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| Man in court over Shannon kidnap | Man in court over Shannon kidnap |
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| A man is due to appear in court charged with the kidnap and false imprisonment of Shannon Matthews. | A man is due to appear in court charged with the kidnap and false imprisonment of Shannon Matthews. |
| Michael Donovan, 39, of Lidgate Gardens, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is accused of taking the nine-year-old schoolgirl on February 19. | Michael Donovan, 39, of Lidgate Gardens, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is accused of taking the nine-year-old schoolgirl on February 19. |
| The youngster was discovered less than a mile from her home in Dewsbury on Friday, 24 days after she went missing on the way home from school. | The youngster was discovered less than a mile from her home in Dewsbury on Friday, 24 days after she went missing on the way home from school. |
| Mr Donovan will appear before magistrates in Dewsbury later. | Mr Donovan will appear before magistrates in Dewsbury later. |
| Shannon was found at a flat in the Dewsbury area of West Yorkshire by police last Friday. | |
| 'Assessing evidence' | 'Assessing evidence' |
| Peter Mann, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) West and North Yorkshire complex case unit, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has been working closely with the police in connection with this case since the arrest of Michael Donovan, formerly known as Paul Drake, on Friday March 14. | Peter Mann, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) West and North Yorkshire complex case unit, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has been working closely with the police in connection with this case since the arrest of Michael Donovan, formerly known as Paul Drake, on Friday March 14. |
| "As the case has developed we have been carefully examining and assessing the evidence in order to come to a charging decision at the earliest possible opportunity. | "As the case has developed we have been carefully examining and assessing the evidence in order to come to a charging decision at the earliest possible opportunity. |
| "Having carefully considered all of the material supplied by West Yorkshire Police, we have made the decision that there is sufficient evidence and have authorised that Michael Donovan should be charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment. | "Having carefully considered all of the material supplied by West Yorkshire Police, we have made the decision that there is sufficient evidence and have authorised that Michael Donovan should be charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment. |
| "We will continue to keep this case under constant review as it develops." | "We will continue to keep this case under constant review as it develops." |