Girl , 9 , kidnapped , killed , as part of kidnap plot staged by mother and uncle . Shannon Matthews , 33 , and Michael Donovan , 40 , jailed for 10 years . Nine-year-old Shannon Matthews was locked in an apartment for 24 days after going missing from her home in February last year . Guilty of kidnap , false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice . Prosecutors say Shannon was tied to roof beam , given sleeping tablets .
Girl , 9 , kidnapped , killed , as part of kidnap plot staged by mother and uncle . Shannon Matthews , 33 , and Michael Donovan , 40 , jailed for 10 years . Guilty of kidnap , false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice . Prosecutors say Shannon was tied to roof beam , given sleeping tablets .