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On 30 September, Couzens was sentenced to life imprisonment with a tariff of a whole life order, [27] with Fulford justifying the severity of the punishment by saying that Couzens's use of his position as a police officer to detain Everard was the "vital factor which in my view makes the seriousness of this case exceptionally high".
On the evening of 3 March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard was kidnapped in South London, England by off-duty Metropolitan Police constable Wayne Couzens. Couzens identified himself as a police officer, handcuffing Everard, and placing her in his car, before driving her to a location near Dover where he raped and strangled her, before burning her body and disposing of her remains in a nearby pond.
Lord Burnett said the gravity of the case was ‘so exceptionally high such that a whole life order rather than a minimum term order should be made’.
Wayne Couzens is still set to die in prison after he lost his bid to reduce his sentence at the Court of Appeal.
Reporting restrictions surrounding his case have been lifted – and more details of his unsavoury conduct can now be revealed Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Couzens was later sentenced to life without the possibility of release. [4] There were renewed calls for high level resignations following public outcry over the Met's response to the Everard case. [5] In March 2022, two serving Met police constables and one ex-officer were charged with sharing offensive messages with Wayne Couzens. [6]
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