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26/02/2008
Shannon Police Investigate Attempted Abduction
Police are investigating reports of an attempted kidnapping of a child on the same day nine-year-old Shannon Matthews disappeared.
The near abduction happened in Wakefield, near Dewsbury, on Tuesday morning, and Shannon went missing in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, police are making fresh appeals for help in finding the schoolgirl, exactly one week after her disappearance.
Shannon has not been seen since she left school on Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, last Tuesday afternoon.
Detectives say they have not given up hope of finding her alive.
Chief Superintendent Barry South from West Yorkshire Police said: "I think the size of the search, the extent of what we're doing, the resources going in - we're not going to lose hope.
"My priority has been the same right from the very outset - we are doing our best to locate Shannon safe and well."
The community has rallied around the family, with worried neighbours and relatives wearing T-shirts with pictures of the schoolgirl and gathering at the residents' association hall near her home. They are also planning to walk with local children chanting Shannon's name, ending at the family home where they place messages of support.
Police said on Monday that the investigation would not be scaled down and house-to-house inquiries would continue.
(CD)
The near abduction happened in Wakefield, near Dewsbury, on Tuesday morning, and Shannon went missing in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, police are making fresh appeals for help in finding the schoolgirl, exactly one week after her disappearance.
Shannon has not been seen since she left school on Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, last Tuesday afternoon.
Detectives say they have not given up hope of finding her alive.
Chief Superintendent Barry South from West Yorkshire Police said: "I think the size of the search, the extent of what we're doing, the resources going in - we're not going to lose hope.
"My priority has been the same right from the very outset - we are doing our best to locate Shannon safe and well."
The community has rallied around the family, with worried neighbours and relatives wearing T-shirts with pictures of the schoolgirl and gathering at the residents' association hall near her home. They are also planning to walk with local children chanting Shannon's name, ending at the family home where they place messages of support.
Police said on Monday that the investigation would not be scaled down and house-to-house inquiries would continue.
(CD)
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04 March 2008
Police Have Shannon's Fingerprints
Police searching for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have said that they have a full set of her fingerprints and a DNA profile of her. West Yorkshire Police said that they had built up a composite fingerprint from the nine-year-old's schoolbooks, items in her bedroom and other personal items, as well as the full DNA profile.
Police Have Shannon's Fingerprints
Police searching for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have said that they have a full set of her fingerprints and a DNA profile of her. West Yorkshire Police said that they had built up a composite fingerprint from the nine-year-old's schoolbooks, items in her bedroom and other personal items, as well as the full DNA profile.
27 February 2008
Investigation Continues Into Shannon's Disappearance
The investigation into the disappearance of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is continuing, amid increasing fears that she may have been abducted. Shannon has not been seen since she failed to return to her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, following a school swimming trip on February 19.
Investigation Continues Into Shannon's Disappearance
The investigation into the disappearance of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is continuing, amid increasing fears that she may have been abducted. Shannon has not been seen since she failed to return to her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, following a school swimming trip on February 19.
25 February 2008
Rubbish Bins Searched In Hunt For Shannon
Bins on the route that missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews would have taken on her way from school are being searched as the hunt for the missing nine-year-old continues. Fifty specialist officers have been brought in to search bins on the route between Shannon's school - Westmoor Junior School - and her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor.
Rubbish Bins Searched In Hunt For Shannon
Bins on the route that missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews would have taken on her way from school are being searched as the hunt for the missing nine-year-old continues. Fifty specialist officers have been brought in to search bins on the route between Shannon's school - Westmoor Junior School - and her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor.
18 March 2008
Man Remanded Over Shannon 'Abduction'
A 39-year-old man charged with kidnap and false imprisonment of Shannon Matthews has been remanded in custody until 26 March by Dewsbury magistrates. Michael Donovan, of Lidgate Gardens, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, stands accused of abducting the youngster on February 19.
Man Remanded Over Shannon 'Abduction'
A 39-year-old man charged with kidnap and false imprisonment of Shannon Matthews has been remanded in custody until 26 March by Dewsbury magistrates. Michael Donovan, of Lidgate Gardens, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, stands accused of abducting the youngster on February 19.
02 April 2008
Shannon's Stepfather Arrested In Porn Probe
West Yorkshire police have arrested the stepfather of Shannon Matthews on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Craig Meehan was detained after police carried out searches on a number of computers as part of the investigation into the schoolgirl's disappearance.
Shannon's Stepfather Arrested In Porn Probe
West Yorkshire police have arrested the stepfather of Shannon Matthews on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Craig Meehan was detained after police carried out searches on a number of computers as part of the investigation into the schoolgirl's disappearance.
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