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does anyone else think it might be something to do with the father?
or is it just my nasty nature?
or is it just my nasty nature?
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Within hours of the father posting a message on facebook saying that his daughter was having her period and asking people to watch out for any blood on family member's underwear - the police moved him and his wife out, and forensic officers went in to the house and also examined his car.
So many people speculating and making up their own theories and cruel jibes on the internet. But the same happened with the landlord in that other case. Just because someone looks dodgy.......
That facebook message read: “THIS IS A MESSAGE TO ALL WIFES MOTHERS AND GIRLFRIENDS IT WAS MY BABY GIRLS TIME OF THE MONTH SO IF YOU HAVE WASHED ANY BLOOD FROM YOUR PARTNERS OR SONS UNDERWEAR AND THEY CANT EXPLAIN IT PLEASE IMAGINE IF THIS WAS YOUR CHILD WHAT WOULD YOU DO PLEASE REPORT IT.”
So many people speculating and making up their own theories and cruel jibes on the internet. But the same happened with the landlord in that other case. Just because someone looks dodgy.......
That facebook message read: “THIS IS A MESSAGE TO ALL WIFES MOTHERS AND GIRLFRIENDS IT WAS MY BABY GIRLS TIME OF THE MONTH SO IF YOU HAVE WASHED ANY BLOOD FROM YOUR PARTNERS OR SONS UNDERWEAR AND THEY CANT EXPLAIN IT PLEASE IMAGINE IF THIS WAS YOUR CHILD WHAT WOULD YOU DO PLEASE REPORT IT.”
Too much information.
It's the job of the police to decide what is, or is not, put into the public domain.
It's the job of the police to decide what is, or is not, put into the public domain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-31672663
2 people from her area of the city have been arrested.
The BBC thinks she was naked: "As well as her laptop, Rebecca had her mobile phone with her but no clothing"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-31672663
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-31672663
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http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Missing-Bristol-teenager-Officers-remove-large/story-26101427-detail/story.html
Missing Bristol teenager: Officers remove large heavy object from St George home of Becky Watts
POLICE have removed a large drum from the home of missing 16-year-old Becky Watts.
Officers were seen removing the large object from the teenagers St George home on Saturday afternoon, after news emerged that two people had been arrested in the search for her.
It took four officers to lift the unknown cylinder object into a police van, before it was taken away.
During a public search of Vassals park on Saturday, a laptop was found by a member of the public. Becky is said to have taken only a phone and a laptop with her when she disappeared from her St George home on Thursday February 19.
Her father Darren Galsworthy, 51, and step- mother Angie-Mae, 49, issued a joint statement following news of the arrests. They said: “The police have told us today that two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Becky. Rebecca has still not been found.
“We continue to hope that she will be found safe and unharmed but we will prepare ourselves for the worst.”
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has assisted in the search for Becky and for the messages of support.
“We continue to work with the police to bring their investigation to a successful conclusion and we would like to ask members of the public to continue to report anything, however small, if they think it may help to find Becky.”
Police did not reveal any information about the arrested duo or what they had been detained on suspicion of and said their search for the missing teen would continue 'unabated' while they questioned the pair.
Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks, heading up the investigation team, said: “This afternoon we have arrested two people in connection with the disappearance of Becky Watts on Thursday 19 February from the St George area of Bristol.'
“Whilst the two people are being questioned our search for Becky continues unabated. I would like to appeal once again for anyone who might have information about her whereabouts, or anything else that might help us to find her, to call us.”
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Missing-Bristol-teenager-Officers-remove-large/story-26101427-detail/story.html
Missing Bristol teenager: Officers remove large heavy object from St George home of Becky Watts
POLICE have removed a large drum from the home of missing 16-year-old Becky Watts.
Officers were seen removing the large object from the teenagers St George home on Saturday afternoon, after news emerged that two people had been arrested in the search for her.
It took four officers to lift the unknown cylinder object into a police van, before it was taken away.
During a public search of Vassals park on Saturday, a laptop was found by a member of the public. Becky is said to have taken only a phone and a laptop with her when she disappeared from her St George home on Thursday February 19.
Her father Darren Galsworthy, 51, and step- mother Angie-Mae, 49, issued a joint statement following news of the arrests. They said: “The police have told us today that two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Becky. Rebecca has still not been found.
“We continue to hope that she will be found safe and unharmed but we will prepare ourselves for the worst.”
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has assisted in the search for Becky and for the messages of support.
“We continue to work with the police to bring their investigation to a successful conclusion and we would like to ask members of the public to continue to report anything, however small, if they think it may help to find Becky.”
Police did not reveal any information about the arrested duo or what they had been detained on suspicion of and said their search for the missing teen would continue 'unabated' while they questioned the pair.
Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks, heading up the investigation team, said: “This afternoon we have arrested two people in connection with the disappearance of Becky Watts on Thursday 19 February from the St George area of Bristol.'
“Whilst the two people are being questioned our search for Becky continues unabated. I would like to appeal once again for anyone who might have information about her whereabouts, or anything else that might help us to find her, to call us.”
Her father Darren Galsworthy, 51, and step- mother Angie-Mae, 49, issued a joint statement following news of the arrests. They said: “The police have told us today that two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Becky."
Burnt fingers?
Burnt fingers?
The media seem very quiet on this today. Police silenced them for a few days maybe...?
pictures showing a mighty heavy metal drum being lifted into police transit, heavy duty sack truck used.
A public search to take place again on Tuesday 11am. Media has gone quiet today.
We will hear shortly on the 2 arrested...released on bail or police request a further extension for interviews.
A public search to take place again on Tuesday 11am. Media has gone quiet today.
