herfather told him. a family broken by unimaginable loss, a police force left questioning how it will recover. it is right that we constantly hold the police to account for what has happened and with regards to the whole issue around the fact that he was a serving police officer, which has been reflected upon anyjudgment today, there are questions, serious questions that will need to be answered by the metropolitan police. described as a wholly blameless victim, to those who loved her, sarah everard will always be the precious little girl who became a woman with a beautiful mind, taken cruelly from them by a man who took advantage of his position. megan patterson, bbc news.
message that this is not acceptable which is necessary. harriet harman, mp, thank you which is necessary. harriet harman, mp. thank you very which is necessary. harriet harman, mp, thank you very much which is necessary. harriet harman, mp, thank you very much for- which is necessary. harriet harman, j mp, thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon. we have just had the statement from the home secretary, priti patel. had the statement from the home secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is a secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is a sickening secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is a sickening to - heard today is a sickening to everyone and there are simply no words, no more at all that can describe the appalling tragedy around sarah everard s murder. all our thoughts and sympathy are with her family and she our thoughts and sym
some heavy bursts of rain and squally winds. very mild in england overnight and a chilly one for north east scotland. there are clear in the midlands. a sunnier day tomorrow, there will be some shower surround, especially northern ireland, especially western scotland. some heavy with hail and thunder. looking a little cooler in the showers. this is bbc news, the headlines. the family of sarah everard say they re very pleased at the whole life sentence imposed on the police officer who kidnapped and murdered her. they say they are outraged and sickened by wayne couzens abuse of his position of trust. questions are being asked about how couzens was able to carry out his crime. thejudge said he had eroded public confidence in the police in england
commissioner cressida dick. you heard reporters trying to ask her questions but it was just a statement from the commissioner who said that she is absolutely sickened by what wayne couzens had done. she said the brutality of this man s crime against sarah everard, and they are horrified he used his position of trust to deceive sarah. it was a gross betrayal of policing standards. we heard the commissioner also touching on the issue of trust within the metropolitan police, between the police are members of the public. she acknowledged that and said she was committed to keeping people safe and to work with others. she said no words can fully express the fury and she ended by saying i am so sorry. for express the fury and she ended by saying i am so sorry. saying i am so sorry. for the moment. saying i am so sorry. for the moment, thank saying i am so sorry. for the moment, thank you - saying i am so sorry. for the moment, thank you very - saying i am so sorry. for the i moment, thank
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.