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Police are to begin questioning Shannon Matthews, the nine-year-old girl found alive three weeks after going missing. | |
They want to fill in the gaps between her disappearance on 19 February and her dramatic rescue from a house in Batley Carr, West Yorkshire on Friday. | |
Police said they expected it be a "long process". Meanwhile, Shannon is under an emergency protection order and is in the care of social services. | |
Her stepfather's uncle was arrested on suspicion of abduction. | |
The 39-year-old, said locally to use two names, Paul Drake and Mick Donovan, remains in police custody. | |
Neighbours and friends in Dewsbury have campaigned to keep Shannon's disappearance in the spotlight. | |
Map of where Shannon was found | Map of where Shannon was found |
On Friday night they celebrated her survival, apparently unhurt. | On Friday night they celebrated her survival, apparently unhurt. |
Banners reading "Welcome back Shannon" and disco lights were set up outside the Matthews family home. | Banners reading "Welcome back Shannon" and disco lights were set up outside the Matthews family home. |
The schoolgirl had last been seen leaving Westmoor Junior School in Dewsbury on 19 February. | The schoolgirl had last been seen leaving Westmoor Junior School in Dewsbury on 19 February. |
She was found concealed in the bed in a flat in Ligate Gardens, just a mile from her home in Dewsbury Moor. | |
Her mother Karen Matthews saw her after her release on Friday while her father Leon Rose said being reunited with his daughter would be like "winning the lottery". | Her mother Karen Matthews saw her after her release on Friday while her father Leon Rose said being reunited with his daughter would be like "winning the lottery". |
More than 200 officers and 60 detectives have been involved in the search, which police said amounted to 10% of West Yorkshire Police's operational strength. | More than 200 officers and 60 detectives have been involved in the search, which police said amounted to 10% of West Yorkshire Police's operational strength. |
The force said the operation was its biggest since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. | The force said the operation was its biggest since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. |
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