The "aunt" of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been jailed for a year after she admitted benefit fraud amounting to more than £35,000. Skip related content
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'Aunt' of Shannon Matthews jailed
Mother-of-two Amanda Hyett admitted claiming a range of benefits while failing to tell the authorities she lived with her husband.
Hyett, 27, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was a high profile figure following the disappearance of Shannon Matthews in 2008.
She lived next door to the schoolgirl and is the sister of Karen Matthews' former partner, Craig Meehan.
Shannon's mother Karen was jailed for eight years in January for plotting to abduct her own daughter.
She went missing from her home in Dewsbury for 24 days, resulting in one of West Yorkshire Police's largest ever searches.
During Shannon's disappearance, Hyett and her husband helped with searches and were regularly featured in media coverage of the case.
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