Karen Matthews

[s.a.f]

Just wondering if this story made it over to the U.S?

http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Karen-Mathe ... 4764837.jp

 

[hair_tomorrow]

"I don't think it has hit home yet. Maybe it will when she comes to be sentenced. I feel sick and shocked that we were all fooled. No-one can grasp why she's done it. No-one knows."

This is the first I've heard of this case (in the U.S.). I know it's an understatement - but people are sick. We've had similar unfortunate instances here too. "Parents" no less.

I can hear my father's voice now . . . "What is WRONG with these people?"

 

[Old Baldy]

First I heard of this story. My solution, execute both of the perps and be done with it.

 

[Petchsky]

This woman is a real piece of work, from memory, 6 children by 5 fathers, arranges to have her own child kidnapped, so she can collect the reward and regularly drugged her own children with valium to keep them quite. The only reason she had children was to pick up the benefit cheque, true scum if i ever saw it!

 

[The Gardener]

I agree with Old Baldy. This sounds like an opportune candidate for a llittle thinning out of the gene pool.

 

[BobbyChalfont]

So let me get this straight, she "kidnapped" her own child in the hope that a newspaper would offer a substantial reward for the childs safe return? Then once a suitable reward was offered, she'd just march the kid up to the media and say, "oops, turns out she was hiding in the closet all along. Where's my 50 grand?"

That's got to be the wackiest plot I've ever heard. If it wasn't so sinisiter, It'd be like something out of a Warner Brothers cartoon.

How'd she know a newspaper would offer a reward in the first place!?

 

[Sean68]

So let me get this straight, she "kidnapped" her own child in the hope that a newspaper would offer a substantial reward for the childs safe return? Then once a suitable reward was offered, she'd just march the kid up to the media and say, "oops, turns out she was hiding in the closet all along. Where's my 50 grand?"

That's got to be the wackiest plot I've ever heard. If it wasn't so sinisiter, It'd be like something out of a Warner Brothers cartoon.

How'd she know a newspaper would offer a reward in the first place!?

its not quite that mad. she or the guy hiding were her just going to 'find' her roaming a shopping centre. they intended to split the reward - all pretty logical really.... how they intended to keep shannon quiet in later years i dont know.

shes got learning difficulties i think. that lot are all mental.

 

[s.a.f]

This woman is a real piece of work, from memory, 6 children by 5 fathers, arranges to have her own child kidnapped, so she can collect the reward and regularly drugged her own children with valium to keep them quite. The only reason she had children was to pick up the benefit cheque, true scum if i ever saw it!

Actualy its 7 kids and there's some dispute as to wether its 5 or 6 different fathers. This woman has never had a job either.

And yes the plan was actually working not only were various rewards being offered but the Matthews family were enjoying countless freebies (including free alcohol) from local businesses trying to gain publicity from it all.

The most disturbing thing is that her situation was not seen by locals as anything unordinary or shameful. I dont know what her total weekly benifits add up to but she was able to afford to drink and smoke 60 cigs a day.
This woman just epitomises everything thats wrong with the UK today and no doubt her 7 kids will grow up to follow the example set by her.
:firing: :thumbdown2: