DS Dowding said: 'I examined the parcel by feeling it and tried squeezing and manipulating the parcel to see what was inside.
'All I could say was squashy but there was something harder within the squashy material. We tried unwrapping the parcel to confirm what the contents were.
'It was, after two to three layers of cling film, it was apparent it was a right hand and the fist was clenched and severed at the wrist.
'The difficulty I had was to make sure what it was, so I squeezed the thumb and my own thumb and I was comfortable it was indeed a human hand.'
Dr Cook later said Becky's head, left arm, right arm, right hand, left leg, right leg and torso had been wrapped up separately with layers of Asda plastic bags, cling film, duct tape and parcel tape.
It is alleged Becky was killed at her home before her body was cut up at Matthews's house then taken to the shed of Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, which is a short walk from Matthews's home
The jury were yesterday shown Becky's bed, where she was allegedly murdered by Matthews in February
They were also shown the bath in Matthews and Hoare's home where she her body was allegedly cut up
Becky Watts's father Darren Galsworthy outside Bristol Crown Court today with people thought to be friends and family. Some family members wept as the gruesome state of Becky's body were described in court
Becky's head, left arm, right hand and right leg had been stored together in a black and grey suitcase.
Dr Cook said: 'There were 15 stab wounds and one longer slash wound [to the torso].
'The appearance of the edge of the stab wounds is consistent with a knife with a single cutting edge, such as a kitchen knife. The stab wound and the slash wound were caused after death.'
Becky Watts's father Darren Galsworthy leaves Bristol Crown Court accompanied by a woman thought to be a family member
Becky had also suffered more than 40 separate areas of bruising to her body, which were caused before she died, Dr Cook said.
The expert told the jury her injuries indicated a 'rigorous struggle' and were consistent with a person being restrained with a hand over her mouth and nose.
Dr Cook added that Becky also suffered four wounds to her neck consistent with being caused by a cross-head screwdriver.
'There were eight parts that had been individually wrapped in cling film, thick blue plastic bags and for some of the body parts other items, including three different types of tape, Asda carrier bags and other items, and for the torso two bathroom mats and a shower curtain,' Dr Cook said.
'Wrapping the body up so tightly in multiple layers of plastic and cling film had the effect of preserving the body.'
She said some of the body parts had been packed with table salt.
'It is a preservative of muscle and salt has been used over time in other societies as part of the process of mummification,' she said.
She added that marks on Becky's body indicated that she attempt to fend off her attackers and was involved in a struggle.
The body parts were found at the home of Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, who have admitted assisting an offender but deny knowing what was in the parcels.
At the time of the search, James Ireland and Karl Demetrius were arrested as they attempted to leave the property. They both deny assisting an offender.
The jury in the murder trial were, earlier today, told of an interview Nathan Matthews gave to police during the search for Becky, in which he said he didn't like Becky because of how she treated his mother.
The jury were told of an interview in which Matthews spoke to police about their strained family relationship
Becky's father, Darren Galsworthy (left), and Matthews's mother, Anjie Galsworthy (in wheelchair), attended the trial together this week along with Becky's aunt, Sarah Broom (right)
During the police interview, which took place eight days after he allegedly murdered Becky, Matthews told of their strained family relationship.
Becky's father Darren is married to Matthews's mother Anjie and Becky lived with the couple in a house in Bristol, which Matthews would visit.
Former TA soldier Matthews told police: 'I don't particularly talk to her but obviously I don't particularly like her because obviously she has her moments,'
'The way she speaks to my mum or when she leaves clothes on the floor my mum could trip up on - she is self centred in a sense. Sometimes she will be rude or whatever or demanding.'
He said Becky did not speak to him about personal matters but they teased each other and occasionally 'bonded' by sharing complaints about her father.
He said he had not taken part in the searches for Becky following her disappearance, adding: 'Nobody seems to notify us of what's going on. It's one of those things, you've got to wait.'
