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| Becky Watts murder trial: Shauna Hoare's mother joked about kidnap | Becky Watts murder trial: Shauna Hoare's mother joked about kidnap |
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| The woman accused of murdering Becky Watts was teased by her mother about kidnapping the girl, a court has heard. | The woman accused of murdering Becky Watts was teased by her mother about kidnapping the girl, a court has heard. |
| Lisa Donovan said Shauna Hoare spent most of the week at her Bristol home after the 16-year-old vanished. | Lisa Donovan said Shauna Hoare spent most of the week at her Bristol home after the 16-year-old vanished. |
| "I was joking and I said I know why you're at my house all the time, you're running from the police because you've kidnapped Becky," she told the court. | "I was joking and I said I know why you're at my house all the time, you're running from the police because you've kidnapped Becky," she told the court. |
| Nathan Matthews, 28, and his girlfriend Miss Hoare, 21, deny Becky's murder. Mr Matthews has admitted her manslaughter. | Nathan Matthews, 28, and his girlfriend Miss Hoare, 21, deny Becky's murder. Mr Matthews has admitted her manslaughter. |
| 'Shocked' by contact | 'Shocked' by contact |
| Bristol Crown Court has been told the accused couple made an unexpected visit to Miss Hoare's mother's home on the day the police were trying to make contact to interview them and search their property on Cotton Mill Lane. | |
| Kevin Stone, the partner of Ms Donovan, told the jury he was "shocked" by the contact, as they had not seen Miss Hoare for some years. | Kevin Stone, the partner of Ms Donovan, told the jury he was "shocked" by the contact, as they had not seen Miss Hoare for some years. |
| Giving evidence, he also recalled a "strange" conversation with Mr Matthews who "said if anyone rings up for me, then can you tell them we are going out for a meal?" | Giving evidence, he also recalled a "strange" conversation with Mr Matthews who "said if anyone rings up for me, then can you tell them we are going out for a meal?" |
| Becky vanished in February. She was killed and her body dismembered. | Becky vanished in February. She was killed and her body dismembered. |
| The trial previously heard Mr Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, South Gloucestershire, had admitted killing her, after trying to kidnap her, as well as storing her body parts at another address. | The trial previously heard Mr Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, South Gloucestershire, had admitted killing her, after trying to kidnap her, as well as storing her body parts at another address. |
| He has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, preventing the lawful burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon, but denies conspiracy to kidnap. | He has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, preventing the lawful burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon, but denies conspiracy to kidnap. |
| Miss Hoare, of Cotton Mill Lane in Bristol, is charged with conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing the lawful burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon. She denies all counts. | Miss Hoare, of Cotton Mill Lane in Bristol, is charged with conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing the lawful burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon. She denies all counts. |