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Lucy Thornton & John-Paul Clark

Family of Shannon Matthews' kidnapper say they tipped off cops on day one of search

The family of the man who kidnapped Shannon Matthews say if cops had listened to them they would have found her right away.

Mick Donovan's sister, who wished to remain anonymous, alleges that she asked police to "check my brother" on the very first day of their £3.2 million search operation, reports the Mirror. The force have denied her accusations.

Shannon, 9, disappeared in 2008 and prompted one of the biggest such search parties in UK history.

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