Forensic experts at the house where the dismembered body was discovered in March. Bristol Crown Court today heard from an officer who was the first on the scene
The body parts were found at the home of Karl Demetrius (right) and Jaydene Parsons (left) have both admitted a charge of assisting an offender
Matthews claimed Becky used her anorexia to secure lifts and planned to claim 'benefit money'.
'Obviously I don't mean to be nasty, the anorexia thing, I know she started eating less but I don't believe it is a condition... true anorexia you feel sick when you eat, you don't go 'I fancy a pizza with all them crisps'.'
He added he had quit his job as a Chinese takeaway delivery driver in the wake of Becky's disappearance because of the 'stress' and his low wages.
The jury yesterday was played a video of an interview with Shauna Hoare, carried out at around same time, where she said Becky was an 'attention seeker' who 'disrespected' Matthews's mother.
Hoare told police: '[Becky] could be quite disrespectful towards Anjie and most of the time Anjie would ignore it. I don't think she really had the energy to get annoyed or angry with it.'
The court today heard how the couple were arrested the following day, February 28.
Detective Constable Russell Saunders, who arrested Hoare at her mother's home, said: 'I gave her the caution. Hoare didn't reply. I noticed Hoare had tears forming in her eyes. She didn't cry openly. She just stood, compliantly waiting.'
DC Saunders said he asked Matthews, who was playing on a computer when police arrived, about Becky's location, her safety and whether he would help officers find her. To each question, Matthews replied: 'no comment', the court heard.
When asked the same questions, Hoare said she didn't know where Becky was.
Murder accused Shauna Hoare, pictured during her first interview with police in which she described Matthews's strained relationship with Becky
The pair were then taken to Patchway Police Centre in Bristol and their black Vauxhall Zafira was seized from outside.
The judge, lawyers and the jury were yesterday taken to Becky's home, where prosecutors say she was killed, and to Matthews and Hoare's home, where she was allegedly dismembered, and to the shed where her body was eventually discovered.
Matthews has admitted killing Becky but says it was unintentional and so denies murder. He says he wanted to scare her because of the way she treated his mother, who is married to Becky's father.
Hoare, who the jury saw giggling in a police video of an earlier interview she gave, denies any knowledge of Becky's killing.
Hoare denies murder, conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Donovan Demetrius, 29, of Bristol, and James Ireland, 23, of Avonmouth, each deny a charge of assisting an offender.
Karl Demetrius, 29, and his partner Jaydene Parsons, 23, both of Bristol, have pleaded guilty to assisting an offender after the teenager's body was discovered in their shed. Both maintain they were unaware of what the packages actually contained.
Shauna Hoare gives her first voluntary witness interview
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How a search for missing girl turned into an investigation into a grisly murder: Timeline of events in the case of Becky Watts
Becky's disappearance in February sparked a huge hunt around Bristol and Somerset
November and December 2014: Messages between Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare allegedly discuss kidnapping a teenage girl.
January 16 2015: Stun guns are delivered to their home, 14 Cotton Mill Lane, Barton Hill, Bristol.
February 18: Becky stays overnight at a friend's house after a skittles evening.
February 19: 8.30am - Becky returns home to 18 Crown Hill, St George, Bristol. Her father, Darren Galsworthy, is at work and her stepmother, Anjie Galsworthy, goes to a hospital appointment.
10.50am - Matthews and Hoare drive towards Becky's home. They stop at Tesco to buy batteries.
11.03am - Becky sends her last text. She is killed and her body, phone and laptop are put in the boot of Matthews' and Hoare's Vauxhall Zafira parked on the driveway.
12.45pm - Mrs Galsworthy returns from hospital.
5pm - Becky's boyfriend, Luke Oberhansli, knocks at the address as text messages he sent Becky have not delivered. He speaks to Hoare and Mrs Galsworthy.
Between 6pm-7pm - Matthews and Hoare leave Crown Hill and drive home. They order a Chinese takeaway and a pizza.
February 20: 12.20pm - Matthews buys two bottles of drain cleaner from the Rajani superstore in Bristol.
