Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens given whole-life sentence

Ex-Met officer jailed for kidnap, rape and murder of Everard whom he lured off London street

Wayne Couzens has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge said his crimes were as serious as a terrorist atrocity because he abused his powers as a police officer to kidnap, rape and murder Sarah Everard.

The former Metropolitan police officer used his warrant card and handcuffs to get Everard, 33, into his car as she walked home in south London at the height of Covid lockdown restrictions in March, which were his probable pretext for stopping her.