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Two more sentenced over Becky Watts murder
The couple who stored murdered teenager Becky Watt’s dismembered body in their garden shed have been sent to prison.
Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, of Barton Court, Barton Hill, both denied knowing what was in the packages they were asked to hide by Watts’ killer Nathan Matthews.
Demetrius claimed in court that he thought the packages were cannabis and expected to get a share of £10,000 to help hide them for Matthews.
Matthews, 29, was found guilty of murdering his step-sister in a botched kidnap and dismembering her body with a circular saw at a home in Cotton Mill Lane, Barton Hill. Matthews’ girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, was found guilty of manslaughter.
Demetrius, 29, was sentenced to two years and Parsons, 23, was jailed for 16 months for assisting an offender at Bristol Crown Court on Friday.
Jamie Ireland, 24, of Richmond Villas, Avonmouth and Donovan Demetrius (Karl’s brother), 30, of Marsh Lane in Barton Hill were both cleared of assisting an offender at an earlier date.
Detective Inspector Richard Ocone said: “Firstly, I would like pay tribute to Becky’s family who have not only had to go through the ordeal of losing her in such a horrific way, but having to wait almost a year for those involved in her death to be punished.
“All four people who played a part in Becky’s death and the concealment of her body have now been sentenced for their actions.
“Nothing will ever fill the void in the lives of Becky’s family and friends but we hope that these final two sentences can finally bring them some much deserved comfort.”
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