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| Police warning to Shannon estate | Police warning to Shannon estate |
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| Leaflets warning people not to take the law into their own hands over the Shannon Matthews inquiry have been circulated by police. | Leaflets warning people not to take the law into their own hands over the Shannon Matthews inquiry have been circulated by police. |
| The leaflets have been handed out in Dewsbury Moor, the home of Karen Matthews who appeared in court charged over her daughter's disappearance. | The leaflets have been handed out in Dewsbury Moor, the home of Karen Matthews who appeared in court charged over her daughter's disappearance. |
| The leaflet reads: "Please do not take the law into your own hands and leave police to do their job." | The leaflet reads: "Please do not take the law into your own hands and leave police to do their job." |
| The house where Shannon, nine, lived with her mother has been boarded up. | The house where Shannon, nine, lived with her mother has been boarded up. |
| A spokesman for Kirklees Council refused to comment on the operation to board up the property. | A spokesman for Kirklees Council refused to comment on the operation to board up the property. |
| A large number of the community arrived at Dewsbury Magistrates Court earlier to see Ms Matthews remanded in custody until 16 April. | A large number of the community arrived at Dewsbury Magistrates Court earlier to see Ms Matthews remanded in custody until 16 April. |
| She faces charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice in connection with the disappearance of Shannon on 19 February for 24 days. | She faces charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice in connection with the disappearance of Shannon on 19 February for 24 days. |
| Karen Matthews' house in Dewsbury has been boarded up | Karen Matthews' house in Dewsbury has been boarded up |
| Part of the leaflet reads: "It is important that the community does not jump to any conclusions about people who may be involved in this inquiry." | Part of the leaflet reads: "It is important that the community does not jump to any conclusions about people who may be involved in this inquiry." |
| The house where Shannon lived has now been boarded up by police. | The house where Shannon lived has now been boarded up by police. |
| Julie Poskitt, Karen Matthews' sister, said: "I'm gutted - really, really upset and thinking what people out there might think of me. | Julie Poskitt, Karen Matthews' sister, said: "I'm gutted - really, really upset and thinking what people out there might think of me. |
| "I'm cut up. It is something out of a book." | "I'm cut up. It is something out of a book." |
| Shannon went missing after leaving a local swimming pool with fellow pupils at Moorside Junior School. | Shannon went missing after leaving a local swimming pool with fellow pupils at Moorside Junior School. |
| During the search West Yorkshire Police described it as the largest missing persons hunt it had ever conducted. | |
| Officers scoured waste land, ponds and searched homes and gardens for three weeks until the schoolgirl was discovered at a house in Ligate Gardens, Batley Carr. | Officers scoured waste land, ponds and searched homes and gardens for three weeks until the schoolgirl was discovered at a house in Ligate Gardens, Batley Carr. |
| Michael Donovan, 39, the man who lived at the house and the uncle of Ms Matthews' boyfriend Craig Meehan, was charged with kidnap and abduction. He is now awaiting trial. | Michael Donovan, 39, the man who lived at the house and the uncle of Ms Matthews' boyfriend Craig Meehan, was charged with kidnap and abduction. He is now awaiting trial. |
| Meanwhile Mr Meehan, 22, has been charged with possessing indecent images of children. | Meanwhile Mr Meehan, 22, has been charged with possessing indecent images of children. |
| His sister, 25-year-old Amanda Hyett, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. | His sister, 25-year-old Amanda Hyett, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. |
| Mr Meehan's mother, 49-year-old Alice, was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. | Mr Meehan's mother, 49-year-old Alice, was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. |