Article: From A to B: Why did it take so long to find Shannon?

Article: SHE SAID SHE'D LIKE SEX WITH COP WITH CUTE BUM; Friend tells ...
The Mirror (London, England);  November 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... return. The court heard the girl was kept tied up with a noose and drugged at Donovan's flat in nearby Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, where she was allegedly held for 24 days. Matthews appeared distraught when she begged for help to find ...

Article: DRUGGED & PUT IN A NOOSE (So her mum could claim EUR62,000); ...
The Mirror (London, England);  November 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... said we are going to a fair tonight. But Donovan told her it was cancelled because of fog and she was to go to his flat in Batley Carr, West Yorks, a mile from her home in Dewsbury Moor. Donovan fed Shannon sedative temazepam and travel sickness pills to ...

Article: DRUGGED & PUT IN A NOOSE (So her mum could claim pounds 50,000); ...
The Mirror (London, England);  November 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Mike, my mum said we are going to a fair tonight. But Donovan told her it was cancelled and she was to go to his flat in Batley Carr, West Yorks, a mile from her home in Dewsbury Moor. It is alleged Matthews, 33, later ran to a neighbour, then called ...

Article: HUGE HUNT COST pounds 3.2MILLION; Court told of 'wicked' plot to ...
The Mirror (London, England);  November 13, 2008 ;     329 words ...THE massive hunt for Shannon was one of Britain's biggest and left police with a pounds 3.2million bill. As Shannon's dad Leon Rose, 29, scoured streets, officers searched 1,800 premises and made house-to-house inquiries. Three-quarters of all police dogs helped search 41 sites in three counties.

Article: SHE WAS TERRIFIED AND HIDING IN BASE OF BED; Court told of ...
The Mirror (London, England);  November 13, 2008 ;     492 words ...SHANNON was found hidden in a bed base when police heard her plead: You're frightening me. The court was told two officers tipped up the divan - prompting the nine-year-old to emerge. Her alleged captor Michael Donovan was found in the other half of the bed base. Julian Goose QC said: Enquiries

Article: Batley Carr man charged with Shannon Matthews ...
Batley News (Batley, England);  March 18, 2008 ;     495 words ... ... who was found on Friday, 24 days after being reported missing. The nine-year-old was found at Donovan's flat in Lidgate Gardens. Donovan, 39, has also been charged with false imprisonment and will appear before Batley and Dewsbury magistrates this ...

Article: Batley Carr and Purlwell Tenants and Residents' ...
Batley News (Batley, England);  February 7, 2008 ;     607 words ... ... were just two of the issues raised at Batley Carr and Purlwell TRA's first meeti ng ... dealing going on in car parks around Batley Carr. And treasurer Jack Gannon said prostitutes ... carrying out a lightbulb drop around Batley Carr, visiting the elderly and vulnerable ...