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Good afternoon. Her brutal murder shocked britain, and now an independent report into the killing of Sarah Everard has found the man responsible should never have been a Police Officer, and several opportunities to stop him offending were missed. Wayne couzens is serving a whole Life Sentence for sarahs rape and murder, and was off duty when he kidnapped the 33 year old, under the false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly is live in central london, with the very latest. Clive, lady elish angiolini, the seniorjudge who produced the report, has come up with 16 recommendations to stop another potential Wayne Couzens. Some of these recommendations are related to betting, others to the way the police deal with the crime of Indecent Exposure. She also says she believes that there are as yet unknown victims of
Ministers committed to ending rough sleeping by the end of this year. An inquiry into how a serving metropolitan Police Officer was able to abduct and kill Sarah Everard has concluded he remained on the force because of failures in recruitment and vetting. The inquiry said red flags were missed at the three Different Police forces where Wayne Couzens served over several years. He was off duty when he kidnapped the 33 year old in march 2021. He is now serving a whole Life Sentence for rape and murder. Her killing by a serving Police Officer prompted a widespread outpouring of anger and grief and sparked demonstrations over concern for the safety of women. The chair of the inquiry said that without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. We are expecting the full Police Response shortly but we have heard an Opening Statement from Chief Constable Gavin Stevens who said the harrowing murder of Sarah Evera