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Sarah Everard: Police Officer Wayne Couzens Pleads Guilty To Murder Of 33-Year-Old

Police officer Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty to Ms Everard's rape and murder

Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard.

Ms Everard, 33, went missing while walking home from a friend's house in Clapham, south London, on 3 March.

Last month, Couzens, 48, from Deal in Kent, accepted responsibility for killing Ms Everard and pleaded guilty to her kidnap and rape.

He has now pleaded guilty to murder at the Old Bailey.

Ms Everard's disappearance sparked a major investigation, with her body being found in a woodland in Ashford, Kent, a week later.

In June, police revealed that Ms Everard's cause of death was "compression of the neck".

The finding was made in a post-mortem examination into the death of the marketing manager.

An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.

© Sky News 2021

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