Father's plea over missing Shannon

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Leon Rose, 29, appealed for anyone holding Shannon to let her return to her family in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire.

There have been no confirmed sightings of the schoolgirl since she left Westmoor Junior School in Dewsbury at 3.10pm on February 19, following a school swimming trip.

A huge police operation and frantic searches by family and friends have so far failed to find a trace of her.

Mr Rose told Sky News about his fears that Shannon was being held captive somewhere.

"Terrible though that thought is, in some ways that gives me a strange sort of hope," he said.

"At least she would still be alive and there would be a chance that she might be released unharmed."

He continued: "I beg anyone who may be holding Shannon - please, please let her go free.

"She is a good girl. Be kind to her and let her return to her family where she belongs."

Mr Rose is separated from Shannon's mother, Karen Matthews, 32, and lives 10 miles away in Kirkburton, Huddersfield, with Shannon's 10-year-old brother, Ian.