Inquiry to Examine Police Failures Exposed by Sarah Everard Murder

Inquiry to Examine Police Failures Exposed by Sarah Everard Murder
Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, on Oct. 5, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA
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A new inquiry has been launched to identify systemic failures that allowed Sarah Everard’s murderer to be employed as a police officer, the Home Office announced on Tuesday.

Wayne Couzens, 48, was jailed for life on Thursday for the kidnap, rape, and murder of the 33-year-old marketing executive. Couzens was a serving Metropolitan Police officer when he abducted his victim by making a fake arrest on March 3.