Man charged with abducting Shannon

A 39-year-old man was tonight charged with the kidnap and false imprisonment of Shannon Matthews in England.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2008 - 22:50

A 39-year-old man was tonight charged with the kidnap and false imprisonment of Shannon Matthews in England.

Michael Donovan, of Lidgate Gardens, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, will appear before Dewsbury Magistrates tomorrow, charged with snatching the nine-year-old schoolgirl off the street on February 19.

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Courts Heathrow Place: England Place: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Place: Dewsbury Person: Shannon Person: Shannon Matthews Person: Michael Donovan Person: Peter Mann Person: Paul Drake Organisation: CPS Organisation: North Yorkshire Complex Case Unit Organisation: The Crown Prosecution Service Organisation: West Yorkshire Police Organisation: Dewsbury Magistrates’ Court

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