Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap

The trial heard that Matthews had "lied and lied and lied again" to police

The mother of Shannon Matthews has been found guilty of charges relating to her daughter's disappearance.

Karen Matthews, 33, and her co-accused Michael Donovan, 40, were convicted of kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice.

The pair have been warned they face "substantial" jail terms when they are sentenced later.

The nine-year-old was held at Donovan's flat in Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, for 24 days.

The 13-day trial at Leeds Crown Court heard the pair kept Shannon "drugged, subdued and hidden from the public" so they could claim