The Case of Sarah Everard: Restlessness in the One Realm …

The London Metropolitan Police Officer, Wayne Couzens, was arrested for the kidnapping and murder in London of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing manager who has been missing since March 3.

The 48-year-old, who first appeared in court on Saturday, was arrested Tuesday evening in Kent (south-east England), where he lives and where the victim’s body was found Wednesday in a forest. The remains were officially identified on Friday.

On the night of the disappearance, the young woman had visited friends in Clapham, south London, and was returning home to Brixton, about a 50-minute walk away, when she disappeared around 9:30 p.m. It was around this time that she spoke on the phone with her boyfriend, the last communication the victim is known to have.

After news of his disappearance was announced, investigators visited some 750 homes, examined numerous security camera recordings and received at least 120 calls from citizens trying to provide data.

Posters with his photo were hung in the streets and shared on social networks; and researchers even tracked a pond in a park near the area where it was last seen.

Authorities said Couzens was not on duty at the time of Everard’s disappearance. The defendant joined the London police in September 2018 and since February 2020 has been part of an armed and uniformed unit responsible for protecting embassies and other diplomatic representations.

After his arrest, Couzens was taken to hospital twice after being found inside his cell with head injuries. In addition, a woman in her thirties, who was previously arrested on suspicion of helping the police officer, was released on bail. However, he is due to return to a police station in mid-April.

The case has sparked great turmoil in society and politicians in the UK, as the investigation which could be framed as femicide moves forward. Thursday, the deputy Jess phillips read in the House of Commons the names of 118 women murdered in the country last year.

Also, several associations have called rallies in memory of Sarah Everard, despite the fact that the police clarified that the meetings were illegal due to the restrictions due to the pandemic. In the afternoon of this Saturday, different people made an improvised altar in memory of the young woman.

On the other hand, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson He brought up the matter via his Twitter account: “Tonight Carrie and I will light a candle for Sarah Everard and we will think of her family and friends.”

He added: “I can’t imagine how excruciating his pain and pain is. We have to work quickly to find all the answers to this horrific crime. I will do all I can to make sure the streets are safe and that women and girls are not harassed or abused. “