12.51pm - He purchases a MacAllister circular power saw, face masks, gloves and goggles from B&Q in Horfield, Bristol.
3.10pm - Hoare texts Matthews: 'What time do you finish work LOL? Hugs and kisses'.
4pm - Becky's father reports the teenager missing to police.
6.25pm - Police arrive at Becky's home and speak to Mr and Mrs Galsworthy, Matthews and Hoare. The couple claim they heard Becky leave the previous morning.
8.45pm - A Chinese takeaway is ordered to Cotton Mill Lane.
9pm - A phone of Matthews and Hoare searches 'Do you want to hide a body?' on YouTube.
Police officers carry out a fingertip search during the hunt for the missing teenager on March 4 this year
February 21: The couple go to Asda in Bedminster and buy black bags, rubble sacks, rubber gloves, bleach and three rolls of cling film. They purchase £20 of electricity from a local shop.
February 22: They buy black rubble sacks, tape and a sponge from a 99p store and a Wilko at the Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol city centre, then tape and cling film at Sainsbury's in Brislington.
February 23: Police attempt to enter Cotton Mill Lane but no one answers the door.
4.38pm - A mobile phone belonging to Hoare and Matthews searches for 'Find Becky Watts' on Google.
4.40pm - Hoare rings her estranged mother, Lisa Donovan, and stepfather Kevin Stone and arranges to visit their home in Wilton Close, Southmead, that evening.
6pm - Detectives return to Cotton Mill Lane but Matthews and Hoare are not at home. They speak to the pair at Wilton Close.
Hoare agrees police can search their home at 10am the following day.
Police outside the home of Matthews and Hoare during the investigation. Prosecutors believe the house was used to cut up Becky's body after Matthews killed her in February
February 24: In the early hours, Karl Demetrius and Jamie Ireland borrow a van from their work in Filton.
2.19am - CCTV shows a van moving between Cotton Mill Lane and Barton Court, with light coming on by the garden shed.
2.31 - The white van is seen heading back towards Ireland and Demetrius's work in Filton.
February 28: Blood found on doorframes outside Becky's bedroom is DNA matched to the teenager. Fingerprints in the spots match Matthews. Hoare and Matthews are arrested on suspicion of kidnap.
March 2: Matthews makes a disclosure to police about Becky's disappearance. Matthews and Hoare are arrested on suspicion of murder.
March 3: In the early hours, police discover Becky's remains in the shed at 9 Barton Court. Demetrius, his brother Donovan Demetrius, girlfriend Jaydene Parsons and Ireland are arrested.
Nathan Matthews (left) is accused of murdering his stepsister Becky Watts in a botched kidnap attempted
Police at the scene where Becky Watts's body was found. The shed is visible through the fence of the homeDr Cook said Becky's torso was found inside a plastic sack which had 'It's My birthday - Wacky Warehouse' written on it.Earlier Detective Sergeant John Dowding said he went to the house where Becky's dismembered body was found on March 2 and found 'a right hand with a fist clenched, severed at the wrist' in a shed.The detective described seeing a blue plastic chest, rucksack, suitcases and black bags stacked up inside the shed and told the jury he opened one. He said several parcels, wrapped up with layers of cling film, were inside.Members of Becky's family sitting in the public gallery of Bristol Crown Court today began to weep as Det Sgt Dowding described the gruesome find.
It is alleged Becky was killed at her home before her body was cut up at Matthews's house then taken to the shed of Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, which is a short walk from Matthews's home
The jury were yesterday shown Becky's bed, where she was allegedly murdered by Matthews in February
They were also shown the bath in Matthews and Hoare's home where she her body was allegedly cut up
Becky Watts's father Darren Galsworthy outside Bristol Crown Court today with people thought to be friends and family. Some family members wept as the gruesome state of Becky's body were described in courtBecky's head, left arm, right hand and right leg had been stored together in a black and grey suitcase.Dr Cook said: 'There were 15 stab wounds and one longer slash wound [to the torso].'The appearance of the edge of the stab wounds is consistent with a knife with a single cutting edge, such as a kitchen knife. The stab wound and the slash wound were caused after death.'
