver and pink balloons spelling out t he word “girl”, the pair shared the news with Yesenia’s followers. She wrote: “We look forward to meeting you, my princess.”
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