- .Nathan Matthews, 28, charged with murder of missing teenager
- .He was remanded in custody during hearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court
- .Unshaven Matthews told he will appear at Crown Court via video link
- .Shauna Hoare, 21, charged with attempting to pervert course of justice
- .She appeared in a separate hearing in the same packed courtroom
- .Hoare also remanded in custody to appear at Crown Court next month
- .Five others arrested in connection with case being questioned by police
- .Becky vanished from her Bristol home on February 19
- .Body parts were discovered by police on Monday night
The stepbrother of Becky Watts has appeared in court charged with the 16-year-old's murder as a picture emerged showing them both at the wedding of their parents.
Nathan Matthews, 28, whose mother Anjie Galsworthy is married to Becky's father Darren Galsworthy, was remanded in custody during the short hearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court.
His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, who has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, was also remanded in custody as she appeared separately to Matthews in the same court.
Nathan Matthews, the stepbrother of Becky Watts, was remanded in custody this morning after he appeared in court charged with the 16-year-old's murder. He is pictured in a court sketch of the short hearing
Matthews's girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, also pictured in a sketch by a court artist, appeared in a separate hearing in the same packed courtroom charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice
A photograph from Darren and Anjie Galsworthy's 2013 wedding has emerged showing Matthews (far left) next to the couple, with Hoare (next to Mrs Galsworthy) and Becky (right) as bridesmaids
Nathan Matthews (left) was remanded in custody and will appear via video link before Bristol Crown Court tomorrow. Hoare (right) was remanded in custody and will appear at the same court on April 2
Both Hoare and Matthews are pictured in the wedding photograph, which was taken after the 2013 ceremony, as is Becky.
The picture shows Hoare, dressed in the same grey suit as the groom, with Hoare and Becky in blue bridesmaids dresses.
In today's hearing, which lasted just one minute, unshaven Matthews spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth as he stood in the dock, dressed in a navy blue T-shirt.
He was remanded in custody and told him he would appear before the city's Crown Court via video link tomorrow, District Judge Lynne Matthews said.
Matthews, whose home address is Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, showed no emotion throughout the hearing.
'As we all know, this case will have to go to the Crown Court,' the judge told Matthews.
'I cannot entertain any application for bail this morning and thus I will remand you in custody until tomorrow.'
No details of the case were given as Matthews stood handcuffed to a female dock officer before being led away.
According to the charge sheet, Matthews is charged with the 'murder of a person aged one year or older, namely between February 19 and March 3, murdered Rebecca Watts'.
Members of Becky's immediate family did not attend the short session.
Becky, 16, was last seen at her home in the St George's area of Bristol on February 19. Body parts thought to belong to the teenager were found on Monday night after police were called to an address in Barton Hill
Matthews, seen in another court sketch, was handcuffed to a female dock officer as he appeared in court
Hoare, also seen in a court sketch, wore a dark coloured short-sleeved T shirt and had shoulder-length brown hair, which appeared unwashed
No details of the case were given as Matthews stood handcuffed to a dock officer before being led away
Hoare, who lives in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, was remanded in custody to appear at Bristol Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on April 2
His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice and minutes later appeared before magistrates in a separate hearing at the same packed courtroom.
She wore a dark coloured short-sleeved T shirt and had shoulder-length brown hair, which appeared unwashed.
Like Matthews, she was flanked in the dock by two dock officers, and remained emotionless throughout.
The charge states that Hoare 'did a series of acts which had the tendency to pervert the course of public justice in that you hindered the police investigation to assist Nathan Matthews and intended for him to avoid detection for the murder of Rebecca Watts'.
Hoare, who lives in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, was remanded in custody to appear at Bristol Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on April 2.
The van believed to be carrying Nathan Matthews leaves Bristol Magistrates' Court after the short hearing
As a white custody van left the court shortly before 11am, members of the public who had been waiting outside the court banged on the sides of the vehicle and yelled abuse as it drove away
Linda Dobson (pictured), who had been outside court with her husband, said of Becky: 'She was a young girl with so much to live for'
She was then handcuffed to a female dock officer and led to the cells.
The judge said: 'This case also has to go to the Crown Court and is connected to the previous case.
'I understand that there is no application for bail. I send your case to the Crown Court at Bristol.'
There was no bail application during her brief hearing, which also lasted just one minute.
Inside, the public gallery in courtroom one was filled with about 40 people - mostly journalists.
Three uniformed police officers sat in front of the glass dock.
A marked police van shielded by four uniformed officers on foot is thought to have taken the pair into the rear of the court earlier this morning.
As a white custody van left the court shortly before 11am, members of the public who had been waiting outside the court banged on the sides of the vehicle and yelled abuse as it drove away.
Linda Dobson, 47, had been outside court with her husband, Donny, 52. She said: 'She was a young girl with so much to live for.'
Four men and one woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, remain in police custody today after officers were yesterday granted an extra 24 hours to question them.
Matthews and Hoare, who uses the surname Phillips on social media, were arrested on suspicion of Becky's kidnap on Saturday.
A marked police van shielded by four uniformed officers on foot is thought to have taken Matthews and Hoare into the back of the court
Photographers await the arrival of the police van thought to contain Matthews and Hoare
A prison van arrives at Bristol Magistrates' Court this morning, as Matthews and Hoare are set to appear
Both Matthews and Hoare were remanded in custody after they were charged in connection with Becky's death yesterday
They were later rearrested on suspicion of her murder and charged yesterday.
Hoare was previously taken to hospital by officers after 'feeling unwell' in custody but returned after being seen by a doctor.
Becky, described as 'wonderful' by her family, vanished from her home in Crown Hill, Bristol, at 11.15am on February 19.
Avon and Somerset Police launched a huge search operation - involving six police teams each day - after she was reported missing the following afternoon.
On Monday night, detectives received information that Becky's body had been 'cut up' and they attended a house in Barton Court, Barton Hill, Bristol.
Body parts were discovered at the address, which continues to be combed by forensics teams. A private ambulance was seen leaving the property on Tuesday afternoon.
Bouquets, teddies and cards have been left at the family home where Becky went missing, and at the site where body parts were found.
Members of Becky's family visited her home yesterday, where they too left flowers and read messages of remembrance and support from members of the public.
Nathan Matthews (second from right) and Shauna Hoare (right) are pictured at a fancy dress party with Becky's father Darren (left) and his wife, Matthews's mother Anjie
'It was the most undignified end to a beautiful life, full of promise,' Becky's uncle Sam Galsworthy told ITV News last night.
'As her family it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But we know it is there and the support from family, friends and the nation, will help us find that light.
'She will live on in the hearts of all of us. We will reclaim Rebeca’s dignity. And eventually, as a community, we will lay her to rest with the utmost respect and love.'
Her uncle Joe added: 'It is vital that the memory of Becky lives on through everyone - family, friends and the community.
'We've all been brought together under the same umbrella, so to speak, through this whole case, and just the same as the public, we will pay our tributes and we'll shed our tears.
'We'll do it as a unit and as a family, because that is what we are.
'Words can't express what the family is going through right now.
'She has brought everyone together, and without even knowing it.
'That is a blessing and a positive in itself.'
The five people arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender following the grim discovery are four men, aged 29, 29, 23 and 23, and one woman, also aged 23.
Matthews was identified as the teenager's stepbrother - the son of her father Darren's wife Anjie - by family members.
Members of Becky's family visited her home yesterday, where they too left flowers and read messages of remembrance and support from members of the public
Becky's uncle Sam Galsworthy, seen hugging a family member as he looks at the tributes to his niece, said Becky 'will live on in the hearts of all of us'
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