Sarah Everard inquest will open today

Sarah Everard, 33, went missing on March 3 after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham, sparking a week-long search that ended when her body was found in woodland near Ashford The inquest into the death of Sarah Everard will open today after a second post-mortem examination to establish how she was killed was ordered yesterday … Read more

Downloads of personal safety app for women surge after Sarah Everard murder

Personal safety app for women that ‘shouldn’t have to exist’ sees a surge in downloads following the murder of Sarah Everard in London The app, called WalkSafe, has had 300,000 downloads within the past week This saw it go to the top spot of free apps on iOS and top ten for Android apps It … Read more

Wayne Couzens ‘will receive his full Met Police salary during criminal proceedings’

Sarah Everard murder suspect Wayne Couzens ‘will receive his full Met Police salary of at least £33,000 during criminal proceedings’ Wayne Couzens, 48, is reportedly paid at least £33,000 per year for his role   The Met has served Couzens with gross misconduct notice and suspending him Standard protocol is for officers to be paid right … Read more

Met Police chief defends officers for ‘doing their duty’ during Sarah Everard vigil

A top Met Police boss has today defended the actions of officers at the Sarah Everard vigil saying they were ‘doing their duty’, amid accusations of heavy-handedness. Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House claimed police had faced abuse after asking crowds to disperse from Saturday’s memorial event at Clapham Common. And he refused to apologise on behalf … Read more

Police cordon off builders’ yard containing skip in Sarah Everard search

March 3: Sarah disappeared after leaving friend’s home Clapham around 9pm. She leaves out of her friend’s back gate and speaks to her boyfriend on the phone for 15 minutes.   March 5: Sarah’s family share missing posters of her after they become increasingly concerned that she is still not home, spreading the word online with … Read more

Budding Norfolk police crime commissioner is slammed for ‘racism and sexism’

Budding Norfolk police crime commissioner is slammed for ‘racism and sexism’ after claiming ‘most rapes are carried out by migrants’ and ‘women used to be flattered by wolf-whistling’ David Moreland is currently running as an independent to be Norfolk’s next PCC Ex-Met Police officer asked what action he would like to see to protect women … Read more

Search for Sarah Everard’s mobile continues: Police divers resume 48-hour underwater hunt

March 3: Sarah disappeared after leaving friend’s home Clapham around 9pm. She leaves out of her friend’s back gate and speaks to her boyfriend on the phone for 15 minutes.   March 5: Sarah’s family share missing posters of her after they become increasingly concerned that she is still not home, spreading the word online with … Read more

Cop at Sarah Everard crime scene sent vile parody of Highway Code to seven officers

The sickening message allegedly sent by a rookie policeman joking about Sarah Everard’s murder emerged yesterday. The probationary officer, aged around 22, is said to have sent the ‘meme’ – a shared joke image – to seven colleagues as he manned a cordon in woods near Ashford, Kent, where the 33-year-old’s body was found. It shows … Read more

Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha reveals she was sexually assaulted when she was 10

Nadia Sawalha has revealed she was sexually assaulted when she was just 10 years old. The Loose Women star, 56, emotionally detailed when a man ‘followed’ her off a bus, ‘pushed her against a bench’ and ‘put his hand up her skirt’ – an ordeal which has still left her scared to go out ‘in … Read more

The hunt for Sarah’s phone continues: Police scour drains and bins in search for key evidence

Police investigating the murder of Sarah Everard have begun a second day searching in Sandwich, Kent, for her missing mobile phone – this time in the network of drains below the town. Forensic officers and police divers first arrived in the tourist spot yesterday and took away a gold necklace for evaluation as they scoured … Read more