Missing girl Shannon found alive
Missing girl Shannon Matthews has been found alive three weeks after she was last seen leaving school.
West Yorkshire Police confirmed the girl had been found concealed in the base of a divan bed in a house in Lidgate Gardens in Batley Carr.
Neighbours said police smashed their way in and emerged carrying Shannon who was last seen leaving Westmoor Junior School in Dewsbury on 19 February.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction.
The young girl looked “quite calm” and officers confirmed that she was ok, the neighbours added.
Charlotte Thornton, a friend of Amanda Hyett, said: “I’ve just got a text message from Amanda. She’s saying they’ve found her alive.
Officers have searched nearly 3,000 residential and commercial premises in the hunt for the schoolgirl.
The police’s focus on the hunt for Shannon has always focused on the local community.
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