Family of Shannon Matthews condemn her mother's 'lenient' sentence

telegraph.co.uk

Jan. 23, 2009

The family of kidnapped schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has condemned the eight year prison sentence given to her mother Karen Matthews as "disgusting" after realising that she will be freed in three years.

Mother sentenced for daughter's kidnapping

LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A woman in England was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for kidnapping and imprisoning her 9-year-old daughter, officials said.

Mom convicted of faking daughter's kidnap

LEEDS, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A mother of seven in northern England was convicted Thursday of faking the kidnapping of her 9-year-old daughter in hopes of collecting a reward.

Mother tried for daughter's kidnapping

LEEDS, England, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A jury in Britain was told Wednesday that a 9-year-old West Yorkshire girl was drugged and imprisoned in a plot by her mother to collect reward money.

Mother charged in case of missing girl

LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- Charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice were filed Wednesday against the mother of a 9-year-old British girl who was missing for 24 days.

Shannon's mother appears in court

DEWSBURY, England, April 9 (UPI) -- The mother of Shannon Matthews made a brief court appearance Wednesday in northern England, where a magistrate ordered that she remain jailed.

Mom charged with staging kidnapping

DEWSBURY, England, April 8 (UPI) -- The mother of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews was formally charged Tuesday with staging a kidnapping that galvanized Britain and the world.

Mother of kidnapped British girl arrested

LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- The mother of a 9-year-old British girl has been arrested for interfering in the investigation of her daughter's kidnapping.

Stepfather of kidnapped girl arrested

LONDON, April 2 (UPI) -- Police sources in Britain say the stepfather of kidnapped schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

Shannon remains in police care

YORK, England, March 16 (UPI) -- A schoolgirl found in a man's apartment in northern England 24 days after she vanished will remain in police care for several days, officials said Sunday.