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, his actions were described as warped, selfish and brutal. a man who under the guise of his duty as a police officer picked sarah everard in the street as she walked home from a friend s house. in an exchange that lasted less than five minutes, he showed his warrant card and use knowledge of covert macro constrictions to handcuff sarah everard and put her in his hire car. witnesses saw this. the moment of the calculator kidnap they believed wayne couzens was an officer doing hisjob. couzens drove wayne couzens was an officer doing his job. couzens drove to a remote rural area where he raped and murdered sarah everard. he is later seen on cctv calmly continuing with daily life, ordering a hot chocolate in a nearby coffee shop. questioned he feigned innocence, knowing he put sarah s body in a fridge and set it on fire. d0
good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. the to the bbc news at one. metropolitan police office kidnapped, the metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard will spend the rest of his life in prison. ajudge at the old bailey handing down the whole life tariff said he had no doubt that wayne couzens had used his position as a police officer to coerce her into his car and that he had shown no sign of contrition. sarah everard who was 33 was abducted from a street in south london in march as she was walking home from a friend s house. megan patterson reports. in the aftermath of sarah everard s murder, shock, grief and anger were shed at vigils around the country. the chilling details of her death described as unspeakably grim. the everard family present throughout proceedings in a statement her mother said she was brokenhearted.
high that it warranted a whole life order. he also said to wayne couzens in the dock that he had eroded public confidence in the police in england and wales. we know whence wayne couzens abused his position and trip sarah everard to get back into the car. we know the sentence was handed down that police officers who were involved in the investigation hug sarah everard s family, herfriends were in investigation hug sarah everard s family, her friends were in the public gallery to hear the sentence here today. but as the family said yesterday and as you heard in megan s piece there, some powerful, devastating victim impact statements from the family yesterday. they have said that no punishment will ever compare to the pain and torture couzens inflicted on them and all they want is sarah back.-