UK Officer Accused Of Citing COVID To Detain Slaying Victim
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Wayne Couzens, 48, appeared at London's Central Criminal Court charged with the abduction, rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard.
LONDON (AP) — A serving London police officer handcuffed a woman on the pretext that she broke COVID-19 lockdown rules before he kidnapped and killed her, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Wayne Couzens, 48, appeared at London’s Central Criminal Court charged with the abduction, rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who disappeared while walking home from visiting a friend in south London on March 3.
The case has sparked national outrage and triggered large-scale protests denouncing violence against women.
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