We will hear shortly on the 2 arrested...released on bail or police request a further extension for interviews.
BBC Points West@bbcpointswest·1 min1 minute ago
Around 20 officers search within a 2km radius of Becky Watt's home. 2 people still being questioned. #FindBecky
Around 20 officers search within a 2km radius of Becky Watt's home. 2 people still being questioned. #FindBecky
latest police statement 14.50....
More police resources are being utilised as the search for missing 16 year old Rebecca Watts intensifies.
A number of locations have now been searched within a 2km radius of Becky’s home address in the St George area of Bristol.
We can confirm that, at this stage, no significant items have been identified during these searches.
A laptop computer which was found a in a local wooded area yesterday, is not related to this missing person investigation.
We are running six specialist search teams each day which are being complimented by officers from Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire Police forces.
Tomorrow (02/03), we will again be assisted by the specialist dog unit from South Wales Police and the police helicopter.
Search and missing persons' experts from the National Crime Agency, College of Policing and the National Missing Persons organisations continue to work with our enquiry team.
More police resources are being utilised as the search for missing 16 year old Rebecca Watts intensifies.
A number of locations have now been searched within a 2km radius of Becky’s home address in the St George area of Bristol.
We can confirm that, at this stage, no significant items have been identified during these searches.
A laptop computer which was found a in a local wooded area yesterday, is not related to this missing person investigation.
We are running six specialist search teams each day which are being complimented by officers from Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire Police forces.
Tomorrow (02/03), we will again be assisted by the specialist dog unit from South Wales Police and the police helicopter.
Search and missing persons' experts from the National Crime Agency, College of Policing and the National Missing Persons organisations continue to work with our enquiry team.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Missing-Bristol-Teenager-Police-search-house/story-26101899-detail/story.html
Missing Bristol Teenager: Police search house in Southmead, Bristol
POLICE and forensic teams are searching a house in Southmead in connection with missing Teenager Becky Watts.
A team of forensic officers have been at the address in Wilton Close since around 4pm yesterday.
Residents of Wilton Close said a black car which had been parked in the street for more than a week was taken away on Saturday evening, after being examined.
Police have been carrying out door-to-door enquiries, while holding pictures of the missing school girl.
Becky, 16, has not been seen since Thursday Febraury 19, when she vanished from her St George home.
Police confirmed two people had been arrested on Saturday afternoon but no further details have been released.
Evidence bags have been removed from the house, and forensic officers remain at the address where a detailed search is being carried out.
One neighbour, who asked not be be named, said they believed the garden of the property was being dug up.
They believed the house was the home of a family containing two young children.
Missing Bristol Teenager: Police search house in Southmead, Bristol
POLICE and forensic teams are searching a house in Southmead in connection with missing Teenager Becky Watts.
A team of forensic officers have been at the address in Wilton Close since around 4pm yesterday.
Residents of Wilton Close said a black car which had been parked in the street for more than a week was taken away on Saturday evening, after being examined.
Police have been carrying out door-to-door enquiries, while holding pictures of the missing school girl.
Becky, 16, has not been seen since Thursday Febraury 19, when she vanished from her St George home.
Police confirmed two people had been arrested on Saturday afternoon but no further details have been released.
Evidence bags have been removed from the house, and forensic officers remain at the address where a detailed search is being carried out.
One neighbour, who asked not be be named, said they believed the garden of the property was being dug up.
They believed the house was the home of a family containing two young children.
it's the father, 1.01
shocking body language at the press conference and I haven't even read this thread - is the NOCCDA on to this?
shocking body language at the press conference and I haven't even read this thread - is the NOCCDA on to this?
"More police resources are being utilised as the search for missing 16 year old Rebecca Watts intensifies."
This looks really bad news now with so many police and forensics working on these searches. Hope she is still alive but the way this is developing you fear the worst.
This looks really bad news now with so many police and forensics working on these searches. Hope she is still alive but the way this is developing you fear the worst.
if the police arrests are genuine then at this point the father isn't one of them, doesn't rule him out but looks more likely to be someone known to the family
Their has been no statements from the real mother or her partner since the arrests, wondering if it's them who have been brought in, the girl was due to go round to them on the day she disappeared for her brothers birthday?
day before she went missing allegedly sent a text about no one missing her if she went missing .
Agree brothers 20th could also be a major part of investigation ,not sure about the time scale and last sightings either .
of course its good for the press not to be calling the shots
Agree brothers 20th could also be a major part of investigation ,not sure about the time scale and last sightings either .
of course its good for the press not to be calling the shots
it's the father, 1.01
Decades ago, the saying was it was usually the natural mother or the unnatural father (ie stepfather or mum's boyfriend). Obviously that was when the world was in black and white so the police could not tell if the landlord had blue hair.
Digging up the garden is ominous, unless the chief copper does not watch Time Team and know about ground-penetrating radar and similar archaeological techniques. Even on Silent Witness Jack would look to see if soil had been disturbed before ordering a dig.
Decades ago, the saying was it was usually the natural mother or the unnatural father (ie stepfather or mum's boyfriend). Obviously that was when the world was in black and white so the police could not tell if the landlord had blue hair.
Digging up the garden is ominous, unless the chief copper does not watch Time Team and know about ground-penetrating radar and similar archaeological techniques. Even on Silent Witness Jack would look to see if soil had been disturbed before ordering a dig.
so 36 hr extension on the arrests, searched 3 houses taken away van loads of evidence and they have a car but no girl
Dads guilty... wouldnt even waste my time waterboarding him... Just string him up and the step mum too.
The parent aren't always involved. The Madeleine McCann case for example. 
28 yr old man and 21 yr old woman further arrested over disappearance..
