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| Missing girl police 'fear worst' | Missing girl police 'fear worst' |
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| Detectives searching for missing West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have said they fear she may have fallen into the "wrong hands". | Detectives searching for missing West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have said they fear she may have fallen into the "wrong hands". |
| Det Supt Andy Brennan, leading the search for the nine-year-old, who has been missing for a week, said he was gravely concerned. | Det Supt Andy Brennan, leading the search for the nine-year-old, who has been missing for a week, said he was gravely concerned. |
| Specialist dogs trained to find bodies and mountain rescue teams have been drafted in to the Dewsbury hunt. | Specialist dogs trained to find bodies and mountain rescue teams have been drafted in to the Dewsbury hunt. |
| Shannon was last seen on her way home from school last Tuesday. | Shannon was last seen on her way home from school last Tuesday. |
| "What concerns me greatly is that she may have fallen into the wrong hands," Det Supt Brennan said. | |
| Rubbish searched | Rubbish searched |
| The senior detective also appealed for information on anyone seen acting suspiciously in or around Shannon's school at Westmoor Junior in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire on the day she disappeared. | The senior detective also appealed for information on anyone seen acting suspiciously in or around Shannon's school at Westmoor Junior in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire on the day she disappeared. |
| "We are using all available technology and expertise including behavioural experts and a team of dedicated scientists. | "We are using all available technology and expertise including behavioural experts and a team of dedicated scientists. |
| Police have conducted a "routine" search of a house belonging to an uncle of Shannon. | Police have conducted a "routine" search of a house belonging to an uncle of Shannon. |
| The house, in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, which adjoins Shannon's, belongs to Neil Hyett and his wife Amanda. | The house, in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, which adjoins Shannon's, belongs to Neil Hyett and his wife Amanda. |
| With white masks covering their mouths, officers rummaged through rubbish in the garden and looked through items in the kitchen and living room. | With white masks covering their mouths, officers rummaged through rubbish in the garden and looked through items in the kitchen and living room. |
| Officers spent around 50 minutes in the property before leaving. | Officers spent around 50 minutes in the property before leaving. |
| West Yorkshire Police said the searches were routine. | West Yorkshire Police said the searches were routine. |
| Map of key locations | Map of key locations |
| Officers have searched more than 200 homes within half a mile of the family home and have received more than 300 calls about the schoolgirl. | Officers have searched more than 200 homes within half a mile of the family home and have received more than 300 calls about the schoolgirl. |
| They say they have not given up hope of finding the nine-year-old alive. | They say they have not given up hope of finding the nine-year-old alive. |
| Specialist divers have searched a pond, along with sewers and drains in the hunt for any trace of her. | Specialist divers have searched a pond, along with sewers and drains in the hunt for any trace of her. |
| On Monday, about 50 specialist officers were drafted in to search through bins on all routes between Shannon's school and her home. | On Monday, about 50 specialist officers were drafted in to search through bins on all routes between Shannon's school and her home. |
| Candle-lit vigil | Candle-lit vigil |
| Ch Supt Barry South 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. | Ch Supt Barry South 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 outset - we are doing our best to locate Shannon safe and well." | "My priority has been the same right from the outset - we are doing our best to locate Shannon safe and well." |
| Shannon is described as timid, about 4ft 1in, with shoulder-length hair that may have been tied in a ponytail. | Shannon is described as timid, about 4ft 1in, with shoulder-length hair that may have been tied in a ponytail. |
| She was last seen leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre where CCTV footage showed her wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots. | She was last seen leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre where CCTV footage showed her wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots. |
| MISSING SHANNON - KEY LOCATIONS Sightings 19 Feb 1500 - CCTV shows Shannon leaving Dewsbury sports centre19 Feb 1510 - Gets off bus outside school to walk home Reported sightings 19 Feb 1700-2000 - Park at junction of Staincliffe and Heckmondwike Roads19 Feb 1830-1930 - Playing fields behind Westmoor Junior School20 Feb 0915-0930 - Moorcroft Road Search locations Pond behind Dewsbury & District Hospital, Heald RoadAll possible routes home from Westmoor Junior School | MISSING SHANNON - KEY LOCATIONS Sightings 19 Feb 1500 - CCTV shows Shannon leaving Dewsbury sports centre19 Feb 1510 - Gets off bus outside school to walk home Reported sightings 19 Feb 1700-2000 - Park at junction of Staincliffe and Heckmondwike Roads19 Feb 1830-1930 - Playing fields behind Westmoor Junior School20 Feb 0915-0930 - Moorcroft Road Search locations Pond behind Dewsbury & District Hospital, Heald RoadAll possible routes home from Westmoor Junior School |
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