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07/03/2008
Shannon 'Crying' On Day Of Disappearance
Missing West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was seen crying on the day that she disappeared, according to reports.
Two boys are reported to have claimed that they saw the nine-year-old crying on February 19, the day that she vanished after failing to return to her home in Dewsbury Moor, following a school swimming trip.
One of the boys, a 12-year-old, is reported to have claimed that he saw Shannon sitting on a wall at the top of School Lane, about half a mile from her home, "crying her eyes out".
Shannon's best friend, Megan Aldridge, also revealed that another girl bullied Shannon on the day she disappeared and that she had a "fox-hole" that she would visit.
Speaking to GMTV, Megan said that Shannon was "really, really quiet" on the bus back from the swimming pool.
On Friday, police issued a new photograph of Shannon. It was taken last September at her school West Moor Junior School and can be seen here: www.westyorkshire.police.uk.
Detective Superintendent Andy Brennan said: "We want people to think back to the afternoon of Tuesday February 19 when Shannon was last seen. Were you picking up your own children from school that afternoon or were you travelling in and around Church Lane close to Heckmondwike Road? Did you see Shannon? Please get in touch with us if you did.
"Perhaps you may have seen someone in the area who may have looked out of place or who you have not seen before? Similarly, did you see any vehicles in the area that perhaps looked out of place or again that you haven't noticed there before?
"Finally, can you cast your mind back to the days that followed the news of Shannon's disappearance. Do you have a family member, partner, close associate or neighbour who appears to have been behaving out of the ordinary or who you now think was acting unusually in any way at all?"
Around 250 officers and 60 detectives are involved in the search for Shannon. Officers using sniffer dogs that are trained to find bodies have searched more than 500 homes on the route she should have taken from her school to her home in Moorside Road.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact: 01274 373737.
(KMcA/JM)
Two boys are reported to have claimed that they saw the nine-year-old crying on February 19, the day that she vanished after failing to return to her home in Dewsbury Moor, following a school swimming trip.
One of the boys, a 12-year-old, is reported to have claimed that he saw Shannon sitting on a wall at the top of School Lane, about half a mile from her home, "crying her eyes out".
Shannon's best friend, Megan Aldridge, also revealed that another girl bullied Shannon on the day she disappeared and that she had a "fox-hole" that she would visit.
Speaking to GMTV, Megan said that Shannon was "really, really quiet" on the bus back from the swimming pool.
On Friday, police issued a new photograph of Shannon. It was taken last September at her school West Moor Junior School and can be seen here: www.westyorkshire.police.uk.
Detective Superintendent Andy Brennan said: "We want people to think back to the afternoon of Tuesday February 19 when Shannon was last seen. Were you picking up your own children from school that afternoon or were you travelling in and around Church Lane close to Heckmondwike Road? Did you see Shannon? Please get in touch with us if you did.
"Perhaps you may have seen someone in the area who may have looked out of place or who you have not seen before? Similarly, did you see any vehicles in the area that perhaps looked out of place or again that you haven't noticed there before?
"Finally, can you cast your mind back to the days that followed the news of Shannon's disappearance. Do you have a family member, partner, close associate or neighbour who appears to have been behaving out of the ordinary or who you now think was acting unusually in any way at all?"
Around 250 officers and 60 detectives are involved in the search for Shannon. Officers using sniffer dogs that are trained to find bodies have searched more than 500 homes on the route she should have taken from her school to her home in Moorside Road.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact: 01274 373737.
(KMcA/JM)
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The investigation into the disappearance of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is continuing, amid increasing fears that she may have been abducted. Shannon has not been seen since she failed to return to her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, following a school swimming trip on February 19.
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Irish Deputy Prime Minister, and trade minister, Mary Harney has announced an investment of 14 million euro in 11 new Irish-owned high-technology start-up businesses in the Shannon Region.
05 March 2008
999 Call Released In Search For Shannon
Police searching for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have released a recording of the 999 call made by her mother reporting that she had failed to come home. Karen Matthews made the call when her nine-year-old daughter failed to return home following a school swimming trip on February 19.
999 Call Released In Search For Shannon
Police searching for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have released a recording of the 999 call made by her mother reporting that she had failed to come home. Karen Matthews made the call when her nine-year-old daughter failed to return home following a school swimming trip on February 19.
04 March 2008
Police Have Shannon's Fingerprints
Police searching for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have said that they have a full set of her fingerprints and a DNA profile of her. West Yorkshire Police said that they had built up a composite fingerprint from the nine-year-old's schoolbooks, items in her bedroom and other personal items, as well as the full DNA profile.
Police Have Shannon's Fingerprints
Police searching for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have said that they have a full set of her fingerprints and a DNA profile of her. West Yorkshire Police said that they had built up a composite fingerprint from the nine-year-old's schoolbooks, items in her bedroom and other personal items, as well as the full DNA profile.
25 February 2008
Rubbish Bins Searched In Hunt For Shannon
Bins on the route that missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews would have taken on her way from school are being searched as the hunt for the missing nine-year-old continues. Fifty specialist officers have been brought in to search bins on the route between Shannon's school - Westmoor Junior School - and her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor.
Rubbish Bins Searched In Hunt For Shannon
Bins on the route that missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews would have taken on her way from school are being searched as the hunt for the missing nine-year-old continues. Fifty specialist officers have been brought in to search bins on the route between Shannon's school - Westmoor Junior School - and her home in Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor.
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