Article: Shannon's mother is branded 'pure evil' for kidnapping her own daughter for money; Karen Matthews faces long jail sentence after being found guilty.(News)

Byline: Alistair Keely, Amy Murphy and Dave Higgens

THE mother of Shannon Matthews was condemned yesterday as "pure evil" and told she faces a substantial jail sentence after being found guilty of kidnapping her own daughter.

Karen Matthews, 33, conspired with her partner's uncle, Michael Donovan, 40, to keep her nine-year-old daughter drugged and imprisoned for 24 days in a desperate plan to claim pounds 50,000 in reward money.

Detective Superintendent Andy Brennan, the officer who led the investigation, said Matthews had "totally betrayed" her ...

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