Shannon Matthews' relatives arrested for questioning
Three relatives of Shannon Matthews have been arrested
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Thursday, 10, Apr 2008 07:57
Detectives investigating the alleged abduction of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews arrest three of her relatives.
Alice Meehan, 49, the mother of Shannon's stepfather Craig Meehan and his sister Amanda Hyett, 25, were re-arrested today.
Amanda's sister Caroline, 29, was also been arrested.
Reports claim the trio attended police stations today for further questioning in connection with Shannon's 24-day disappearance.
Mrs Meehan and Mrs Hyett have previously been questioned after being arrested last Friday and had been out on police bail.
A statement from West Yorkshire police claimed the trio had earlier been held on suspicion of preventing the course of justice and had been bailed pending further enquiries.
Shannon's mother Karen Matthews was remanded in custody yesterday and faces charges of child neglect and preventing the course of justice.
Her step-father Craig Meehan, 22, has also been remanded in custody for possessing child porn.
His uncle Michael Donovan, 39, has been charged with Shannon's kidnap and false imprisonment after she was discovered hidden in a bed in Mr Donovan's house in Dewsbury.
Shannon went missing on February 19th after last being seen leaving a public swimming baths in Dewsbury Moor, west Yorkshire.