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Becky Watts search: Police given more time to question pair | |
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Police have been granted more time to question two people who were arrested in the investigation into a girl missing for more than a week. | |
Becky Watts was last seen at her home in the St George area of Bristol on 19 February. | |
Three homes in the city have been searched as part of the investigation, Avon and Somerset Police said. | Three homes in the city have been searched as part of the investigation, Avon and Somerset Police said. |
Officers can now question the pair for a further 36 hours after an extension was granted by Bristol magistrates. | |
No details of the two people have been released by police, and the reasons for their arrest have not been revealed. | |
Searches at houses in Wilton Close, Southmead, the city's Barton Hill district and at the family home are due to continue on Monday. | |
The BBC's Jon Kay said officers could be seen using ladders to access the house in Southmead and neighbours said a black estate car, which had been parked outside for about a week, was examined and then removed by police. | The BBC's Jon Kay said officers could be seen using ladders to access the house in Southmead and neighbours said a black estate car, which had been parked outside for about a week, was examined and then removed by police. |
Timeline of Becky's disappearance | |
Officers have also searched a car parked outside the house, the lake in St George Park and Troopers Hill nature reserve. | Officers have also searched a car parked outside the house, the lake in St George Park and Troopers Hill nature reserve. |
Avon and Somerset Police said it was now running six specialist search teams, including officers from Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire forces. | Avon and Somerset Police said it was now running six specialist search teams, including officers from Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire forces. |
A specialist dog unit from South Wales Police will also be helping with the search. | A specialist dog unit from South Wales Police will also be helping with the search. |
In a statement, Becky's father Darren, and stepmother Angie-Mae Galsworthy, said they "continue to hope" she will be found safe but they were preparing themselves for the worst. | |
About 150 members of the public joined an organised search of Oldbury Court estate on Saturday in the hope of finding evidence. | About 150 members of the public joined an organised search of Oldbury Court estate on Saturday in the hope of finding evidence. |
But further public searches have been postponed, according to the Find Rebecca Watts Facebook group. | But further public searches have been postponed, according to the Find Rebecca Watts Facebook group. |
The message said members were "trying to work along side of the police and help them with the investigation". | The message said members were "trying to work along side of the police and help them with the investigation". |
"Police have urged us to flood everywhere, especially shopping centres, with posters," it read. | "Police have urged us to flood everywhere, especially shopping centres, with posters," it read. |