Becky Watts: step-brother charged with murder

Mr Matthews, 28, and Shauna Hoare, 21, both of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, are in police custody and will appear before Bristol magistrates on Thursday. Four men and a woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, also remain in custody.

On Tuesday, Avon and Somerset Police said body parts had been found in a house during their search for 16-year-old Becky, who went missing from her Bristol home a week ago.

They said in a statement: “The information suggested that Becky’s body had been cut up and a search at the new location resulted in the discovery of body parts. Although formal identification procedures have not yet been completed, we have made Becky’s family aware of this discovery.”

Ms Hoare was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night because she was “feeling unwell” in custody, but returned after being seen by a doctor, police said.

Nathan Matthews, 28, charged with the murder of #BeckyWatts & Shauna Hoare, 21, charged with intending to pervert course of justice.

— Avon&Somerset Police (@ASPolice) March 4, 2015

Becky Watts left home with her phone, laptop and tablet computer, but did not tell friends or family where she was going or take extra clothing. Police have been searching for her since she was reported missing by her family at 4pm on 20 February.

Hundreds of leaflets have been printed and a social media campaign, using the hashtag #FindBecky, has gained thousands of hits. The total reach for the social media campaign to find her has been more than 4 million people worldwide.