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MAN IN COURT OVER SHANNON ABDUCTION
Mar 26 2008 by Neil Atkinson, icNorthWest
A 39-year-old man accused of the kidnap and false imprisonment of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews will go on trial later this year, a judge ruled today.
Michael Donovan appeared for a short hearing at Leeds Crown Court by video link and was told he will stand trial in November.
Shannon disappeared on February 19 and was eventually discovered less than a mile from her home in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, 24 days after she went missing.
She vanished after returning from a school swimming trip.
West Yorkshire Police mounted a huge investigation involving hundreds of officers and a team of 60 detectives in an attempt to find her.
Donovan was arrested on March 14 after the youngster was found in Batley Carr.