▁history ▁ ▁After ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁D ew s bury ▁was ▁label led ▁a ▁trouble d ▁town ▁after ▁negative ▁press ▁reports ▁and ▁became ▁" the ▁town ▁that ▁dare ▁not ▁speak ▁its ▁name " ▁after ▁high - profile ▁cr imes ▁brought ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁media ▁spot light . ▁In ▁June , ▁a ▁girl ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁gr iev ous ▁bod ily ▁harm ▁after ▁attempting ▁to ▁hang ▁a ▁five - year - old ▁boy ▁from ▁Ch icken ley . ▁Moh amm ad ▁Sid ique ▁Khan , ▁ring le ader ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁London ▁bomb ings , ▁lived ▁in ▁Le es ▁Hol m . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sh annon ▁Matt he ws , ▁a ▁nine - year - old ▁girl ▁from ▁the ▁Mo ors ide ▁Est ate , ▁was ▁reported ▁missing . ▁After ▁a ▁ 2 4 - day ▁h unt ▁which ▁attract ed ▁huge ▁media ▁and ▁public ▁attention ▁nation ally , ▁she ▁was ▁found ▁hidden ▁in ▁a ▁flat ▁in ▁the ▁Bat ley ▁Car r ▁area ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Her ▁mother ▁Kar en ▁Matt he ws , ▁along ▁with ▁Michael ▁Don ovan , ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁her ▁step - father ▁Craig ▁Me e han , ▁were ▁later ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁ab du ction ▁and ▁false ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁both ▁ja iled ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁plot ▁to