find a durable solution to the situation. find a durable solution to the situation- find a durable solution to the situation. , situation. 0k, we believe it there. from the jesuit situation. 0k, we believe it there. from the jesuit refugee situation. 0k, we believe it there. from the jesuit refugee service, l from thejesuit refugee service, thank you very much indeed for joining us here on bbc news. the metropolitan police has apologised to the victims of wayne couzens after the former officer was sentenced to 19 months in prison for exposing himself on three occasions. he is already serving a life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of 33 year old sarah everard. the court heard that in the weeks leading up to the attack on sarah everard, he committed at least three counts of indecent exposure, including while he was on duty. the sentence reflects the awful impact of these crimes committed by wayne couzens on his victims and those of us who have heard the victim impact statem
they would have known he was a sex offending police officer. it s not an exaggeration to say what happened and then didn t happen at the mcdonald s in kent days before he kidnapped sarah everard could and should have prevented her murder. the fact that no police came to find him or his black car, to question him about these incidents, can only have served to confirm and strengthen in the defendant s mind a dangerous belief in his invincibility, in his power sexually to dominate and abuse women without being stopped. couzens was arrested a week after sarah disappeared, but he should have already been in handcuffs. police removed his black car from his house after the murder. it was the same one that had been reported to the met police days before.
couzens has been sentenced for 19 months on top of the whole life term he is serving four sarah everard s death. of the whole life term he is serving for sarah everard s death. also on the programme: three people are found dead in a crashed car in cardiff days after they went missing. two others remain seriously ill in hospital. in iran, fury from parents of hundreds of schoolgirls who ve been victims of suspected gas poisonings. welcome to a place that is astonishing. and the beauty of the british isles, documented by sir david attenborough for the first time. and coming up on the bbc news channel, fulham look to equal a club record sixth away win in the top flight as they travel to brentford, who are also riding high. his extraordinary run in front of the goal continues.
today, the former met police officer, who was already serving life in prison, sentenced for three indecent exposures. two were at the mcdonald s in kent in the weeks and days before sarah s murder, leaving staff traumatised. he was also sentenced for performing a sex act as a female cyclist went past on a narrow country lane. he was naked on duty. it was four months before sarah was killed. the victim also reported him. in court, his victims spoke about the failures. the cyclist said. the mcdonald s worker broke down in tears as she spoke about sarah everard.