06/03/2015

Four More Charged Over Becky Watts Murder

Four more people have been charged in relation to the murder of 16-year-old schoolgirl, Becky Watts.

Donovan Demetrius, Karl Demetrius, Jaydene Parsons and James Ireland have all been charged with assisting an offender.

They have been remanded in custody and are due to appear before Bristol Magistrates' Court later today, Friday.

A fifth person who police were questioning has been released without charge.

Meanwhile, the step-brother of Becky Watts has appeared in court via video link charged with her murder.

Nathan Matthews spoke only to confirm his name, age and address.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in court on 26 March.

His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, has been charged with intending to pervert the course of justice and will also appear in court on 26 March.

Four men and a woman on suspicion of assisting an offender are also being questioned by police.

16-year-old Becky disappeared from her home in Bristol on 19 February.

Body parts were discovered at a house in the Barton Hill area by police.

(CD/JP)

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