Shannon Matthews found alive!

kraggy

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1309334,00.html

phantom_lord

who

kraggy

She's the kid who went missing in England 3 weeks ago.

Seems she was abducted but has been found alive.

phantom_lord

that's nice.

togster

she's a fatter version of maddie.

is_that_so

Under her grandparents' bed apparently. Or that's the current version of it.

ScumLord

she's a fatter version of maddie.

Not pretty enough for headline news so, that must be why no one knows about it.

togster

is_that_so wrote: »

Under her grandparents' bed apparently. Or that's the current version of it.

for 3 weeks?

togster

ScumLord wrote: »

Not pretty enough for headline news so, that must be why no one knows about it.

Exactly. Plus her mother is no kate

Mizu_Ger

is_that_so wrote: »

Under her grandparents' bed apparently. Or that's the current version of it.

They must have really pulled out all the stops searching for her

is_that_so

togster wrote: »

for 3 weeks?

No idea. They're making it up as they go - 24 hour news and all that. Just that she was found under a bed today.

ScumLord

togster wrote: »

Exactly. Plus her mother is no kate

They should have gotten themselfs a page 3 stand in for the ol queen.

Latchy

That is great news and such a relief for the family .Was thinking it was going to turn out to be one of those ' childs body found somewere ' headlines .

togster

is_that_so wrote: »

No idea. They're making it up as they go - 24 hour news and all that. Just that she was found under a bed today.

Takes the idea of "hide and go seek" to a whole new level really.

ednwireland

great news my mum and dad live next to the estate where they live so great news (spent much of my teenagerhood round there as well)

connundrum

ednwireland wrote: »

great news my mum and dad live next to the estate where they live so great news (spent much of my teenagerhood round there as well)

I was in England once.

Sherifu

Strange tbh. *Waits for more details to emerge*

Blk150

ScumLord wrote: »

Not pretty enough for headline news so, that must be why no one knows about it.

Yeap seems her family are normal working class types so no wall to wall sky coverage since she disappered:mad:

Blk150

connundrum wrote: »

I was in England once.

:D Yeah.My plane stopped there on a transfer:p

Stench Blossoms

connundrum wrote: »

I was in England once.

That made me laugh

ScumLord wrote: »

Not pretty enough for headline news so, that must be why no one knows about it.

Was thinking that as well. Just shows what money can get you these days.

Latchy

The uncle of shannon is quoted as saying that '' Kate and jerry Mcann only did what any other well of familys would do with access to media ,and to highlight their missing daughters case '' ....although they got the meida coverage with or without their consent , still it seems no hangs up about that by shannons uncle .

kelle

God! That's brilliant! Wonder what happened to her though during these weeks.
This news must give the McCann's some hope.

iFight

ScumLord wrote: »

Not pretty enough for headline news so, that must be why no one knows about it.

Why do people care what makes Sky news? So what if the McCanns only got so much coverage because of their status and so what if this case didn't because, as you put it, they're "not pretty enough." Sky News are just trying to fill time and keep people hooked on updates, so it is hardly a bad thing that they didn't obsess over this one too.

connundrum wrote:

I was in England once.

lol =D

Hail 2 Da Chimp

I lost my keys once. But then I found them.

Agamemnon

I don't know what a tracker mortgage is.

biko

Michael Hughes is still missing though.

Latchy

So is Jimmy Hoffa

biko

biko wrote: »

Michael Hughes is still missing though.

Last seen walking by Debenhams,I believe.

jb91

They just said on Today FM that the house she was found in was about a mile from her home.

Huggles

Hmmm found under the bed of a 39 year old man. He is a relative of the step father apparently.

Strange.

Edit: Seems shes now the subject of a police protection order. Getting more sinister now.

TequilaMockingBird

Shannon was found concealed in the base of a divan bed.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080314/tuk-man-arrested-as-shannon-found-alive-6323e80_1.html

useful_contacts

thats brilliant- i saw a newscast about her the other day and her mother was in bits

who was the bloke? and why was she hidden in a bed?

