Article 5FBW6 Officers 'failed to help' woman allegedly flashed at after Sarah Everard vigil

Officers 'failed to help' woman allegedly flashed at after Sarah Everard vigil

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Kevin Rawlinson
from World news | The Guardian on (#5FBW6)

Woman claims a Met officer told her they were sick of the vigil attendees, calling them rioters'

Police are investigating reports that a woman mourning the death of Sarah Everard was flashed by a man as she made her way home, but was not taken seriously when she tried to report it to officers on the ground.

The woman, named only as Georgina, said an officer told her they were sick of the people attending the vigil on Clapham Common in south-west London and falsely called them rioters". Georgina said officers showed no inclination to help her to safety despite the incident having taken place only a short distance from where Everard was last seen alive less than a fortnight earlier.

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