^ Yes, same 2 from Saturday, a 28-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman - both arrested on Saturday on suspicion of her kidnap. And they were further arrested on suspicion of her murder today.
A 28-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman held since Saturday are arrested on suspicion of the murder and kidnap of Becky
Have the police arrested any "loners" or "oddballs"....or Chit Chit Chat regulars?
Avon and Somerset Police announce five more people arrested as body parts found in search for missing 16-year-old Becky Watts
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11446264/Becky-Watts-Hunt-for-missing-Bristol-teenager-live.html
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11446264/Becky-Watts-Hunt-for-missing-Bristol-teenager-live.html
string the father up!!!
he must be guilty as he looks suss in the video
he must be guilty as he looks suss in the video
That wasn't a good read brendan!
Just can't come to terms with the level of evil that we have to endure!
Just can't come to terms with the level of evil that we have to endure!
".....body parts found"
What sort of sick world do we live in, and how evil can people be, that is just sickening.
What sort of sick world do we live in, and how evil can people be, that is just sickening.
And most still don't want the death penalty restored. Un effing believeabubble!!!
The problems with the death penalty are:
1) it is uncivilised
2) it does not work
3) and this is why they abolished it, it makes juries reluctant to convict.
1) it is uncivilised
2) it does not work
3) and this is why they abolished it, it makes juries reluctant to convict.
2) it does not work
It certainly stops the one swinging on a rope from re-offending.
It certainly stops the one swinging on a rope from re-offending.
The problem with the restoration of the death penalty is the presence of corrupt and lying police officers, and those who dispense "justice".
Allah knows we've seen enough of it this last few years.
Allah knows we've seen enough of it this last few years.
I've just read the grim news, I feel sick. That poor girl.
agree with alun
with bent coppers around and a justice system which doesnt rely on reasonable doubt how can you have a death penalty?
anyway being behindbars for the entirety of your life has to be worse than death imo
with bent coppers around and a justice system which doesnt rely on reasonable doubt how can you have a death penalty?
anyway being behindbars for the entirety of your life has to be worse than death imo
Either way but, can you begin to imagine the trauma of those who were wrongfully sentenced?
We've talked about this before, citing by example, Stefan Ivan Kiszko and Barry George, and earlier, in 1953, Derek Bentley hanged for murder
even though he did not commit the act, but was the eldest, and his cries of "give it to him" could have had two meanings!
We've talked about this before, citing by example, Stefan Ivan Kiszko and Barry George, and earlier, in 1953, Derek Bentley hanged for murder
even though he did not commit the act, but was the eldest, and his cries of "give it to him" could have had two meanings!
I thought he shouted "Let him have it". Which is far more likely to mean 'shoot him' than 'hand over the gun'.
A lot of people reeled in ............"snuff film" ?
As a parent youd never recover............RIP
As a parent youd never recover............RIP
kidnap charge is a strange one ,....ransom ?.....debt ? .......
People you think you can trust,are often most dangerous.Some sick people around should be hanged for this disgusting ****, poor girl.RIP
step brother all over twitter , seems to be confirmed by one of her family members.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/becky-watts-stepbrother-girlfriend-quizzed-5268171
Detectives were given more time to question delivery driver Nathan Matthews, 28, and Shauna Phillips, 21, while five other people were arrested..
Nathan is believed to be the son of Anjie Galsworthy, 49, who is married to Becky's dad Darren, 51.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/becky-watts-stepbrother-girlfriend-quizzed-5268171
Detectives were given more time to question delivery driver Nathan Matthews, 28, and Shauna Phillips, 21, while five other people were arrested..
Nathan is believed to be the son of Anjie Galsworthy, 49, who is married to Becky's dad Darren, 51.
Didn't plod declare that none of the suspects was a family member?
Dunno. But distinctly remember plod saying that the other day, squaddie or not.
Still 14th, Brendan...
Still 14th, Brendan...
I had a look and only thing i can see is the uncle saying it was none of her dads family.
We're going to treat every game as a final
We're going to treat every game as a final
yea looks like the arrested 28 year old is her stepbrother ,her dads wifes son and his 21yo partner ,not her brother the 20yo .
looks like he is going to face charges of murdering and chopping up his 16yo sister in law Becky .
A further 5 people arrested under suspicion of assisting an offender .
looks like he is going to face charges of murdering and chopping up his 16yo sister in law Becky .
A further 5 people arrested under suspicion of assisting an offender .
What's twatter saying, Brendan? (just put the link up)
.https://twitter.com/OddsWise/with_replies
posting some message from aunt and the facebook links of the 2 arrested
posting some message from aunt and the facebook links of the 2 arrested
Facebook taken down? Boo feckin Hoo! What a load of pish that is ANYWAY!
still there for at the moment? maybe it will go for me soon
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https://www.facebook.com/shauna.phillips.399
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https://www.facebook.com/nathan.matthews.3785
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https://www.facebook.com/shauna.phillips.399
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https://www.facebook.com/nathan.matthews.3785
nothing much on his, pic of him in army uniform and previous work, british armed forces.
she is not bad looking, posted a few appeals for the search and before that random stuff off internet, some not what i would post on public facebook, but maybe thats what young people do these days
she is not bad looking, posted a few appeals for the search and before that random stuff off internet, some not what i would post on public facebook, but maybe thats what young people do these days
Ok, Brendan. Tis a right old mess, with loads involved by the look of things..
Feb 27, 2015 -- 10:28AM, Crisp77 wrote:
I'm not guessing....er I mean solving until they announce the names of the other family members/people in the house with her at the time of going missing.
