Hello all... Tempusfurgit, I had a lovely weekend thank you for asking.
Well it looks like we may be on the right track:
From link:
The mother of Shannon Matthews knew where her daughter was all along, it has been claimed.
Karen Matthews may even have invented the "abduction" after watching an episode of TV drama Shameless.
The 32-year-old mother of seven was arrested on Sunday night after a dramatic confrontation in which a friend accused her of knowing exactly where her nine-year-old daughter was from "day one".
Detectives are investigating whether Miss Matthews's alleged involvement was a failed attempt to escape her relationship with her 22-year-old partner Craig Meehan - or a more sinister bid to make money.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...tml?in_article_id=557960&in_page_id=1770&ct=5
What a bunch of *%^$"(^*s! :furious:
Hats off to you my friend KBUK, Looks like you hit the nail RIGHT on top of the head on this one! CONGRATS to you my new friend!! :woohoo: TYSM for the great news coverage today, as well as ongoing during this nightmare of a case. You have been and continue to be a wealth of knowledge, and it helps you live in the UK. :blowkiss:
I hate to say this, but Im glad this is the answer, because she was most likely NOT abused! At her age, she is able to tell everything that happened. I know this sounds sounds odd, but with ALL the kids she had, wonder why she "picked" Shannon? Im sure this wasnt just her idea, since it took 5 people to pull it off, but you would that they would pick a younger one that wouldnt be able to talk about it? God knows, she had 7 to pick from. Please don't get me wrong, I dont wish this nightmare of a plot on any child, Im just wondering "why" Shannon? Maybe this was Uncle Pervo's doings since he was acting odd with Shannon? Who knows, but this is like a fiction book unfolding in front of our eyes. I truly havent heard something so odd in my life. No wonder why she told mum more or less to "bugger off" as you say? (lol at my attempt at Brittish slang :crazy: ) THANK GOD she was/is old enough of a child to be able to talk and relay th whole story to LE. Children are much smarter and perceptive than a lot of parents want to think that they are. They are very observant and nosey, and listen in on everything!! (speaking from experience
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That has been/was really bothering me, and Im glad, believe it or nor, it was some silly scam that went wrong, because hopefully they will make a lesson out of these fools and show the WORLD, let alone the UK, this type of shananigans, will not be acceptted! ALL of the money, manpwer, volunteers, undue angst caused to innocent friends and family, etc- I am a lil surprised they were able to pull it off for so long. What a slam to Maddie'a parents. I Havent followed that case closely, but that would hurt my feelings if someone was "mocking" , more or less, their child's abduction. Dad and other neighbors were calling in tips and hot on their trail, so it wasnt long before they were caught.
I live in CA, and have never personally heard anything on my local, let alone natonal news on this case. I only learned about it here and the daily news. I wish it got /gets more press for the reason I woud like people to see how dumb it was, and that it wont be tolerated (to fake kidnapping,etc.) here or in the UK.
In closing, I think to myself, "How could someone be so DAFT and DUMB as to think that they could get away with something so rediculous in todays world with the latest technology, and then I look at their photos, read their bios, and now I know- Poor Shannon and her siblings- I hope they didn't inherit this "ignorant gene" that her parent/s seem to have.
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