A POLICE officer has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a missing woman. Sarah Everard, who is from York and went to Durham University, vanished while walking home from a friend’s flat in south London on Wednesday March 3. The Metropolitan Police said the officer had initially been arrested on suspicion of kidnap on Tuesday, and was then further arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday. He was also arrested over a separate allegation of indecent exposure. The force said he is a member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command and his primary duty is uniformed patrol of diplomatic premises.
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A serving Met police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of Sarah Everard.
Ms Everard, 33, was last seen a week ago in Clapham, south London, on her way home from a friend s house.
The suspect, in his 40s, is an officer with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, the Met said.
A woman, in her 30s, is also in custody after being arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
The Met said Ms Everard had not yet been found.
Her cousin, Tom Everard, said the family want to focus on the facts as they emerge .
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