Shannon Matthews: The Mirror’s Lucy Thorton Breaks The Story Of The Story
SHANNON WATCH: - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Shannon Matthews
DAILY MIRROR: “I’ve shared the despair and relief, says the Mirror’s Lucy Thornton”
Lucy Thornton is investigating the disappearance of Shannon Mathews “huddled round the mobile phone in Dewsbury Moor community centre’s small kitchen”. With her are the Matthews family.
Julie Bushby, a close friend of Shannon’s parents and chairman of the residents association who has been helping search for her, turned to me and shouted: “We think they’ve found her. Can we check it’s true? Please - we need to know.
“That was a friend of mine from Batley college. They think they’ve found her.”
The Daily Mirror, first for reported reported news…
I sat with Karen Matthews’ as she struggled to put her anguish into words. Her tears told the true story.
No need for words…
As the news spread yesterday Salem, 43, a popular local man, nicknamed “teddy bear” wept hysterically in the street.He lost his job because he was helping in the search. Shannon’s aunt Amanda Hyett went sprinting up the hill desperate for the news to be confirmed. She said: “I just thought ‘Oh God please let it be true’.”
I was there…
Meanwhile, I was hugged in the street by people I barely knew less than a month ago. They thanked me. What For? For just doing my job.
A reporter. A small town. A time for heroes. Going native in Dewsbury…
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March 15th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
over 5 million donated to sports relief to help many childrens projects across the globe
over 2 million donated to just find one child.
last night we were shown what good that sort of money can do for children the world over. Shame know one explained that to the McCanns when their fund was set up.
March 15th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Congratulations to the family.
She is back, alive and well.
I fear the same will not happen to Madeleine.
March 15th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
The Mirror has become the story, so desperate to be invovled; to bask in reflected glory
March 15th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Excellent news, but not a lot to discuss if we stay away from the speculation on the backstory, which we probably should (and will have to if anyone is charged).
March 15th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Apparently, shannon is happy playing with toys, at the moment, who knows what
further questioning will unearth. Didn”t her Mother say a few days ago she was
convinced Shannon was being held by someone known to the Family?
March 15th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
3rd. It seems a happy ending isn’t worth discussing.
Oh well, I’m glad she turned up.
Gotta wonder the story behind it though….
March 15th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Yikes!
March 15th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
1st?