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Shannon jury deliberations go on | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
The jury in the Shannon Matthews trial at Leeds Crown Court has resumed its deliberations for a second day. | |
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 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 was sent out to consider its verdicts on Wednesday. |