AN ELASTIC strap was knotted round a loft beam and tied round Shannon Matthews' waist to restrict her movements about a flat, a court heard yesterday. A handwritten list of rules, forbidding her to make any noise or go near the windows, has also been ...
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The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews denied using an elastic strap to “enforce” his control of the girl while she was held captive in his flat. The strap was found tied to a loft beam in Michael Donovan’s flat, above. Mr Donovan, 40 ...
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SNAPS taken in the flat where schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was allegedly held for 24 days were shown to a jury yesterday. They show an elastic leash said to have been tied around the nine-year-old’s waist to stop her escaping. Michael Donovan, 40 ...
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Karen Matthews, 33, and alleged accomplice Michael Donovan both deny kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice in connection with the girl's disappearance. It is claimed Matthews was plotting to claim £50,000 reward money from ...
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A court has been shown pictures and images of the flat where Shannon Matthews was allegedly held captive for over three weeks earlier this year. The schoolgirl's mother Karen and her former boyfriend's uncle Michael Donovan are currently on trial at ...
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THE man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews denied yesterday he planned to take her to Blackpool where he had taken his own daughter when he was alleged to have abducted her. Michael Donovan told the jury at Leeds Crown Court he was charged with ...
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MAPLE CROSS, United Kingdom - November 26, 2008: With a score of 37 points out of 37 in its Euro NCAP crash tests, Renault’s New Mégane has achieved the joint highest-ever score, matching that of Qashqai, from sister company Nissan, last year. New ...
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