Cop is charged with kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard
A police officer has been arrested and charged with the murder of UK woman Sarah Everard.
Ms Everard, 33, disappeared while walking home from Clapham to Brixton, south London, on the evening of March 3.
Human remains were discovered this week in bushland in Kent about 60 kilometres from where she was last seen and have since been confirmed as Ms Everard.
On Friday (local time), police arrested Constable Wayne Couzens, 48, and charged him with kidnap and murder. He will face court on Saturday.
A woman in her 30s was also arrested on suspicion of assisting Couzens and will face court in April. She was identified by The Sun as Couzens’ wife.
Police said Couzens joined the Metropolitan Police Service in September 2018.
“His first posting was to South Area where he joined a response team covering the Bromley area,” police said.
“He then moved to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command on 1 February 2020 where his primary role was on uniformed patrol duties of diplomatic premises, mainly a range of Embassies.”
Police 'deeply saddened' by Sarah Everard's death
Commander Catherine Roper, the Met’s lead for community engagement, said in a statement she is “deeply saddened” by Ms Everard’s death.
“No woman in London should be unsafe on London’s streets and I understand the strength of feeling that has grown following Sarah’s disappearance,” she said.
“As a woman and a police officer, I want nothing more than for women to feel safe and protected by the police.”
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