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Shannon jury sees mother appeals Shannon accused 'has broken jaw'
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The jury trying the mother of Shannon Matthews has been played a montage of tearful TV appeals she made during her daughter's 24-day disappearance. The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews suffered a fractured jaw when he was attacked in prison.
The footage was shown as the trial of Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan resumed at Leeds Crown Court. Both deny kidnap and false imprisonment charges. Michael Donovan's injuries were described to the jury as his trial resumed at Leeds Crown Court.
The trial was halted on Monday after it emerged Mr Donovan needed medical care after he was attacked in prison. The trial was halted on Monday when it emerged Mr Donovan needed medical care after he was punched in prison.
The judge, Mr Justice McCombe, said the 40-year-old suffered a fractured jaw. The 40-year-old and Shannon's mother Karen Matthews, 33, deny kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice.
He told the jury: "He was in pain and unable to take some food. TV appeals
The judge, Mr Justice McCombe, said: "Following an X-ray Mr Donovan has been found to have suffered a fractured jaw. Hopefully well-treatable.
"He was in pain and unable to take some food.
"Surgery is not now required and he's been given some suitable food in addition to painkillers.""Surgery is not now required and he's been given some suitable food in addition to painkillers."
Shannon went missing in February, when she was nine. Earlier the jury was shown a montage of tearful TV appeals made by Ms Matthews during her daughter's 24-day disappearance.
Ms Matthews, 33, and Mr Donovan also deny perverting the course of justice. Shannon went missing from her home in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, in February, when she was nine.
The court has heard how Shannon was found in Mr Donovan's flat 24 days after she went missing from her home in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire. The court has heard how she was found in Mr Donovan's flat .
The prosecution allege Donovan kept her drugged and imprisoned in his flat in Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, as part of a plan he and Matthews had to claim £50,000 in reward money. The prosecution alleges Mr Donovan kept her drugged and imprisoned in his flat in Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, as part of a plan he and Ms Matthews had to claim £50,000 in reward money.