‘Two friends who kidnapped a schoolgirl, beat her with nunchucks and repeatedly raped her have been convicted.’
The Independent, 17th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police unlawfully failed to consider whether the right to protest provided a “reasonable excuse” under coronavirus restrictions to organise a vigil for murder victim Sarah Everard, the High Court ruled today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Women’s rights activists are at the high court to argue that the police’s decision to ban a vigil for Sarah Everard in London was a breach of their human rights.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The public inquiry into how a serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder Sarah Everard will look at whether any “red flags” were missed.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who posed as a taxi driver before a kidnapping a young woman in central London and attempting to sexually assault her has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An independent inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard will receive greater powers if the newly appointed chairwoman is unable to fulfil her remit, the home secretary has said.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “serial abuser of women” has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend at a south-east London hotel.’
BBC News, 10th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When DCI Simon Harding said that police officers viewed Wayne Couzens not as a police officer who was a murderer but as “a murderer who happened to be a police officer”, he was perhaps telling us more than he meant to about police culture. You might think that his cue came from the very top, after, in June, Dame Cressida Dick described the police as a body where you might find an “occasional bad’un”.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 5th October 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Sarah Everard’s murderer is appealing against the whole-life sentence he was given at the Old Bailey last month, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 27th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘All police forces in England and Wales are to review allegations of indecent exposure, sex offences and violence against women by serving officers.’
The Independent, 12th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Almost a third of police forces in England and Wales referred allegations of sexual assault and harassment against their own officers to the police watchdog in the days following the sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed after impersonating a police officer and attempting to “arrest” a woman.’
The Independent, 8th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Priti Patel has launched a non-statutory inquiry following the sentencing of Sarah Everard’s killer. The chair and terms of reference have yet to be announced.’
House of Commons Library, 6th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The Metropolitan police is launching a review of professional standards and internal culture within the force, led by a high-profile anti-sleaze adviser, following the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan Police has issued advice for women who fear a male police officer might not be genuine, suggesting they call 999 or “shout out to a passer-by, run into a house or wave a bus down” for help.’
The Independent, 1st October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The former Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens is to be sentenced for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, whom he lured off the street by abusing his powers and position as a police officer.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard will return to the Old Bailey today to learn if he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who kidnapped a woman from a bus stop and dragged her into nearby bushes has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police officer who murdered Sarah Everard has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police, a week after admitting the crime.’
BBC News, 17th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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