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Becky Watts trial: Nathan Matthews 'did not like' stepsister Becky Watts trial: 'More than 40 injuries to her body'
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The man accused of murdering Becky Watts has said he "did not particularly like" his stepsister. Teenager Becky Watts, whose dismembered remains were found in a garden shed in Bristol, was injured in more than 40 areas, a court has been told.
In a police interview Nathan Matthews said the 16-year-old "could be quite rude" to her stepmother - his mother. Pathologist Dr Deborah Cook, who examined her body parts after police found them in a shed, said her injuries indicated "a violent struggle".
Mr Matthews, 28, has admitted killing Becky but denies murder. His girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, denies murder. The injuries suggested the 16-year-old fought for her life as her attacker suffocated her, she told the jury.
The prosecution alleges Becky was killed at her Bristol home and her body later dismembered. Body parts were found at an address in Barton Court. Becky's stepbrother Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare deny murder.
In the police interview read out in court, recorded before Mr Matthews was arrested, he said Becky was "self centred" and he did not believe she was anorexic. The jury was shown computer generated reconstructions of injuries to Becky's head, arms, legs and torso.
The court heard when he was arrested on suspicion of kidnap, police asked if he knew where Becky was and he replied "no comment". 'Slash wound'
'Tears forming' Dr Cook described going through a suitcase containing body parts wrapped in layers of carrier bags, cling film, duct tape and thick blue plastic.
Mr Matthews told police he had not been involved in the searches for missing Becky because no-one had told him about them. She said the suitcase contained dishwasher tablets as well as body parts, some of which were covered in damp white crystals.
Ms Hoare had tears forming in her eyes when she was arrested over Becky's disappearance, but she did not cry openly, the jury heard. Becky had received 15 stab wounds and a slash wound, which were caused after she died, and her body was cut up into eight pieces, she said.
A police officer who searched the garden shed where Becky's remains were found told the court it was full of boxes, bags and cases. The prosecution alleges Becky was killed at her home and her body later dismembered. Body parts were found at an address in Barton Court.
Det Sgt John Dowding said the bags contained "numerous" small parcels, wrapped in cling film, and when he unwrapped one, it was "apparent it was a human hand, a right hand". Mr Matthews, 28, has admitted killing her, but denies murder. His girlfriend, Ms Hoare, 21, denies murder.
Det Sgt John Dowding, who searched the shed where Becky's remains were found, told the court it contained "numerous" small parcels, wrapped in cling film, and when he unwrapped one, it was "apparent it was a human hand".
'Quite rude'
Earlier the court heard Nathan Matthews "did not particularly like" his stepsister.
In a police interview read out in court, conducted before he was arrested, he said the teenager "could be quite rude" to her stepmother - his mother.
Mr Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, South Gloucestershire has admitted manslaughter but denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap.Mr Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, South Gloucestershire has admitted manslaughter but denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap.
He has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, preventing burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon. He pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, preventing the burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Ms Hoare of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder, conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon. Ms Hoare, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder, conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Two other men, Donovan Demetrius, 29, and James Ireland, 23, deny a charge of assisting an offender. Two other men, Donovan Demetrius, 29, and James Ireland, 23, deny assisting an offender.
Karl Demetrius, 29, and Jaydene Parsons, 23, previously pleaded guilty to assisting an offender after body parts were found in their shed, but both said they were unaware of what the packages contained.Karl Demetrius, 29, and Jaydene Parsons, 23, previously pleaded guilty to assisting an offender after body parts were found in their shed, but both said they were unaware of what the packages contained.
The trial at Bristol Crown Court continues.The trial at Bristol Crown Court continues.