05/03/2015

Stepbrother Of Becky Watts Charged With Murder

The stepbrother of 16-year-old Becky Watts has been charged with murder.

Nathan Matthews, 28, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Bristol Crown Court on 2 April.

His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, was also remanded in custody.

Police have been granted extra time to question four men and a woman who were arrested for assisting an offender.

Becky disappeared from her him in the St George area of Bristol on 19 February.

Police found body parts at a property in the city on Tuesday during a major search, which is still continuing.

(CD/IT)

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