CCTV footage shows the moment Wayne Couzens stops Sarah Everard – video

CCTV footage released by the Metropolitan Police shows the moment Wayne Couzens stopped Sarah Everard. The then Metropolitan police officer later burned her body to try to hide his crimes, including kidnap, rape and murder.

Couzens used his warrant card and handcuffs to ensnare Sarah Everard under the pretence she had breached Covid rules before killing her with his police belt, a court was told at the opening of a two-day sentencing hearing.

Couzens pleaded guilty to the kidnap, rape and murder of Everard at earlier court hearings.

• Wayne Couzens used police ID and handcuffs to kidnap Sarah Everard'