Becky Watts trial - Day 1

The trial of four people arrested in connection with the murder of Becky Watts began hearing evidence today. Becky's stepbrother Nathan Matthews admitted killing the teenager, but denied murder.

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Matthews moved body in middle of night

After a number of days too-ing and fro-ing with Matthews and Hoare about hen they could conduct a house visit police finally agreed to see the couple on February 24.

But, it's claimed, tipped off that the police would now be coming Matthews contacted Karl Demetrius, who was working with James Ireland.

Between them the pair agreed to help Matthews transport 'items' from his home and quickly left work, at British Aerospace in Filton.

Around 1am, the pair drove in Ireland's Fiesta to Southmead, where Matthews and Hoare were, picked them up and took them back to their home in Cotton Mill Lane.

From there Ireland and Demetrius and possibly Matthews went back to work, where they picked up a white transit van.

There is a suggestion you can make out on CCTV a large item seen to be carried to the van.

The work van then drives away and drive by road to Barton Court, which was a short distance away.

CCTV shows the rear of Barton Court look to illuminate, near the garden, suggesting movement of people.

– William Mousley, QC, Prosecuti

Accused bought a number of items to 'cut up and package' the body

Matthews and Hoare bought a number of things which could be used to 'carefully package' Becky Watts' body parts.

The pair were seen at a number of stores between February 20 and February 23 buying items including rubber gloves, rubber sacks and three rolls of clingfilm.

You maybe getting the picture already, the prosecution suggest based on what was happening on the 20th, 21st and the 22nd of February that it is during that time, that the lengthy process of cutting up, and carefully packaging, which involved using metres and metres of clingfilm, and a clearing up operation in the bathroom of Cotton Mill Lane must have taken place.

It would seem between the 20th and 22nd of February her remains were then kept inside Cotton Mill Lane.

– William Mousley, QC, Prosecution

Matthews bought circular saw from B&Q

On February 20 - the day after Becky is thought to have been killed - Matthew's car is seen driving to Rajani Superstores at 12.20pm, where he purchases a bottle of one shot drain cleaner.

Less than a hour later he is then seen driving to B&Q in Horfield where CCTV images show him browsing the shelves for a circular power saw. He also picked up gloves, face masks and goggles.

At the till Matthews can be seen to query and argue the cost of the saw, claiming he "needed to have it that day"

The prosecution say all these items, bought on that day, were needed to be used in the dismembering of Becky Watts' body.

– William Mousley, QC, Prosecution

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Matthews and Hoare ordered takeaway after 'killing' Becky

After killing Becky Matthews and Hoare remained in the family home - with Becky allegedly in the boot of their car.

Becky was alone in the family home while her step-mother Anjie attended a hospital appointment with her parents - Becky's grandparents.

The jury heard the teen sent her last text message at 11.03, and it is thought she was killed sometime between then, and 12.45 when Anjie returned home.

But Matthews and Hoare did not leave the family home until around 6pm, arriving at their home on Cotton Mill Lane at 6.40pm.

The pair then ordered a takeaway and browsed the internet for television programme listings.

Becky Watts kidnap plan had 'sexual motive'

Becky Watts was murdered as part of a plan to kidnap the teen - which had a "sexual motive behind the scheme", a court has heard.

16-year-old Becky was strangled in her bedroom at her home in Crown Hill, Bristol before, the prosecution allege, her step-brother Nathan Matthews and his girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, removed her body to their house, dismembered it using a knife and power-saw and "carefully packaged" her body parts into bags and boxes.

There followed a deliberate, carefully planned, and grotesquely executed plan to cover up her killing.

– William Mousley, QC, Prosecution

Others, including James Ireland, and Donovan Demetrius, helped to remove the boxes and bags.

The prosecution say her death was part of a plan to kidnap Becky, where items were taken to her home to carry it out.

There is a good reason to believed that there was also a sexual motive behind the scheme, arising from a shared unnatural interest in attractive teenage females.

– William Mousley, prosecution

Two admit assisting offenders

Two people charged in connection with the murder of Becky have admitted assisting an offender.

23-year-old Jaydene Parsons, and boyfriend 29-year-old Karl Demetrius - who is also the brother of defendant Donovan - admitted the charge at an earlier court hearing.

The couple helped transport boxes and bags in a white van borrowed from Demetrius's work, which are alleged to have contained Becky's severed body parts.

They claim they did not know what was in the boxes - believing they were criminal, but only things like "clothes and electrical equipment"

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