Looks like it was the other family members/people in the house
should imagine things might be a bit strained in the parents house tonight
father lost his daughter and the mother has her son labelled a murderer, jasus
father lost his daughter and the mother has her son labelled a murderer, jasus
Not just a murderer, but one who then proceeded to chop up the poor girl's body....
those that assisted in this if that's what they eventually get charged for will be out in a couple if years, i doubt they will be able to stay in bristol
bring back the death penalty ?
some on here had the poor father in at 1.01.
some on here had the poor father in at 1.01.
also as already posted on this thread we have a rotten police force a police force who find telling lies very easy.
Mar 4, 2015 -- 4:46AM, Crisp77 wrote:
Feb 27, 2015 -- 4:28PM, Crisp77 wrote:I'm not guessing....er I mean solving until they announce the names of the other family members/people in the house with her at the time of going missing.Looks like it was the other family members/people in the house
what a poor attempt at a after-time .
bright as a blackout
Plod granted another 24 hours to question the other 5.
^ those other 5 - all of them in their 20's. And his girlfriend who was also in court this morning, last night she complained she felt unwell and was taken to hospital. She was seen by a doctor and taken back into custody a short time later.
I suppose it will come out eventually why the stepbrother killed her, but hard to think why he killed her and then do what he did with the body.
About 10 yrs ago that area in Bristol had a very bad drug problem. But the police really cleaned it up and some drug pushers went to prison. And now the dismembered body of this poor girl found in a terraced house there. But why he done it and those others being held in custody on suspicion of assisting an offender. Apparently a house in Avonmouth is now being searched and that is miles away. Just doesn't make sense, why did they do it (?)
I suppose it will come out eventually why the stepbrother killed her, but hard to think why he killed her and then do what he did with the body.
About 10 yrs ago that area in Bristol had a very bad drug problem. But the police really cleaned it up and some drug pushers went to prison. And now the dismembered body of this poor girl found in a terraced house there. But why he done it and those others being held in custody on suspicion of assisting an offender. Apparently a house in Avonmouth is now being searched and that is miles away. Just doesn't make sense, why did they do it (?)
As i said a bit earlier in the fred this seems like a major conspiracy. So many houses and peeps questioned. There is probably more going on than the murder inquiry, and that could be anything from drug use to conspiracy, or whatever else..
Most of chit-chat are gutted that no Muslims are involved.
foxy
bring back the death penalty ?
some on here had the poor father in at 1.01.
Yeah, mister badger would have been in baws deep
bring back the death penalty ?
some on here had the poor father in at 1.01.
Yeah, mister badger would have been in baws deep
It's a curious one alright. No matter how good a mate of someone you are, it takes a special kind of friend to be complicit in the disposal of a body, let alone in your own backyard.... Very strange....
Karl Demetrius, 29, Donovan Demetrius, also 29, Jaydene Parsons, 23, and James Ireland, 23, have all been charged with assisting an offender, Avon and Somerset Police said.
They have been remanded in custody and are due before Bristol Magistrates' Court this afternoon. A fifth suspect, believed to Shannon Demetrius, 23, was released without charge
Delivery driver Matthews, 28, is accused of killing his stepsister and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, is accused of 'consistently lying to police' in an attempt to protect her boyfriend.
Matthews, who was unshaven and wearing a grey sweatshirt, appeared via video link from HMP Bristol, and did not enter a plea this morning.
Judge Neil Ford QC, Recorder of Bristol, remanded Matthews in custody and set another hearing for March 26 and he expected a trial after September 1.
Prosecutor James Ward told the court: 'Nathan Matthews is charged with the murder of Rebecca Watts.
'The allegations of this case have been well-rehearsed in the press recently and I do not propose to go into the finer details.
'There are still people helping the police with their inquiries. Therefore, it would be wrong to place before the media further details about this case.'
Mr Ward said police were assessing 'at least' 1,200 exhibits in connection with the case.
'Much forensic work needs to be done,' he said.
Paul Cook, representing Matthews, said his client was not making an application for bail.
They have been remanded in custody and are due before Bristol Magistrates' Court this afternoon. A fifth suspect, believed to Shannon Demetrius, 23, was released without charge
Delivery driver Matthews, 28, is accused of killing his stepsister and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, is accused of 'consistently lying to police' in an attempt to protect her boyfriend.
Matthews, who was unshaven and wearing a grey sweatshirt, appeared via video link from HMP Bristol, and did not enter a plea this morning.
Judge Neil Ford QC, Recorder of Bristol, remanded Matthews in custody and set another hearing for March 26 and he expected a trial after September 1.
Prosecutor James Ward told the court: 'Nathan Matthews is charged with the murder of Rebecca Watts.
'The allegations of this case have been well-rehearsed in the press recently and I do not propose to go into the finer details.
'There are still people helping the police with their inquiries. Therefore, it would be wrong to place before the media further details about this case.'
Mr Ward said police were assessing 'at least' 1,200 exhibits in connection with the case.
'Much forensic work needs to be done,' he said.
Paul Cook, representing Matthews, said his client was not making an application for bail.
still no sign of any motive, plenty of rumours doing the rounds in bristol.
was it ever muted that she never actually left the house?
something that i found a bit odd at the time was that she left home with a phone, laptop and in some reports a tablet, just wondering if she never really left, maybe the step brother killed her in her own house and removed the items possibly to hide either evidence or items that linked him to her
the fact that these two know each other yet are from different families also makes you wonder if there was something between them
something that i found a bit odd at the time was that she left home with a phone, laptop and in some reports a tablet, just wondering if she never really left, maybe the step brother killed her in her own house and removed the items possibly to hide either evidence or items that linked him to her
the fact that these two know each other yet are from different families also makes you wonder if there was something between them
tragic case.
