London Police Face Backlash After Clash With Mourners, Protestors at Vigil for Sarah Everard

Police officers scuffle with people gathering at a band-stand where a planned vigil in honour of alleged murder victim Sarah Everard was cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, on Clapham Common, south London on March 13, 2021. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

London police are facing backlash after clashing on Saturday with mourners and protesters at a vigil held for Sarah Everard, while enforcing CCP virus restrictions.

Everard, 33, disappeared on March 3 near Clapham Common, London, while walking home at around 9 p.m. Her body was found a week later in a woodland outside of London.