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| Shannon 'frightened' when found | Shannon 'frightened' when found |
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| Shannon Matthews was frightened and crying when police found her hidden under a bed, a court has heard. | |
| Det Con Paul Kettlewell said officers were searching Michael Donovan's flat in Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, when they heard a child's voice. | Det Con Paul Kettlewell said officers were searching Michael Donovan's flat in Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, when they heard a child's voice. |
| He told Leeds Crown Court the voice said: "Stop it, you're frightening me." | He told Leeds Crown Court the voice said: "Stop it, you're frightening me." |
| As well as Shannon, officers also found Mr Donovan under the bed. The 40-year-old and Shannon's mother Karen, 33, deny kidnap and false imprisonment. | |
| Fractured jaw | Fractured jaw |
| Mr Kettlewell said: "I went into the bedroom. My colleague turned towards me and, as I was beginning to think perhaps the voice came from inside the bed, there was a noise inside the bed as a small girl started to emerge." | |
| He described how other officers passed the nine-year-old to him. | He described how other officers passed the nine-year-old to him. |
| He told the court: "She was frightened and she was crying." | He told the court: "She was frightened and she was crying." |
| Mr Kettlewell described how officers forced their way into the flat after no-one answered the door but neighbours assured them Mr Donovan was inside.Mr Donovan's neighbour said she saw Karen Matthews outside the flat | Mr Kettlewell described how officers forced their way into the flat after no-one answered the door but neighbours assured them Mr Donovan was inside.Mr Donovan's neighbour said she saw Karen Matthews outside the flat |
| Earlier the jury heard from Mr Donovan's next-door neighbour, who said she had seen Ms Matthews outside the flat two days after her daughter disappeared. | Earlier the jury heard from Mr Donovan's next-door neighbour, who said she had seen Ms Matthews outside the flat two days after her daughter disappeared. |
| Carol Battye later identified Ms Matthews as the person she had seen during an identity parade on 7 April. | Carol Battye later identified Ms Matthews as the person she had seen during an identity parade on 7 April. |
| But under cross-examination in court she said she could not be certain the woman was Ms Matthews. | But under cross-examination in court she said she could not be certain the woman was Ms Matthews. |
| The jury also heard that Mr Donovan had suffered a fractured jaw when he was attacked in prison on Thursday. | The jury also heard that Mr Donovan had suffered a fractured jaw when he was attacked in prison on Thursday. |
| The trial had to be halted on Monday when it emerged that Mr Donovan needed medical care. | The trial had to be halted on Monday when it emerged that Mr Donovan needed medical care. |
| The judge, Mr Justice McCombe, said: "Following an X-ray Mr Donovan has been found to have suffered a fractured jaw. Hopefully well-treatable. | The judge, Mr Justice McCombe, said: "Following an X-ray Mr Donovan has been found to have suffered a fractured jaw. Hopefully well-treatable. |
| "He was in pain and unable to take some food. | "He was in pain and unable to take some food. |
| "Surgery is not now required and he's been given some suitable food in addition to painkillers." | "Surgery is not now required and he's been given some suitable food in addition to painkillers." |
| The trial continues. |