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Shannon mother's ex back in court | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother has appeared in court on charges of possessing child pornography. | |
Craig Meehan is accused of having 140 indecent images of children, which were allegedly found on a computer at the home he shared with Karen Matthews. | Craig Meehan is accused of having 140 indecent images of children, which were allegedly found on a computer at the home he shared with Karen Matthews. |
The 22-year-old, from Dewsbury Moor, West Yorks, denies the charges and will stand trial on 11 November. | |
The supermarket fishmonger was refused bail and remanded in custody by Dewsbury Magistrates. | |
He was arrested last month by police investigating the disappearance of nine-year-old Shannon. | |
The 22-year-old is accused of 11 specimen offences of possession of indecent images of children. | |
Kidnap charge | Kidnap charge |
It is alleged that Meehan possessed indecent images of children aged between four and 16, graded at levels one to four - on a scale where one is the least serious and five the most. | |
They were allegedly found on one of two computers at the family home in Dewsbury Moor where he lived with Ms Matthews, 32, for about five years. | They were allegedly found on one of two computers at the family home in Dewsbury Moor where he lived with Ms Matthews, 32, for about five years. |
Shannon went missing on 19 February and was discovered hidden in the base of a bed in a flat just one mile from her home after a 24-day search by police. | Shannon went missing on 19 February and was discovered hidden in the base of a bed in a flat just one mile from her home after a 24-day search by police. |
Mr Meehan's uncle Michael Donovan, 39, of Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, has been charged with Shannon's kidnap and imprisonment. | Mr Meehan's uncle Michael Donovan, 39, of Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, has been charged with Shannon's kidnap and imprisonment. |
He will go on trial at Leeds Crown Court on 11 November alongside Ms Matthews, who is charged with child neglect and perverting the course of justice. | He will go on trial at Leeds Crown Court on 11 November alongside Ms Matthews, who is charged with child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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