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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. | 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. | 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. | However he admitted he had often searched for "teen" pornography online, but insisted the material related to women aged 18. |
He said he was sexually attracted to teenage girls, but insisted: "They didn't have to be teenage, they could be older." | |
Mr Matthews also admitted to an interest in threesomes. | 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. |
He said he was "open" with Ms Hoare about if he found someone attractive. | |
"Sometimes she would catch me looking and she would slap me, or smack me, not violently and tell me off, saying I'm looking at her or whatever," he said. | |
Mr Matthews also told jurors he had a "fear" that Hoare would leave him. | |
The defendant had previously admitted there was violence in his relationship with his partner and he had "anger issues". | |
Eye make-up | |
He told the jury he would "bottle things up" and would "flip" when he got "overwhelmed". | |
However, he denied that when he tried to knock Becky out on the day he killed her at her home in St George, Bristol, it had been a "violent attack". | |
The defendant previously told police he went to Becky's house to "teach her a lesson" for mistreating his mother but panicked and strangled her. | |
Mr Matthews admitted to wearing a mask when he killed Becky, and earlier in the trial blood-stained goggles and make-up stained masks had been shown to the jury. | |
Asked if he used make-up, Mr Matthews said he used a concealer to hide dark circles under his eyes. | |
Becky went missing on 19 February and her dismembered body was found in a shed several days later. | |
Asked how he was able to dismember Becky, Mr Matthews told the court: "It was like a bad dream, it is hard to explain exactly." | |
Shortly afterwards he said he knew he needed to remove the dismembered body from the home he shared with Ms Hoare because he "knew the police were coming". | |
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. |
Ms 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. |