03/03/2015

Police Searching For Missing Teen Find Body Parts

Police searching for missing teenager Becky Watts have found body parts at a house in Bristol.

Detective Superintendent Mike Courtiour said: "As a result of new information received late last night (02/03), we attended a house at Barton Court in the Barton Hill area of Bristol.

"The information suggested that Becky's body had been cut up and a search at the new location resulted in the discovery of body parts.

"Although formal identification procedures have not yet been completed, we have made Becky’s family aware of this discovery.

"As a result of this latest development, a further three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

"They remain in police custody at this time as do the man and the woman arrested on suspicion of Becky's murder."

Her family has been informed.

(CD/JP)

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