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| The mother of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews did not ask about her daughter's welfare when told the child had been found, a court heard. | The mother of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews did not ask about her daughter's welfare when told the child had been found, a court heard. |
| Leeds Crown Court was told Karen Matthews only commented on a police officer's mobile phone ringtone. | Leeds Crown Court was told Karen Matthews only commented on a police officer's mobile phone ringtone. |
| Karen Matthews, 33, and Michael Donovan 39, are on trial over the nine-year-old's disappearance in West Yorkshire in February this year. | Karen Matthews, 33, and Michael Donovan 39, are on trial over the nine-year-old's disappearance in West Yorkshire in February this year. |
| They deny kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. | They deny kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. |
| A detective on the missing schoolgirl case told jurors that Karen Matthews made no enquiries about her daughter's welfare as she was driven to a police station after Shannon was found following a 24-day search. | |
| Det Con Mark Cruddace told a jury at Leeds Crown Court that he went to Moorside Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, with a colleague to break the news of Shannon's discovery. | |
| He said there was a "buzz of excitement in the house" and he got the impression "people knew before we got there". | |
| Prosecutor Julian Goose QC, asked him if there was "any time when she asked about the welfare of her daughter or where she had been found". | |
| Mr Cruddas said: "No, she didn't." | |
| Mr Goose asked him if anything else happened as they travelled in the police car. | |
| Mr Cruddace said: "A bit of a strange incident where my colleague's phone rang. | |
| "When the phone rang, Karen just commented on the fact she liked the ringtone." | |
| The case continues. |