10/03/2015

Laptop And Other Items Belonging To Becky Watts Recovered

Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts have recovered a laptop, a tablet computer and a mobile phone belonging to the teenager.

The Bristol teen was reported missing on 19 February, sparking a major police search operation. On 02 March, body parts discovered at a house in the city were determined to belong to the missing teenager.

28-year-old Nathan Matthews, Becky's stepbrother, has been charged with her murder.

Police have not said where they discovered the items, but said they would be forensically examined to establish "exactly what happened" to the teenager.

(MH/CD)

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