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| Stepbrother charged with Becky Watts murder in Bristol | Stepbrother charged with Becky Watts murder in Bristol |
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| Nathan Matthews, the stepbrother of missing 16-year-old Becky Watts, has been charged with her murder, Avon and Somerset Police have said. | Nathan Matthews, the stepbrother of missing 16-year-old Becky Watts, has been charged with her murder, Avon and Somerset Police have said. |
| His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, also known as Shauna Phillips, has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. | His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, also known as Shauna Phillips, has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. |
| The pair, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, are due before magistrates on Thursday. | The pair, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, are due before magistrates on Thursday. |
| Four other men and a woman, all in their 20s, are still being questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender. | Four other men and a woman, all in their 20s, are still being questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender. |
| Mr Matthews and Ms Hoare are due to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court at 10:00 GMT on Thursday. | Mr Matthews and Ms Hoare are due to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court at 10:00 GMT on Thursday. |
| Becky, who was described by her family as "wonderful", was last seen on 19 February and was reported missing the following day. | |
| On Tuesday, body parts were found at a house in Barton Hill, Bristol. | On Tuesday, body parts were found at a house in Barton Hill, Bristol. |
| Floral tributes have been left outside Becky's home and near the house where the body parts were found. | Floral tributes have been left outside Becky's home and near the house where the body parts were found. |
| St Ambrose Church, near the family home, is to be opened until 21:00 GMT, and again from 10:30 to 21:00 on Thursday, for people to light candles in the 16-year-old's memory. | St Ambrose Church, near the family home, is to be opened until 21:00 GMT, and again from 10:30 to 21:00 on Thursday, for people to light candles in the 16-year-old's memory. |
| A book of condolence has also been placed there. | A book of condolence has also been placed there. |
| The Right Reverend Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol, paid tribute to Becky's family and said he had been "deeply" affected by the death. | |
| "I feel sure that people both of faith and of no faith will join with me in wishing to support the friends and family of Becky Watts," he said. | |
| On Wednesday morning, magistrates granted police a further 24 hours to question the two men aged 29, two aged 23 and a woman aged 23 who had been arrested earlier in the week on suspicion of assisting an offender. | On Wednesday morning, magistrates granted police a further 24 hours to question the two men aged 29, two aged 23 and a woman aged 23 who had been arrested earlier in the week on suspicion of assisting an offender. |