A number of arrests have been made this evening after police clashed with crowds on Clapham Common. Despite an official vigil for Sarah Everard being cancelled, crowds came together to pay their respects to the 33 year old.
There were angry exchanges between officers and members of the public.
It comes after a serving police officer was arrested and charged with the murder of Sarah Everett as she was walking home from a friends last week.
Here is some of the footage from the clashes this evening:
A Met Police statement earlier today said:
A serving police constable has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard.
Wayne Couzens, 48 (20.12.72) appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 13 March.
He is next due to appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 16 March.
A woman, aged in her 30s, who was arrested at the same time as Couzens on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail to return to a police station on a date in mid-April.
Sarah’s family have been informed and specialist officers are in place to support the family and friends.
The investigation continues and is being led by Specialist Crime Command detectives who are drawing on expertise and skills from hundreds of colleagues across the Met. They are also being supported by Kent Police.
In the interests of clarity about these exceptional events, we are releasing further details of Couzens’ employment with the Metropolitan Police Service.
Wayne Couzens joined the MPS on 10 September 2018. His first posting was to South Area where he joined a response team covering the Bromley area. He then moved to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command on 1 February 2020 where his primary role was on uniformed patrol duties of diplomatic premises, mainly a range of Embassies.
Photo Credit – Sabrina Huck
