Former Met PC barred from service for life over Wayne Couzens indecent exposure inquiry

Samantha Lee found guilty of gross misconduct for failing to properly investigate Couzens before he murdered Sarah Everard

A former Metropolitan police officer who investigated Wayne Couzens over two indecent exposure incidents hours before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard has been barred for life from the police service after being found guilty of gross misconduct.

Samantha Lee carried out a sloppy" and unprofessional" investigation after Couzens, 50, exposed himself to female staff at a drive-through McDonald's in Kent on 14 and 27 February 2021, a police disciplinary hearing has found.