Tha Gopher

What exactly is a divan bed?

Heres a question. Who is the worse parent

a- Shannons. Mother of 7 kids by 5 dads, has the appearance of a bit of an alcoholic/possible drug user

b- The English hippy woman in India who left her 15 year old daughter in the care of a man 10 years older while she went travelling across the country

c- The McCanns

Id argue the McCanns tbh, yet a and b have come in for more media criticism over the last few days than they ever did. How they have never been charged with (at least) manslaughter due to gross negligence I do not know.


Having said that, it is the UK. A country which has given these celebrity mother of the year awards to Jordan (she who has a son suffering from a multitude of illness likely caused by drinking during pregnancy), Kerry Katona (you see better mothers fall out of the pub at midnight on child benefit day) and...well....probably some other sh1t candidates.

flanum

kelle wrote: »

God! That's brilliant! Wonder what happened to her though during these weeks.
This news must give the McCann's some hope.

Yep, they should check under their beds too!

Sherifu

And the suitcases.

Peared

Anybody see the extended ITV thingy earlier?

I dont have the words.

If a randomer cries in an estate and there is no camera around to see them, do they make a sound?

Sir Oxman

"Kerry Katona (you see better mothers fall out of the pub at midnight on child benefit day) "

+1

flanum

was it a particularly big bed or something? wtf?

Overheal

I didnt even know she was missing tbh.

Mossy Monk

You could hide lots of things in a divan bed

Hennessy

Something tells me the step dad is in deep sh1te.

Sherifu

At least now he'll get a proper nights sleep without all that banging.

Bros123

The child looks as rough as sandpaper.Well at least now she is free and can look forward to spending time with her mother and her sisters dad,and her brothers dad,and her other brothers dad,and her other sisters dad and the other dad as well.
How lovely for her to have such an "extended" family to return from under a (MUST have been quite large) bed.

andyl222

I know this will sound very cynical, but what if this was a scam to drum up money.... look at the money the mccanns had donated after maddie went missing. perhaps the stepdad thought it would be an easy way to have large sums of money literally thrown at them to search for the missing child. speculation I know,but the protection order adds a very sinister twist to the tale....

niceirishfella

I wonder now can the police but all their resources back into the search for SHERGAR!:D

togster

niceirishfella wrote: »

I wonder now can the police but all their resources back into the seach for SHERGAR!:D

:pac:

Demonique

Tha Gopher wrote: »

Having said that, it is the UK. A country which has given these celebrity mother of the year awards to Jordan (she who has a son suffering from a multitude of illness likely caused by drinking during pregnancy)

Bollix, autism IS NOT caused by drinking during pregnancy, if Jordan had been drinking during pregnancy Harvey would have been born suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome which he was not.

He has another medical condition which is genetic

Tha Gopher

Demonique wrote: »

Bollix, autism IS NOT caused by drinking during pregnancy, if Jordan had been drinking during pregnancy Harvey would have been born suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome which he was not.

He has another medical condition which is genetic

Uh huhhh.

She was drinking heavily when having the kid. It would be a pretty big coincidence if it was not partly to blame.

Susannahmia

Demonique wrote: »

Bollix, autism IS NOT caused by drinking during pregnancy, if Jordan had been drinking during pregnancy Harvey would have been born suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome which he was not.

He has another medical condition which is genetic

Harvey suffers from septo optic dysplasia which does not have links to drinking during pregnancy etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septo-optic_dysplasia#Causes

Tha Gopher

We shall have to agree to disagree that alcohol has not got one thing to do with the kids apparently numerous problems.

niceirishfella

Apparently the guy arrested is an uncle of the kids step father...........

there was a pic of him on skynews today. The media always manage to get pics of the "accused" in case like this that depicts them as pedo's or social degenerates.....