Article: 'Aunt' of Shannon Matthews jailed.

Summary: The "aunt" of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been jailed for a year after she admitted benefit fraud amounting to more than Au35,000.

The "aunt" of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been jailed for a year after she admitted benefit fraud amounting to more than Au35,000.

Mother-of-two Amanda Hyett admitted claiming a range of benefits while failing to tell the authorities she lived with her husband.

Hyett, 27, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was a high profile figure following the disappearance of Shannon Matthews in 2008.

She lived next door to the schoolgirl and is the sister of ...

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