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| Becky Watts: Body parts found at Bristol house | |
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| Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Becky Watts say they have found body parts at a house in Bristol. | Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Becky Watts say they have found body parts at a house in Bristol. |
| Three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. | Three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. |
| A 28-year-old man and 21-year-old woman remain in custody on suspicion of murder. | A 28-year-old man and 21-year-old woman remain in custody on suspicion of murder. |
| Becky, 16, was last seen at her home in St George, Bristol, on 19 February. Police said her family had been told the "devastating" news. | |
| Det Supt Mike Courtiour, of Avon and Somerset Police, said officers attended a house at Barton Court in the Barton Hill area of the city after receiving new information on Monday night. | |
| "The information suggested that Becky's body had been cut up and a search at the new location resulted in the discovery of body parts," he said. | |
| "Although formal identification procedures have not yet been completed, we have made Becky's family aware of this discovery." | |
| He said the latest five arrests were made as a result of the find. All seven arrested people remain in police custody. | |
| Det Supt Courtiour added: "This is devastating news for Becky's family and friends and our thoughts are with them. We will continue to offer every support we can to them during this terrible ordeal." | |
| A number of places, including three houses and woodland, have been searched as part of the investigation. |