to prevent these abhorrent crimes and keep our communities safe. the home secretary said the met police and cressida dick had questions to answer. questions to answer over how it handled reports about couzens before he abducted miss everard. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas is in westminster. it was only recently that priti patel renewed her contract to continue on, cressida dick s and i put to priti patel questions about the conduct and the fact this was a serving police officer about whom there were questions about his behaviour. there were questions about his behaviour- there were questions about his behaviour. . , ., , ,, behaviour. that his colleagues knew. should moore behaviour. that his colleagues knew. should moore have behaviour. that his colleagues knew. should moore have been behaviour. that his colleagues knew. should moore have been done? i behaviour. that his colleagues knew. | should moore have been done? what about public confidence? the home sec
life sentence and will spend the rest of his life in jail. nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back. but knowing he will be imprisoned forever brings some relief . the family added, it is almost seven months since sarah died and the pain of losing her overwhelming. we miss her all the time. she was a beautiful young woman in looks and character and our lives are the poorer without her . megan paterson has this report. in the aftermath of sarah everard s murder, shock, grief and anger were shared at vigils around the country. at her killer s sentencing, the chilling details of her death described as unspeakably grim. the everard family present throughout proceedings. in a statement, her mother susan said she was brokenhearted, the family tormented by the circumstances of her daughter s death. arriving at the old bailey this morning, wayne couzens was later sentenced to a whole life order.
and new calls for cressida dick to resin. .,, ., ., . and new calls for cressida dick to resiyn. . , ., . . . resign. it was on her watch that wa ne resign. it was on her watch that wayne couzens, resign. it was on her watch that wayne couzens, the resign. it was on her watch that wayne couzens, the offences i resign. it was on her watch that| wayne couzens, the offences he carried out, the sexual offences a few days before were swept under the carpet by his colleagues are not investigated. and not investigated. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard will spend the rest of his life in prison. the judge at the old bailey, handing down the whole life tarriff, said he had no doubt that wayne couzens used his position as a police officer to coerce miss everard into his car, and that he d shown no sign of contrition. the 33 year old was abducted from a street in south london in march as she was walking home
just days before the murder, and what kent officers did about similar allegations six years ago could he have been stopped? the murder of one woman resonated with thousands of others demands that the streets must be safe, violence against women must stop, harassment and abuse must be taken more seriously. the everard family had one wish that sarah would come home safely. but a policeman took her future away. day metropolitan police have faced many difficult times and much criticism, but this must be the darkest day, their officer pleading guilty to murder. and how to become an officer when he had faced exposure allegations in 2015 in 2015 in kent? and what happened three days before sarah was kidnapped,
of sarah everard. the 33 year old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey, and she gave us an update on what happened in court today and what the reaction was. well, sarah everard s murder was one that chilled the entire country, and it resonated with women everywhere. but most importantly, it devastated her family. and her family were in court today to hear wayne couzens appear via video link from belmarsh prison. and he said the word guilty, when asked whether he murdered sarah everard. his lawyer said he felt genuine remorse and guilt, and that would be a burden for his whole life. but the real burden is for the everard family, who have lost a daughter, sarah, who they said brought them