A life of fear: Released Karen Matthews to move to the seaside... but will forever worry about revenge attacks she may be out of jail, but Karen Matthews now faces life as a prisoner to fear, looking over her shoulder waiting for the reprisals. The 36-year-old knows she may be subjected to revenge attacks by people furious that she kidnapped her own daughter Shannon in a cynical bid to pocket a £50,000 reward. And after she was smuggled out of prison yesterday, half way through her eight-year sentence, to start a new life by the seaside, probation chiefs told of the ¬stringent measures needed to protect her on the outside. They even include banning her from seeing friend Julie Bushby, the only person to visit her in jail. Assistant general secretary of probation union Napo Harry Fletcher said: “Because of her notoriety, measures will be taken to protect her from threats.” He also said she will be under strict ¬conditions that mean she can never go back to the estate in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, where she lived at the time Shannon, then aged nine, was snatched. FEBRUARY 19, 2008 Last sighting of Shannon Matthews at 3.10pm. Mum Karen reports her missing at 6.48pm. FEB 20 Police start a massive search. Matthews pleas for her return. FEB 22 Police say they are “gravely concerned”. MARCH 3 Matthews issues appeal for anyone holding Shannon to let her go. MARCH 14 Shannon is found alive at a house in Batley Carr, West Yorks. Michael Donovan, the uncle of Karen Matthews’ partner, is arrested. MARCH 17 Donovan is charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment. APRIL 2 Shannon’s stepdad, Craig Meehan, held over child porn. APRIL 3 Shannon sees her mother for the first time since she was found. APRIL 6 Matthews is arrested in Dewsbury on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. APRIL 8 She is charged SEPT 5 Matthews also charged with kidnap and false imprisonment. She denies charges. Donovan also denies kidnap and false ¬imprisonment. SEPT 16 Meehan convicted and jailed for 20 weeks. NOV 12 Matthews and Donovan go on trial. Jury told Shannon was drugged and tethered. The court heard the pair plotted to claim the £50,000 reward money put up by the Press for child’s return. DEC 4 Both found guilty. DEC 5 Kirklees Council starts an independent serious case review into dealings with the family. JAN 23, 2009 Matthews and Donovan are sentenced to eight years in jail each. JUNE 16, 2010 Serious case review concludes that abduction could not have been foreseen. MARCH 16, 2012 Donovan released from jail. APRIL 5 Matthews freed. But what do you think on this? What about the expense to do and maintain too? Grumblers call would really like to know your thoughts about this? Full story link below http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/Karen%20Matthews
A life of fear: Released Karen Matthews to move to the seaside
by Grumblers Call
Apr 6, 2012
A life of fear: Released Karen Matthews to move to the seaside... but will forever worry about revenge attacks
she may be out of jail, but Karen Matthews now faces life as a prisoner to fear, looking over her shoulder waiting for the reprisals. The 36-year-old knows she may be subjected to revenge attacks by people furious that she kidnapped her own daughter Shannon in a cynical bid to pocket a £50,000 reward. And after she was smuggled out of prison yesterday, half way through her eight-year sentence, to start a new life by the seaside, probation chiefs told of the ¬stringent measures needed to protect her on the outside. They even include banning her from seeing friend Julie Bushby, the only person to visit her in jail. Assistant general secretary of probation union Napo Harry Fletcher said: “Because of her notoriety, measures will be taken to protect her from threats.” He also said she will be under strict ¬conditions that mean she can never go back to the estate in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, where she lived at the time Shannon, then aged nine, was snatched.
FEBRUARY 19, 2008 Last sighting of Shannon Matthews at 3.10pm. Mum Karen reports her missing at 6.48pm.
FEB 20 Police start a massive search. Matthews pleas for her return.
FEB 22 Police say they are “gravely concerned”.
MARCH 3 Matthews issues appeal for anyone holding Shannon to let her go.
MARCH 14 Shannon is found alive at a house in Batley Carr, West Yorks. Michael Donovan, the uncle of Karen Matthews’ partner, is arrested.
MARCH 17 Donovan is charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment.
APRIL 2 Shannon’s stepdad, Craig Meehan, held over child porn.
APRIL 3 Shannon sees her mother for the first time since she was found.
APRIL 6 Matthews is arrested in Dewsbury on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
APRIL 8 She is charged
SEPT 5 Matthews also charged with kidnap and false imprisonment. She denies charges. Donovan also denies kidnap and false ¬imprisonment.
SEPT 16 Meehan convicted and jailed for 20 weeks.
NOV 12 Matthews and Donovan go on trial. Jury told Shannon was drugged and tethered. The court heard the pair plotted to claim the £50,000 reward money put up by the Press for child’s return.
DEC 4 Both found guilty.
DEC 5 Kirklees Council starts an independent serious case review into dealings with the family.
JAN 23, 2009 Matthews and Donovan are sentenced to eight years in jail each.
JUNE 16, 2010 Serious case review concludes that abduction could not have been foreseen.
MARCH 16, 2012 Donovan released from jail.
APRIL 5 Matthews freed.
But what do you think on this?
What about the expense to do and maintain too?
Grumblers call would really like to know your thoughts about this?
Full story link below
http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/Karen%20Matthews