Judges reject Wayne Couzens request to have sentence reduced for murdering Sarah Everard
Wayne Couzens should die behind bars, judges ruled Wayne Couzens has had his bid to reduce his life sentence for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Sarah Everard reduced. In May, the former Met police officer’s lawyers that he did not deserve to spend the rest of his life behind bars over Everard death on […]
3 years ago
Met Police to be put under special measures after litany of scandals including Sarah Everard murder
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services is expected to announce the decision in days The Metropolitan Police is being placed into special measures by a police watchdog after a series of scandals including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMIC) […]
4 years ago
Wayne Couzens denies four counts of indecent exposure before Sarah Everard murder
The incidents are alleged to have taken place in Swanley, Kent, on four separate occasions Wayne Couzens has denied four counts of indecent exposure in the months leading up to the murder of Sarah Everard. Couzens, who was part of the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection unit, is serving a whole life term for abducting, […]
4 years ago
Sarah Everard killer Wayne Couzens faces four new charges
Wayne Couzens is due to appear in court next month Former Met Police officer Wayne Couzens has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure which allegedly took place in the weeks before he murdered Sarah Everard in March 2021. The Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges on Friday, saying the alleged offences took place […]
4 years ago
Sarah Everard: Protesters call for radical change to ‘corrupt’ police
Activists blocked the road outside the Met Police’s headquarters on Saturday, as crowds gathered to call for change in the “corrupt” Metropolitan Police force. Demonstrators gathered outside New Scotland Yard led by the feminist group Sisters Uncut. The protest came a day after a court ruled that the Met Police acted unlawfully in their handling […]
4 years ago
Sarah Everard: Met Police breached the rights of vigil organisers, court rules
The Met told vigil organisers they could face £10,000 fines if the event went ahead The Metropolitan Police breached the rights of a group that planned to hold a vigil for Sarah Everard last year, a court has ruled. Reclaim These Streets (RTS) on Friday tweeted that it felt “vindicated” by the High Court’s decision […]
4 years ago