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| Shauna Hoare to appeal over Becky Watts manslaughter verdict | Shauna Hoare to appeal over Becky Watts manslaughter verdict |
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| One of the couple convicted of killing Becky Watts has said she will appeal against her conviction and sentence. | One of the couple convicted of killing Becky Watts has said she will appeal against her conviction and sentence. |
| Shauna Hoare, 21, was convicted of Becky's manslaughter and jailed for 17 years at Bristol Crown Court. She has applied for leave to appeal. | Shauna Hoare, 21, was convicted of Becky's manslaughter and jailed for 17 years at Bristol Crown Court. She has applied for leave to appeal. |
| Her boyfriend, Nathan Matthews, was convicted of his step-sister's murder. | Her boyfriend, Nathan Matthews, was convicted of his step-sister's murder. |
| Matthews, 28, suffocated the teenager at her home in the St George area of Bristol on 19 February while trying to kidnap her. | Matthews, 28, suffocated the teenager at her home in the St George area of Bristol on 19 February while trying to kidnap her. |
| Hoare, 21, who was pregnant at the time, was at the address. | Hoare, 21, who was pregnant at the time, was at the address. |
| Her body was then dismembered and hidden in a shed while a huge manhunt in Bristol attempted to track down the 16-year-old. | Her body was then dismembered and hidden in a shed while a huge manhunt in Bristol attempted to track down the 16-year-old. |
| A jury took less than four hours to convict the pair of her killing. | |
| Hoare was convicted of manslaughter because she had participated in a kidnap where any "sober and reasonable person" would have known some harm would come to Becky. | Hoare was convicted of manslaughter because she had participated in a kidnap where any "sober and reasonable person" would have known some harm would come to Becky. |
| Judge Mr Justice Dingemans said both Matthews and Hoare had given "obviously dishonest" accounts of what happened to the jury. | Judge Mr Justice Dingemans said both Matthews and Hoare had given "obviously dishonest" accounts of what happened to the jury. |
| Matthews had claimed he was trying to scare Becky into changing what he believed was poor behaviour while Hoare said she knew nothing about any of it. | Matthews had claimed he was trying to scare Becky into changing what he believed was poor behaviour while Hoare said she knew nothing about any of it. |
| "The evidence proves, and I am sure, that Nathan Matthews had developed a fixation with having sex with petite teenage girls and Shauna Hoare had been persuaded to participate in this fixation," said the judge. | "The evidence proves, and I am sure, that Nathan Matthews had developed a fixation with having sex with petite teenage girls and Shauna Hoare had been persuaded to participate in this fixation," said the judge. |
| Judge Dingemans added during sentencing that he was sure the planned kidnap "was for a sexual purpose". | Judge Dingemans added during sentencing that he was sure the planned kidnap "was for a sexual purpose". |