UK - Sarah Everard, 33, London, Clapham Common, 3 March 2021 MEDIA THREAD *NO DISCUSSION*

[Commoner]

Second post mortem results show Sarah's cause of death was compression to the neck

Sarah Everard died from 'compression of the neck'

 

[Jenesaisquoi]

DBM - media thread

 

[Seattle1]

Sarah Everard died from compression of the neck, say police

June 1, 2021

The Met said on Tuesday: “A postmortem examination into the death of Sarah Everard held at the William Harvey hospital in Ashford has given cause of death as compression of the neck. Sarah’s family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.”

Wayne Couzens, 48, a serving Metropolitan police officer from Deal, Kent, has been charged with her kidnap and murder. A provisional date of 25 October has been set for his trial at the Old Bailey, with a plea hearing to take place on 9 July.

In April, the Met said a woman in her 30s who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, in connection with the abduction and death of Everard, had had her bail extended until early June. The woman was arrested at the same time as Couzens.

 

[Seattle1]

Sarah Everard: Post-mortem reveals cause of death was compression of the neck

1 June 2021

Sarah Everard died from compression of the neck, a post-mortem has revealed.

Miss Everard, 33, went missing as she walked home from a friend's house in Clapham, south London, in March and her body was found a week later in woodlands in Kent following a major police investigation.

The marketing executive’s body was discovered inside a large builder's bag and had to be formally identified through her dental records.

[..]

In March, Miss Everard’s family attended an inquest into her death at the County Hall in Maidstone, Kent. But the proceedings were adjourned, pending the outcome of the criminal investigation into Ms Everard's death.

At the hearing, Miss Everard’s family were told that inquiries into her death were ongoing after an initial post-mortem examination was inconclusive, the coroner said, and that a second post-mortem was underway.

Miss Everard’s body was subsequently released to her family so a funeral could take place.

On Tuesday, the results of the second post-mortem were confirmed.

 

[Seattle1]

Sarah Everard died from compression of the neck

1 June 2021

Sarah Everard died as a result of compression of the neck, a post-mortem examination has found.

The 33-year-old vanished as she walked home in Clapham, south London, on 3 March. Her body was found a week later in woodland near Ashford, Kent.

[..]

He has been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 9 July ahead of a trial that is due to start on 25 October.

 

[Seattle1]

Sarah Everard died of 'compression of the neck', post mortem reveals

1 June 2021

Sarah Everard, whose body was found in Kent a week after she went missing in London, died of compression of the neck, the Met Police said.

The force said a post mortem examination held at a hospital in Ashford has revealed the cause of death.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Wayne Couzens Old Bailey, June 8.

Court 10 at 9.30am Mention in the case of PC Wayne Couzens, a serving Metropolitan Police officer, accused of the murder and kidnap of Sarah Everard, 33.

[order made under the Contempt of Court Act, 1981]

What’s on at the Old Bailey on June 8

 

[elliefant]

Cop admits kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard and accepts responsibility for death

Metro.co.uk

8 June 2021

 

[elliefant]

BREAKING: PC Wayne Couzens, 48, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the kidnap and rape of S... | Daily Mail Online

Daily Mail

8 June 2021


Pc Wayne Couzens, 48, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard.

The court heard Couzens accepted responsibility for the killing of Ms Everard but was not asked to enter a plea to a charge of murder.

[…]

Sarah's family were in court for the 20-minute hearing and saw him make his pleas.

He will return to court next month on July 9 when he is expected to answer the murder charge.


(ETA updated info)

 

[Tortoise]

Is there a discussion thread?

Found Deceased - UK - Sarah Everard, 33, London - Clapham Common area, 3 March 2021 *Arrests* #14

 

[elliefant]

PC Wayne Couzens, 48, guilty of kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard | Daily Mail Online

(A further bit of info has been added to the DM article)…

Count three of murder, has not been put to the defendant while medical reports are still pending on the case. Couzens is due to return to court next month on July 9, when he is expected to answer the murder charge.

 

[arrogantcat]

From a verified LBC reporter on Twitter:

“The murder charge wasn't put to Wayne Couzens today because the defence team are awaiting medical reports they have commissioned. Originally the plea date was set for July with the provisional trial due in October”

BBM.

https://twitter.com/rachaelvenables/status/1402196091446218753?s=21

 

[tedtink]

Sarah Everard: Why we can’t report much about the case despite rape and kidnap pleas
A number of reporting restrictions are in place until the case reaches trial...............

Why we can’t report much about the Wayne Couzens court case

 

[tedtink]

"Couzens has not yet been arraigned on the charge of murder.

Couzens will undergo medical and psychiatric reports ahead of a plea and trial preparation date currently set for July 9.
Couzens’ acceptance is not equivalent to a guilty plea.
If he does plead guilty to murder, then the court will proceed to sentencing either later the same day or at a future date"

Wayne Couzens may still face murder trial after rape and kidnap pleas

 

[Commoner]

Sarah Everard: Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to murder

Cousins has pleaded guilty to murder, so there are new details reported for the first time, about hire car and a purchase of what sounds like duct tape, plus the story he initially told of why he took her

 

[Commoner]

Wayne Couzens admits murder of Sarah Everard | The Crown Prosecution Service

Official statement from the CPS

 

[Commoner]

Sarah Everard murder: Met PC Wayne Couzens pleads guilty

Here's another BBC article, including a statement from Cressida Dick

"Speaking outside the Old Bailey, she said she felt "sickened, angered and devastated" by his crimes.
She added: "They are dreadful and everyone in policing feels betrayed.
"Sarah was a fantastic, talented young woman with her whole life ahead of her and that has been snatched away."

It also confirms they were not known to each other before the kidnapping (widely assumed)

And that 12 police officers face investigation/disciplinary action icw the handling of the case

 

[Commoner]

More reporting on Couzens' past, including nickname 'The Rapist", how he made female colleagues uncomfortable, and that some of the IOPC referrals concern an indecent exposure from 2015

Wayne Couzens nicknamed ‘The Rapist’ three years before he was hired by Met

 

[Commoner]

Wife of killer cop haunted over never spotting 'signs' after he admitted to Sarah Everard's murder | Daily Mail Online

This is the most comprehensive account I have seen. Includes new information on the 2015 indecent exposure, his use of prostitutes, his purchases around the time of the murder, that he wiped his phone clean shortly after, that he and his wife owned a piece of land at the woods which were searched, and it once describes Sarah's body as having been burnt.

 

[tedtink]

EXCLUSIVE:
Sarah Everard: Met Police faces fresh cover-up claims over killer PC Wayne Couzens
No information was sent to the media about a police misconduct hearing into the murderer of Sarah Everard, PC Wayne Couzens, sparking fresh 'cover-up' claims

Met Police face fresh cover-up claims over Sarah Everard killer PC Wayne Couzens