tonight at ten. the metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard will die injail. a8 year old wayne couzens was handed a whole life sentence meaning he will die in prison. thejudge said the the judge said the seriousness of his crime was so high it warranted the harshest penalty. sarah everard was walking home when couzens pretended to arrest her, then handcuffed and later killed her. the head of the metropolitan police said his crime is constituted one of the most dreadful events in the history of the force. this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. sarah s family said nothing can make things better but knowing he will be imprisoned forever brings some relief. also tonight.
sandy served for 30 years in the metropolitan police rising to the rank of chief superintendent. she left a few years ago. a lot of people have talked about the misogyny within the police force. is it that culture, do you believe, that allowed wayne couzens to go undetected and commit the murder that he did? that he did? there is a culture within the that he did? there is a culture within the metropolitan - that he did? there is a culture within the metropolitan police | within the metropolitan police service and i would say right across the country where most of your colleagues are male, and as a female, if you don t go along with some of thejokes, female, if you don t go along with some of the jokes, which are risque, you are accused of not being one of the team, its only banter, it s just a joke. the team, its only banter, it s just ajoke. it s the team, its only banter, it s just a joke. it s very difficult to be a women in policing and i think the support bubble to raise issues
tonight at ten. the metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard will die injail. 48 year old wayne couzens was handed a whole life sentence meaning he will die in prison. thejudge said the the judge said the seriousness of his crime was so high it warranted the harshest penalty. sarah everard was walking home when couzens pretended to arrest her, then handcuffed and later killed her. the head of the metropolitan police said his crime is constituted one of the most dreadful events in the history of the force. this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. sarah s family said nothing can make things better but knowing he will be imprisoned forever brings some relief.
inspector of constabulary. $1150 police officer and the chief inspector of constabulary. also on the programme- inspector of constabulary. also on the programme. the inspector of constabulary. also on the programme. the former i inspector of constabulary. also on | the programme. the former french president is found guilty of illegally financing his failed election campaign nearly a decade ago. the british police officer who murdered sarah everard will die in jail after a judge sentenced him to day two at full life term. wayne couzens pretended to arrest sarah after she was walking home in march. he kidnapped her and then raped and killed her. the head of the met apologise to have friends and family today. she said for some people his actions may have damaged a precious fund of trust with police.
this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33 year old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcuffs, persuaded thejudge he should die in prison. the misuse of a police role to murder a lone victim needed the greatest punishment. in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down. he started shaking as thejudge sentenced him, with sarah s family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerately added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition. thejudge condemned his lies.