‘Armchair critic’ politicians refuse to apologise for their knee-jerk attacks on police manning the Sarah Everard vigil despite an official review finding officers were not at fault Review police response to Sarah Everard vigil cleared them of any wrongdoing The review reprimanded politicians for criticising officers without knowing facts MoS contacted eight MPs on who … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge did not break the law by attending the vigil for Sarah Everard because ‘she was working’, Dame Cressida Dick said today, as she slammed politicians including Sadiq Khan who criticised her officers for arresting protesters. The Met Commissioner also revealed that she knew in advance that Kate was heading to Clapham Common to lay … Read more
A review into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard has backed officers and insisted they ‘did not act inappropriately or in a heavy-handed manner’. The report by the Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Thomas Winsor found the force was justified in adopting the view the risks of transmitting COVID-19 at the … Read more
BREAKING: Police did NOT ‘act inappropriately’ and were not ‘heavy-handed’ at Sarah Everard vigil on Clapham Common, official review says Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary probed circumstances of the event They backed the police over their actions at the gathering despite criticism Shocking images of the vigil showed woman being restrained and arrested By Dan … Read more
Kate Middleton sends letter to family of Sarah Everard days after secret visit to flower tribute on Clapham Common A source said the Duchess wrote a letter ‘to express her absolute sadness at what Sarah’s family and loved ones are going through’ Duchess visited Clapham Common to lay flowers after Ms Everard was found Marketing … Read more
Sarah Everard vigil organiser blames ‘obstructive’ senior Scotland Yard officers for violent scenes that marred the event on Clapham Common, accusing them of bringing in male officers from other parts of London to arrest women Anna Birley, of Reclaim These Streets, gave evidence to MPs about the clashes Accused senior officers of being ‘very obstructive’ … Read more
CCTV is set up outside Sarah Everard suspect Wayne Couzens’s home amid fear of vigilante attacks Wayne Couzens’s house in Deal, Kent, is now under surveillance from a camera Couzens, 48, is in custody awaiting an appearance at Old Bailey to face charges But his wife Elena this week returned to family home where they … Read more
Further Sarah Everard vigil is planned in Norfolk this weekend as police warn that gatherings will be in breach of Covid rules Police warned people gathering for a vigil in Norfolk risk breaking Covid rules Organisers have planned the vigil to take place tomorrow evening in King’s Lynn But officers have warned anyone attending the … Read more
The wife of the firearms police officer charged with murdering Sarah Everard was seen today for the first time since his arrest. Ukrainian-born Elena Couzens, 39, returned to the semi-detached house in Deal in Kent she shares with her husband Wayne Couzens, 48, and two children. Wearing glasses, a smart blue top trousers, Mrs Couzens … Read more
Police issue appeal to find ‘man in a red waistcoat who exposed himself to woman walking near Saturday’s Sarah Everard vigil on Clapham Common’ – after she said officers initially refused to investigate her complaint Georgina Ashby claims a man exposed himself as she walked home from vigil The 27-year-old says she told police nearby … Read more