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| Shannon jury sent home for night | |
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| The jury in the Shannon Matthews trial at Leeds Crown Court has gone home after the first day of deliberations. | |
| Shannon's mother Karen Matthews, 33, and Michael Donovan, 40, deny kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. | Shannon's mother Karen Matthews, 33, and Michael Donovan, 40, deny kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. |
| Nine-year-old Shannon went missing from her home in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, in February. | Nine-year-old Shannon went missing from her home in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, in February. |
| She was found at Mr Donovan's flat in Lidgate Gardens in Batley Carr, West Yorkshire after a 24-day police search. | She was found at Mr Donovan's flat in Lidgate Gardens in Batley Carr, West Yorkshire after a 24-day police search. |
| The prosecution told the court that Mr Donovan imprisoned Shannon in his flat as part of a plan he and Ms Matthews had to claim £50,000 in reward money. | The prosecution told the court that Mr Donovan imprisoned Shannon in his flat as part of a plan he and Ms Matthews had to claim £50,000 in reward money. |
| Ms Matthews said she was "disgusted" by allegations that she was involved in her daughter's abduction. | Ms Matthews said she was "disgusted" by allegations that she was involved in her daughter's abduction. |
| The jury will continue its deliberations on Thursday. |