Surprised by the number of people involved / charged
Surprised by the number of people involved / charged
very odd indeed. normally so to speak just one close friend/family member might help dispose of the evidence not all and sundry. it definitely is not sort of thing you'd tell everyone down the pub
they are not the brightest group of friends that's for sure
Seems like a nest of anthropoidal vipers. A lot of seriously damaged people at large.
No doubt one of the friends will turn Queens Evidence in return
for reduced sentence, Girlfriend will need a new identity when
she come out at enormous cost to taxpayer a la Soham.
for reduced sentence, Girlfriend will need a new identity when
she come out at enormous cost to taxpayer a la Soham.
Hopefully the other 4 will serve time to send out the correct message.
all of them will need new identities and no chance of staying locally you'd think & hope they all get jailed
Funeral today.
Police have issued a statement saying that she was suffocated:
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Police-confirm-Becky-Watts-died-suffocation/story-26349356-detail/story.html
Police have taken the unusual step of confirming that teenager Becky Watts died of suffocation.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police confirmed the cause of death on the day of the the teenager's funeral.
He said today: "We can confirm the post-mortem examination confirmed Becky Watts died as a result of suffocation.
"We're not able to go into any further details at this stage because of ongoing court proceedings."
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It is understood that two post-mortem examinations had to take place on the 16-year-old's body after it was discovered 'cut up' in Barton Hill. She was identified by her DNA.
Becky of Crown Hill was studying for her GCSEs at KTS Training in Fishponds when she died.
Her stepbrother, Nathan Matthews, 28, of Hazelbury Drive, Warmley, has been charged with her murder and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, also known by the surname Phillips, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, faces one charge of perverting the course of justice.
Donovan Demetrius, 29, of Marsh Lane, his twin brother Karl, Karl's partner Jaydene Parsons, 23, both of Barton Court, and James Ireland, 23, of Richmond Villas in Avonmouth are all charged with assisting an offender by allegedly disposing of and concealing parts of Becky's body.
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Police have issued a statement saying that she was suffocated:
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Police-confirm-Becky-Watts-died-suffocation/story-26349356-detail/story.html
Police have taken the unusual step of confirming that teenager Becky Watts died of suffocation.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police confirmed the cause of death on the day of the the teenager's funeral.
He said today: "We can confirm the post-mortem examination confirmed Becky Watts died as a result of suffocation.
"We're not able to go into any further details at this stage because of ongoing court proceedings."
Related content
Becky Watts Funeral: Hundreds line the streets of Bristol
Becky Watts funeral: Vicar talks of outpouring of grief in community
Becky Watts Funeral: Father's moving tribute to shy teen
Becky Watts Funeral: Family pay personal tributes to teenager
It is understood that two post-mortem examinations had to take place on the 16-year-old's body after it was discovered 'cut up' in Barton Hill. She was identified by her DNA.
Becky of Crown Hill was studying for her GCSEs at KTS Training in Fishponds when she died.
Her stepbrother, Nathan Matthews, 28, of Hazelbury Drive, Warmley, has been charged with her murder and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, also known by the surname Phillips, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, faces one charge of perverting the course of justice.
Donovan Demetrius, 29, of Marsh Lane, his twin brother Karl, Karl's partner Jaydene Parsons, 23, both of Barton Court, and James Ireland, 23, of Richmond Villas in Avonmouth are all charged with assisting an offender by allegedly disposing of and concealing parts of Becky's body.
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Step-brother and girlfriend 'murdered Becky Watts, 16, then took THREE DAYS to chop up her remains with a power saw and wrap them in clingfilm after planning to stun-gun and kidnap her for sex'
Step-brother and his girlfriend accused of killing teenager in kidnap plot
They 'cut up the body, wrapped parts in clingfilm and put them in a shed'
Police search found messy house except for 'completely clean' bathroom
Step-brother has admitted killing Becky but says he did not intend to
He said he wanted to kidnap her to 'teach her a lesson' over her treatment of his mother, Becky's step-mother
Two others charged with assisting an offender. Two have admitted helping
Becky Watts was murdered and cut up with a power saw after her step-brother and his girlfriend planned to kidnap her for sex, a court has heard.
The 16-year-old was killed in a bedroom of her home in Bristol by Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare on February 19 this year, jurors were told.
Prosecutor William Mousley QC said the pair then spent three days cutting up the body and 'carefully packaging each individual parcel, using metres and metres of clingfilm'.
Matthews, 28, has confessed to killing Becky but he says there was no intention to kill and he acted alone.
Bristol Crown Court heard he ordered a takeaway meal on the night of her death, then went to a B&Q store the following day and bought a power saw to use in the disposal of her body.
A post-mortem examination found that, after her death, Becky was stabbed 15 times in the abdomen. She had been dismembered across her neck and above her knees, elbows and wrists.
Summarising the prosecution's case, Mr Mousley said: 'Rebecca Watts, known to all as Becky, aged 16, was killed in her bedroom. She was suffocated, despite her fighting for her life.'
Becky's mother, Tanya Watts, fled the court room in tears as the case was opened to the jury.
Mr Mousley said the police investigation suggested Matthews and Hoare, 21, intended to kidnap Becky using a stun gun.
He said: 'Evidence was found on telephones, computers and computer-related equipment connected to both Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare which showed a shared sexual interest in teenage and petite girls.
'Also found at their home were two stun guns, which were prohibited weapons and which may have been intended for the use in the planned kidnap.'
The court heard that, on the morning of Becky's death, Matthews and Hoare drove to Becky's family home, stopping off at a Tesco Express to buy some batteries, which Mr Mousley suggested were for the stun gun.
Becky died at some point between 11am and the early afternoon and her body was put in the boot of Matthews' Vauxhall Zafira car.