Becky Watts's father Darren Galsworthy leaves Bristol Crown Court accompanied by a woman thought to be a family memberBecky had also suffered more than 40 separate areas of bruising to her body, which were caused before she died, Dr Cook said.The expert told the jury her injuries indicated a 'rigorous struggle' and were consistent with a person being restrained with a hand over her mouth and nose.Dr Cook added that Becky also suffered four wounds to her neck consistent with being caused by a cross-head screwdriver.'There were eight parts that had been individually wrapped in cling film, thick blue plastic bags and for some of the body parts other items, including three different types of tape, Asda carrier bags and other items, and for the torso two bathroom mats and a shower curtain,' Dr Cook said.'Wrapping the body up so tightly in multiple layers of plastic and cling film had the effect of preserving the body.'She said some of the body parts had been packed with table salt.'It is a preservative of muscle and salt has been used over time in other societies as part of the process of mummification,' she said.She added that marks on Becky's body indicated that she attempt to fend off her attackers and was involved in a struggle.The body parts were found at the home of Karl Demetrius and Jaydene Parsons, who have admitted assisting an offender but deny knowing what was in the parcels.At the time of the search, James Ireland and Karl Demetrius were arrested as they attempted to leave the property. They both deny assisting an offender.The jury in the murder trial were, earlier today, told of an interview Nathan Matthews gave to police during the search for Becky, in which he said he didn't like Becky because of how she treated his mother.
The jury were told of an interview in which Matthews spoke to police about their strained family relationship
Becky's father, Darren Galsworthy (left), and Matthews's mother, Anjie Galsworthy (in wheelchair), attended the trial together this week along with Becky's aunt, Sarah Broom (right)During the police interview, which took place eight days after he allegedly murdered Becky, Matthews told of their strained family relationship.Becky's father Darren is married to Matthews's mother Anjie and Becky lived with the couple in a house in Bristol, which Matthews would visit.Former TA soldier Matthews told police: 'I don't particularly talk to her but obviously I don't particularly like her because obviously she has her moments,''The way she speaks to my mum or when she leaves clothes on the floor my mum could trip up on - she is self centred in a sense. Sometimes she will be rude or whatever or demanding.'He said Becky did not speak to him about personal matters but they teased each other and occasionally 'bonded' by sharing complaints about her father.He said he had not taken part in the searches for Becky following her disappearance, adding: 'Nobody seems to notify us of what's going on. It's one of those things, you've got to wait.'
Forensic experts at the house where the dismembered body was discovered in March. Bristol Crown Court today heard from an officer who was the first on the scene
The body parts were found at the home of Karl Demetrius (right) and Jaydene Parsons (left) have both admitted a charge of assisting an offenderMatthews claimed Becky used her anorexia to secure lifts and planned to claim 'benefit money'.'Obviously I don't mean to be nasty, the anorexia thing, I know she started eating less but I don't believe it is a condition... true anorexia you feel sick when you eat, you don't go 'I fancy a pizza with all them crisps'.'He added he had quit his job as a Chinese takeaway delivery driver in the wake of Becky's disappearance because of the 'stress' and his low wages.The jury yesterday was played a video of an interview with Shauna Hoare, carried out at around same time, where she said Becky was an 'attention seeker' who 'disrespected' Matthews's mother.Hoare told police: '[Becky] could be quite disrespectful towards Anjie and most of the time Anjie would ignore it. I don't think she really had the energy to get annoyed or angry with it.'The court today heard how the couple were arrested the following day, February 28.Detective Constable Russell Saunders, who arrested Hoare at her mother's home, said: 'I gave her the caution. Hoare didn't reply. I noticed Hoare had tears forming in her eyes. She didn't cry openly. She just stood, compliantly waiting.'DC Saunders said he asked Matthews, who was playing on a computer when police arrived, about Becky's location, her safety and whether he would help officers find her. To each question, Matthews replied: 'no comment', the court heard.When asked the same questions, Hoare said she didn't know where Becky was.
Murder accused Shauna Hoare, pictured during her first interview with police in which she described Matthews's strained relationship with Becky
Becky's disappearance in February sparked a huge hunt around Bristol and SomersetNovember and December 2014: Messages between Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare allegedly discuss kidnapping a teenage girl.January 16 2015: Stun guns are delivered to their home, 14 Cotton Mill Lane, Barton Hill, Bristol.February 18: Becky stays overnight at a friend's house after a skittles evening.February 19: 8.30am - Becky returns home to 18 Crown Hill, St George, Bristol. Her father, Darren Galsworthy, is at work and her stepmother, Anjie Galsworthy, goes to a hospital appointment.10.50am - Matthews and Hoare drive towards Becky's home. They stop at Tesco to buy batteries.11.03am - Becky sends her last text. She is killed and her body, phone and laptop are put in the boot of Matthews' and Hoare's Vauxhall Zafira parked on the driveway.12.45pm - Mrs Galsworthy returns from hospital.5pm - Becky's boyfriend, Luke Oberhansli, knocks at the address as text messages he sent Becky have not delivered. He speaks to Hoare and Mrs Galsworthy.Between 6pm-7pm - Matthews and Hoare leave Crown Hill and drive home. They order a Chinese takeaway and a pizza.February 20: 12.20pm - Matthews buys two bottles of drain cleaner from the Rajani superstore in Bristol.12.51pm - He purchases a MacAllister circular power saw, face masks, gloves and goggles from B&Q in Horfield, Bristol.3.10pm - Hoare texts Matthews: 'What time do you finish work LOL? Hugs and kisses'.4pm - Becky's father reports the teenager missing to police.6.25pm - Police arrive at Becky's home and speak to Mr and Mrs Galsworthy, Matthews and Hoare. The couple claim they heard Becky leave the previous morning.8.45pm - A Chinese takeaway is ordered to Cotton Mill Lane.9pm - A phone of Matthews and Hoare searches 'Do you want to hide a body?' on YouTube.
Police officers carry out a fingertip search during the hunt for the missing teenager on March 4 this yearFebruary 21: The couple go to Asda in Bedminster and buy black bags, rubble sacks, rubber gloves, bleach and three rolls of cling film. They purchase £20 of electricity from a local shop.February 22: They buy black rubble sacks, tape and a sponge from a 99p store and a Wilko at the Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol city centre, then tape and cling film at Sainsbury's in Brislington.February 23: Police attempt to enter Cotton Mill Lane but no one answers the door.4.38pm - A mobile phone belonging to Hoare and Matthews searches for 'Find Becky Watts' on Google.4.40pm - Hoare rings her estranged mother, Lisa Donovan, and stepfather Kevin Stone and arranges to visit their home in Wilton Close, Southmead, that evening.6pm - Detectives return to Cotton Mill Lane but Matthews and Hoare are not at home. They speak to the pair at Wilton Close.Hoare agrees police can search their home at 10am the following day.
Police outside the home of Matthews and Hoare during the investigation. Prosecutors believe the house was used to cut up Becky's body after Matthews killed her in FebruaryFebruary 24: In the early hours, Karl Demetrius and Jamie Ireland borrow a van from their work in Filton.2.19am - CCTV shows a van moving between Cotton Mill Lane and Barton Court, with light coming on by the garden shed.2.31 - The white van is seen heading back towards Ireland and Demetrius's work in Filton.February 28: Blood found on doorframes outside Becky's bedroom is DNA matched to the teenager. Fingerprints in the spots match Matthews. Hoare and Matthews are arrested on suspicion of kidnap.March 2: Matthews makes a disclosure to police about Becky's disappearance. Matthews and Hoare are arrested on suspicion of murder.March 3: In the early hours, police discover Becky's remains in the shed at 9 Barton Court. Demetrius, his brother Donovan Demetrius, girlfriend Jaydene Parsons and Ireland are arrested.
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