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Police have been distributing leaflets to local residents insisting they will find the truth
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The leaflet also urged residents not to take the law into their own hands and not to "jump to conclusions about people who may be involved in the inquiry". A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said that the leaflets had been distributed since the start of the investigation. He added: "We have been distributing these leaflets to the community ever since Shannon first went missing. It's a means of informing the local community of police work."
Karen Matthews, 32, was charged on Tuesday night with perverting the course of justice and child neglect following her arrest on Sunday evening. She was remanded in custody until April 16 when she will appear via a videolink at Leeds Crown Court. Nine-year-old Shannon went missing from Dewsbury Moor on February 19 following a school swimming trip. She was found in the base of a bed at an address just a mile from her home after a 24-day police search involving more than 300 officers.
Matthews was led handcuffed into the dock at the magistrates' court and spoke only to confirm her personal details. The courtroom was packed with media, Dewsbury Moor residents and Matthews' friends as well as court officials and lawyers. There were shouts of "yes" when Mr Bennett refused bail and remanded Matthews in custody.
The perverting the course of justice charge alleges she "repeatedly concealed information in relation to the whereabouts of Shannon Matthews in interviews and other contacts with officers with the West Yorkshire Police and claimed to have no knowledge of her whereabouts."
Matthews is the latest family member to be arrested in connection with her daughter's disappearance. Michael Donovan of Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, was arrested on March 14, after Shann on was found in his flat. He was later charged with Shannon's kidnap and false imprisonment and is in custody awaiting trial at Leeds Crown Court on November 11.The 39-year-old, formerly known as Paul Drake, is the uncle of Matthews' partner Craig Meehan. Last week, Meehan's sister, Amanda Hyett, 25, who lives next door to Shannon's mother, and his mother, Alice Meehan, 49, were both arrested in connection with the alleged abduction. Mrs Hyett was questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender and Mrs Meehan on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Yorkshire Evening 09/04/08
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