Mr Mousley said CCTV footage showed Matthews and Hoare driving to their home shortly before 7pm, with a child captured on camera sitting in a back seat.
They then ordered a Chinese takeaway from Laws Kitchen - where Matthews worked - before settling down to watch the television for the night.
'All normal behaviour, other than they had a dead body on their hands,' Mr Mousley said.
Later that evening Hoare's mobile phone was used to search YouTube for 'Do you want to hide a body?', the court was told.
Describing the aftermath of the killing, Mr Mousley said: 'Following her removal from her home, over the course of the next few days, her body was cut up with a knife and a power saw.
'The parts [were] carefully packaged and then moved to another address... where they were intended to be stored, probably temporarily, until a final solution could be found.'
Mr Mousley said that day after Becky was killed, Matthews drove to Rajani Superstores in Bristol and purchased two bottles of one-shot drain cleaner before heading to a B&Q store in Horfield.
He arrived there and was captured on CCTV buying a circular power saw, gloves, a face mask and goggles.
'When he was there buying the saw he queried the price he was being charged for it as it didn't correspond with the price on the display,' Mr Mousley said.
'He made it plain that he needed that saw and he needed to have it that day. The prosecution say it became clear as the police investigation continued that all those items bought at B&Q were needed to be used in the dismemberment of Becky Watts' body.'
The day after that, Matthews and Hoare went to Asda in the Bedminister area of Bristol and purchased, in addition to groceries, black bags, rubble sacks, rubber gloves and three rolls of clingfilm.
The following day, Matthews and Hoare went to the Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol city centre and bought more rubble sacks and tape, as well as a sponge, from a branch of a 99p store and Wilko.
The pair then went to Sainsbury's in Brislington and purchased more tape, the prosecution allege.
Mr Mousley said: 'The prosecution suggests that what was happening on February 20, 21 and 22 is the lengthy process of cutting up and carefully packaging each individual parcel, using metres and metres of clingfilm and in particular the cleaning up, particularly in the bathroom.'
On the evening of February 23, four days after the killing, Matthews is thought to have rung his friend Karl Demetrious, who lived about 80 metres from their home.
Police visited Matthews and Hoare's home the following morning and noticed the house was cluttered but the bathroom was 'completely clean'.
Matthews and Hoare were interviewed a number of times over the following days but repeatedly told police they hadn't seen Becky. But he eventually confessed to strangling and killing Becky in a bungled abduction on March 2.
Mr Mousley added: 'Nathan Matthews finally admitted the killing, stating that he had tried to kidnap and imprison Rebecca Watts and said that he had strangled her.
'He said he had acted alone in the killing... [and] in the subsequent dismemberment and in arranging for the removal of her body parts.'
The court heard today that Becky's remains had been carefully packaged and covered in clingfilm and concealed within a blue plastic box, two black suitcases and a rucksack.
Jurors were told that Becky's torso was wrapped up in a shower curtain inside the plastic box - containing cat litter, which can be used as a decontaminator.
Police also recovered the circular saw, clingfilm, tape, female clothing, screwdrivers, scissors, gloves and face masks containing Matthews' DNA, a knife, bleach spray, female clothing and an iPhone and laptop from the shed.
Hoare's DNA was also recovered from a facemask found in the shed, along with a blue T-shirt also found.
The court heard that, on a couple of occasions in 2014, Matthews and Hoare engaged in a consensual threesome with a friend of Hoare, which he filmed on his mobile phone.
Mr Mousley alleged that internet searches carried out in November and December 2014 showed Matthews and Hoare had a 'shared interest' in teenage girls.
Police also recovered a video showing the rape of a teenage girl in which the attacker put his hand over her mouth.
Jurors heard that Becky had told a friend she was scared of Matthews and that he had threatened to kill her in 2013.
After his arrest, Matthews told police that he wanted to kidnap Becky 'to scare her and teach her a lesson because she was selfish and treated his mother badly'.
He said he had taken a large bag, a stun gun, handcuffs, tape and a mask to Becky's home but his mask slipped and she saw him, so he put her in the bag and strangled her.
He said he put Becky's phone, laptop and some bedding and clothing into the bag and placed it in his car.
'He said he waited until Shauna had gone to bed before putting the bags into the house,' Mr Mousley told the court.
In addition to their apparent dislike of Rebecca Watts, there is good reason to believe that there was also a sexual motive behind the scheme, arising from a shared unnatural interest in attractive teenage females.
'He moved the bag containing Becky's body and put it in the bath. He said he cut up her body with the circular saw, wrapping up the body parts, carrying them downstairs and hiding them.
'He stated that Shauna Hoare didn't know anything about what he had done because if she had known he believed she would have called the police,' Mr Mousley said.
Hoare denied all knowledge of Becky's death and stated she had no interest in kidnapping teenage girls.
Karl Demetrius, and his girlfriend, Jaydene Parsons, have admitted assisting an offender after they stored Becky's body in their garden shed.
However, they maintain they 'did not know or believe' the bags contained Becky's body.
Donovan Demetrius, 29, of Bristol, and James Ireland, 23, of Avonmoth, also face trial accused of assisting an offender.
Mr Mousley said: 'Four others, acting together, including James Ireland and Donovan Demetrius, who, to varying degrees over a period of a week, helped in the hiding of her disguised remains in the knowledge that she had been killed or that some other significant offence had been committed.'
On February 28, Ireland went out with friends and he said that the previous week he had been asked to help remove 'some stuff' - the proceeds of a robbery - and would be paid £5,000.
He told the friends he had used a van from work to transport the 'tightly packaged, slightly squidgy' packages from Cotton Mill Lane to Barton Court and would go on holiday with the money.
