Shannon Matthews found alive

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Been taken into police custody now for her own protection.....

Much easier if you neglect your kids on holiday, then you get showered with money.

The cynical part of me thinks maybe it was a stunt by the family to try to raise a few million like the McCanns did. Certainly more to it than a simple abduction when both the kid and 'abductor' were hiding in the drawers of a bed, and the 'abductor' is the uncle of the kid's current step father.

The mother also seemed strangely un-emotional when the news was broken to her whilst ITN's cameras were there. Either she'd heard the news already and it was a retake for dramatic effect, or she's in on it.

The kid being taken into child protection may back up my theory.

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My other theory is the kid wanted to get away from an abusive situation and her step uncle took her in. Whether he had other motives as well remains to be seen.