Shauna Hoare has been released from prison early after serving a prison sentence for the manslaughter of Becky Watts (Picture: Investigation Discovery/PA)
The mum of murdered teenager Becky Watts has spoken of her anger after the woman jailed for her manslaughter has been released from jail.
Becky Watts, 16, was last seen alive at her home in Bristol on February 19, 2015 before her dismembered body was eventually discovered on March 3.
It was found close to a flat where Becky’s step-brother Nathan Matthews lived with his partner Shauna Hoare, and the pair were arrested.
After a trial, Nathan Matthews was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum term of 33 years in October 2015.
Hoare, who was 21 at the time, and is now 29, was found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for 17 years.
Hoare has now been released on licence after serving half her time in jail.
Tanya Watts, Becky’s mum, said: ‘I honestly don’t know what to think, it’s very difficult. The main feeling is anger, I’m so angry, but what can I do?’
‘It’s been hanging over me for a while, and I’ve been counting down the days, but now she’s out there somewhere, what can I do? How do I feel?’
Becky Watts was murdered in 2015 (Picture: PA)
Hoare was jailed for manslaughter (Picture: Investigation Discovery)
It was reported Hoare was having the time of her life in jail (Picture: PA)
It is understood part of Hoare’s release is she is not allowed to return to Bristol but there is no indication from the Home Office about the conditions of her release.
‘I don’t want her to feel like she’s free to walk down the street without a care in the world, after what she did. I think she’s cold and evil,’ Tanya added.
‘The worst thing for me is that Becky trusted her and what eats away at me is when I remember all those times when I would ring Becky and Shauna would answer and she was so sweet, and for a few seconds sometimes I would mistake her for Becky.
‘Becky liked her and trusted her and she betrayed Becky’s trust, and it is hard when I think of how she smiled at the camera in the police station when she was arrested.
Nathan Matthews was jailed for a minimum term of 33 years (Picture: PA)
‘She’s not even 30, she’s got her whole life ahead of her and she’s got a future, whereas when we go to talk to our daughter, we’re talking to the ground.’
It was reported in November 2015 Hoare was ‘having the time of her life’ with a new lesbian girlfriend at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey.
But in November 2016 it was reported she was so badly beaten she had to be resuscitated twice, and was ‘having a terrible time’.
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