Neighbours noticed that the dogs belonging to Karl Demetrius and Parsons were kept out of the garden after Becky was put in the shed.
Mr Mousley explained that, following publicity about the arrests, James Ireland, Karl Demetrius, Jaydene Parsons and Donovan Demetrius had met at the home of Karl Demetrius and his girlfriend Parsons.
'The police were keeping observations and shortly after midnight arrested three of them as they were trying to leave,' the prosecutor said.
'Donovan Demetrius was inside when the house was then entered and later arrested. A search of the house and garden led to the discovery of the body parts of Rebecca Watts in a shed.'
Mr Mousley added: 'It emerged that Karl Demetrius and James Ireland had helped transport her body parts and other items used in her dismemberment in various bags to that address of Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, four days after her killing.
'Donovan Demetrius was present when they arrived and was regularly there up until he was arrested, assisted in the continued concealment.
'It may well be that initially they did not know that there had been a killing rather than another offence, drug related or robbery or stolen property but, as the days passed up to their arrest, it would have become increasingly obvious what had happened.'
Becky lived with her father Darren - who is married to Matthews' mother Anjie - in the St George area of Bristol.
Her father sat in the front row of the public gallery today, alongside Becky's uncle, Sam Galsworthy, and her grandfather, John Galsworthy. Becky's brother, Dan, and her aunt, Sarah Broom, were also in the public gallery.
Mr Galsworthy's partner Anjie - the mother of Matthews - was not present.
Six dock officers sat alongside the defendants in the dock. The trial, before High Court judge Mr Justice Dingemans, is expected to last for up to six weeks.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3262148/Becky-Watts-murder-trial-hea...
Step-brother and girlfriend 'murdered Becky Watts, 16, then took THREE DAYS to chop up her remains with a power saw and wrap them in clingfilm after planning to stun-gun and kidnap her for sex'
Step-brother and his girlfriend accused of killing teenager in kidnap plot
They 'cut up the body, wrapped parts in clingfilm and put them in a shed'
Police search found messy house except for 'completely clean' bathroom
Step-brother has admitted killing Becky but says he did not intend to
He said he wanted to kidnap her to 'teach her a lesson' over her treatment of his mother, Becky's step-mother
Two others charged with assisting an offender. Two have admitted helping
Becky Watts was murdered and cut up with a power saw after her step-brother and his girlfriend planned to kidnap her for sex, a court has heard.
The 16-year-old was killed in a bedroom of her home in Bristol by Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare on February 19 this year, jurors were told.
Prosecutor William Mousley QC said the pair then spent three days cutting up the body and 'carefully packaging each individual parcel, using metres and metres of clingfilm'.
Matthews, 28, has confessed to killing Becky but he says there was no intention to kill and he acted alone.
Bristol Crown Court heard he ordered a takeaway meal on the night of her death, then went to a B&Q store the following day and bought a power saw to use in the disposal of her body.
A post-mortem examination found that, after her death, Becky was stabbed 15 times in the abdomen. She had been dismembered across her neck and above her knees, elbows and wrists.
Summarising the prosecution's case, Mr Mousley said: 'Rebecca Watts, known to all as Becky, aged 16, was killed in her bedroom. She was suffocated, despite her fighting for her life.'
Becky's mother, Tanya Watts, fled the court room in tears as the case was opened to the jury.
Mr Mousley said the police investigation suggested Matthews and Hoare, 21, intended to kidnap Becky using a stun gun.
He said: 'Evidence was found on telephones, computers and computer-related equipment connected to both Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare which showed a shared sexual interest in teenage and petite girls.
'Also found at their home were two stun guns, which were prohibited weapons and which may have been intended for the use in the planned kidnap.'
The court heard that, on the morning of Becky's death, Matthews and Hoare drove to Becky's family home, stopping off at a Tesco Express to buy some batteries, which Mr Mousley suggested were for the stun gun.
Becky died at some point between 11am and the early afternoon and her body was put in the boot of Matthews' Vauxhall Zafira car.
Mr Mousley said CCTV footage showed Matthews and Hoare driving to their home shortly before 7pm, with a child captured on camera sitting in a back seat.
They then ordered a Chinese takeaway from Laws Kitchen - where Matthews worked - before settling down to watch the television for the night.
'All normal behaviour, other than they had a dead body on their hands,' Mr Mousley said.
Later that evening Hoare's mobile phone was used to search YouTube for 'Do you want to hide a body?', the court was told.
Describing the aftermath of the killing, Mr Mousley said: 'Following her removal from her home, over the course of the next few days, her body was cut up with a knife and a power saw.
'The parts [were] carefully packaged and then moved to another address... where they were intended to be stored, probably temporarily, until a final solution could be found.'
Mr Mousley said that day after Becky was killed, Matthews drove to Rajani Superstores in Bristol and purchased two bottles of one-shot drain cleaner before heading to a B&Q store in Horfield.
He arrived there and was captured on CCTV buying a circular power saw, gloves, a face mask and goggles.
'When he was there buying the saw he queried the price he was being charged for it as it didn't correspond with the price on the display,' Mr Mousley said.
'He made it plain that he needed that saw and he needed to have it that day. The prosecution say it became clear as the police investigation continued that all those items bought at B&Q were needed to be used in the dismemberment of Becky Watts' body.'
The day after that, Matthews and Hoare went to Asda in the Bedminister area of Bristol and purchased, in addition to groceries, black bags, rubble sacks, rubber gloves and three rolls of clingfilm.
The following day, Matthews and Hoare went to the Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol city centre and bought more rubble sacks and tape, as well as a sponge, from a branch of a 99p store and Wilko.
