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| Becky Watts case: Nathan Matthews denies downloading rape video | Becky Watts case: Nathan Matthews denies downloading rape video |
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| A man accused of murdering teenager Becky Watts has denied downloading a pornographic film found on his laptop about the rape of a young girl. | A man accused of murdering teenager Becky Watts has denied downloading a pornographic film found on his laptop about the rape of a young girl. |
| Nathan Matthews admits killing his 16-year-old stepsister but denies murder and conspiring to kidnap her. | Nathan Matthews admits killing his 16-year-old stepsister but denies murder and conspiring to kidnap her. |
| The 28-year-old told Bristol Crown Court he would not have downloaded or watched the film about a "virgin teen" being raped. | |
| Mr Matthews said he would have deleted the 17-minute clip "straight away". | Mr Matthews said he would have deleted the 17-minute clip "straight away". |
| He broke down in tears as his defence lawyer Adam Vaitilingam QC questioned him about pornography found on a laptop at his home and on phones handed to police. | He broke down in tears as his defence lawyer Adam Vaitilingam QC questioned him about pornography found on a laptop at his home and on phones handed to police. |
| Interest in 'teen' pictures | Interest in 'teen' pictures |
| Mr Matthews denied he had a sexual interest in his teenage stepsister. | |
| However he admitted he had often searched for "teen" pornography online, but insisted the material related to women aged 18. | |
| Mr Matthews also admitted to an interest in threesomes. | |
| He said he looked at online pornography "at least every two days" and his interest started when he was younger. | He said he looked at online pornography "at least every two days" and his interest started when he was younger. |
| "It was magazines, then it was downloading it and then it was watching videos on the internet," he told the court. | "It was magazines, then it was downloading it and then it was watching videos on the internet," he told the court. |
| However, Mr Matthews insisted his girlfriend and co-accused Shauna Hoare did not share his interest in pornography. | However, Mr Matthews insisted his girlfriend and co-accused Shauna Hoare did not share his interest in pornography. |
| Mr Vaitilingam questioned Mr Matthews about a series of text and Facebook messages in which he and Ms Hoare talked about kidnapping teenage girls. | Mr Vaitilingam questioned Mr Matthews about a series of text and Facebook messages in which he and Ms Hoare talked about kidnapping teenage girls. |
| Mr Matthews said the messages were "just taking the mick basically" and not serious. | Mr Matthews said the messages were "just taking the mick basically" and not serious. |
| Becky went missing from her family home in St George, Bristol, on 19 February and her dismembered body was found in a shed several days later. | Becky went missing from her family home in St George, Bristol, on 19 February and her dismembered body was found in a shed several days later. |
| Mr Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, South Gloucestershire, also admits perverting the course of justice, preventing Becky's burial and possessing a prohibited weapon. | Mr Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, South Gloucestershire, also admits perverting the course of justice, preventing Becky's burial and possessing a prohibited weapon. |
| Shauna Hoare, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap, a weapons charge, perverting the course of justice and preventing a burial. | Shauna Hoare, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap, a weapons charge, perverting the course of justice and preventing a burial. |
| Two other men, Donovan Demetrius, 29, and James Ireland, 23, deny assisting an offender. | Two other men, Donovan Demetrius, 29, and James Ireland, 23, deny assisting an offender. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |