Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This is the moment the man accused of murdering Becky Watts tearfully confessed his bungled woodland kidnap plan to make her "more appreciative of life". Nathan Matthews, 28, was arrested initially for the kidnap of his step-sister before police found his bloody fingerprints on her bedroom door frame, the court heard, But after the delivery driver was accused of murder he penned a written confession taking responsibility for her death on March 2. The court heard he put his fingers in his ears while his solicitor read out his statement explaining he ambushed Becky to "scare her" but his masked slipped and he strangled her.
This is the moment the man accused of murdering Becky Watts tearfully confessed his bungled woodland kidnap plan to make her "more appreciative of life". Nathan Matthews, 28, was arrested initially for the kidnap of his step-sister before police found his bloody fingerprints on her bedroom door frame, the court heard, But after the delivery driver was accused of murder he penned a written confession taking responsibility for her death on March 2. The court heard he put his fingers in his ears while his solicitor read out his statement explaining he ambushed Becky to "scare her" but his masked slipped and he strangled her.