The pair then went to Sainsbury's in Brislington and purchased more tape, the prosecution allege.
Mr Mousley said: 'The prosecution suggests that what was happening on February 20, 21 and 22 is the lengthy process of cutting up and carefully packaging each individual parcel, using metres and metres of clingfilm and in particular the cleaning up, particularly in the bathroom.'
On the evening of February 23, four days after the killing, Matthews is thought to have rung his friend Karl Demetrious, who lived about 80 metres from their home.
Police visited Matthews and Hoare's home the following morning and noticed the house was cluttered but the bathroom was 'completely clean'.
Matthews and Hoare were interviewed a number of times over the following days but repeatedly told police they hadn't seen Becky. But he eventually confessed to strangling and killing Becky in a bungled abduction on March 2.
Mr Mousley added: 'Nathan Matthews finally admitted the killing, stating that he had tried to kidnap and imprison Rebecca Watts and said that he had strangled her.
'He said he had acted alone in the killing... [and] in the subsequent dismemberment and in arranging for the removal of her body parts.'
The court heard today that Becky's remains had been carefully packaged and covered in clingfilm and concealed within a blue plastic box, two black suitcases and a rucksack.
Jurors were told that Becky's torso was wrapped up in a shower curtain inside the plastic box - containing cat litter, which can be used as a decontaminator.
Police also recovered the circular saw, clingfilm, tape, female clothing, screwdrivers, scissors, gloves and face masks containing Matthews' DNA, a knife, bleach spray, female clothing and an iPhone and laptop from the shed.
Hoare's DNA was also recovered from a facemask found in the shed, along with a blue T-shirt also found.
The court heard that, on a couple of occasions in 2014, Matthews and Hoare engaged in a consensual threesome with a friend of Hoare, which he filmed on his mobile phone.
Mr Mousley alleged that internet searches carried out in November and December 2014 showed Matthews and Hoare had a 'shared interest' in teenage girls.
Police also recovered a video showing the rape of a teenage girl in which the attacker put his hand over her mouth.
Jurors heard that Becky had told a friend she was scared of Matthews and that he had threatened to kill her in 2013.
After his arrest, Matthews told police that he wanted to kidnap Becky 'to scare her and teach her a lesson because she was selfish and treated his mother badly'.
He said he had taken a large bag, a stun gun, handcuffs, tape and a mask to Becky's home but his mask slipped and she saw him, so he put her in the bag and strangled her.
He said he put Becky's phone, laptop and some bedding and clothing into the bag and placed it in his car.
'He said he waited until Shauna had gone to bed before putting the bags into the house,' Mr Mousley told the court.
In addition to their apparent dislike of Rebecca Watts, there is good reason to believe that there was also a sexual motive behind the scheme, arising from a shared unnatural interest in attractive teenage females.
'He moved the bag containing Becky's body and put it in the bath. He said he cut up her body with the circular saw, wrapping up the body parts, carrying them downstairs and hiding them.
'He stated that Shauna Hoare didn't know anything about what he had done because if she had known he believed she would have called the police,' Mr Mousley said.
Hoare denied all knowledge of Becky's death and stated she had no interest in kidnapping teenage girls.
Karl Demetrius, and his girlfriend, Jaydene Parsons, have admitted assisting an offender after they stored Becky's body in their garden shed.
However, they maintain they 'did not know or believe' the bags contained Becky's body.
Donovan Demetrius, 29, of Bristol, and James Ireland, 23, of Avonmoth, also face trial accused of assisting an offender.
Mr Mousley said: 'Four others, acting together, including James Ireland and Donovan Demetrius, who, to varying degrees over a period of a week, helped in the hiding of her disguised remains in the knowledge that she had been killed or that some other significant offence had been committed.'
On February 28, Ireland went out with friends and he said that the previous week he had been asked to help remove 'some stuff' - the proceeds of a robbery - and would be paid £5,000.
He told the friends he had used a van from work to transport the 'tightly packaged, slightly squidgy' packages from Cotton Mill Lane to Barton Court and would go on holiday with the money.
Neighbours noticed that the dogs belonging to Karl Demetrius and Parsons were kept out of the garden after Becky was put in the shed.
Mr Mousley explained that, following publicity about the arrests, James Ireland, Karl Demetrius, Jaydene Parsons and Donovan Demetrius had met at the home of Karl Demetrius and his girlfriend Parsons.
'The police were keeping observations and shortly after midnight arrested three of them as they were trying to leave,' the prosecutor said.
'Donovan Demetrius was inside when the house was then entered and later arrested. A search of the house and garden led to the discovery of the body parts of Rebecca Watts in a shed.'
Mr Mousley added: 'It emerged that Karl Demetrius and James Ireland had helped transport her body parts and other items used in her dismemberment in various bags to that address of Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, four days after her killing.
'Donovan Demetrius was present when they arrived and was regularly there up until he was arrested, assisted in the continued concealment.
'It may well be that initially they did not know that there had been a killing rather than another offence, drug related or robbery or stolen property but, as the days passed up to their arrest, it would have become increasingly obvious what had happened.'
Becky lived with her father Darren - who is married to Matthews' mother Anjie - in the St George area of Bristol.
Her father sat in the front row of the public gallery today, alongside Becky's uncle, Sam Galsworthy, and her grandfather, John Galsworthy. Becky's brother, Dan, and her aunt, Sarah Broom, were also in the public gallery.
Mr Galsworthy's partner Anjie - the mother of Matthews - was not present.
Six dock officers sat alongside the defendants in the dock. The trial, before High Court judge Mr Justice Dingemans, is expected to last for up to six weeks.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3262148/Becky-Watts-murder-trial-hea...
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