How Wayne Couzens went from mechanic to Met cop to Sarah Everard suspect
- Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 1:08
Dad-of-two Couzens commuted into London from his coastal home to guard some of Britain’s most high-profile buildings and people.
It was his dream come true after previously having worked at his family’s garage repair business.
He joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary before moving on to serve in the Metropolitan Police.
Shaven-headed Couzens was highly regarded among colleagues for his calm approach — a key attribute for a gun cop.
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“Wayne and his wife were brought out by police between 9pm and 10pm.
“He was in handcuffs and was put in the back of a van while his wife was put in a car.
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The couple, who married in 2006, were described as “chatty”.
Their children are featured on their social media and attended a local school.
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Couzens had previously worked for more than 20 years at a garage run by his dad Ray in Dover.
BCB Dover at Western Heights closed in 2015 after 48 years. Couzens started as an apprentice in 1990 working as a light-vehicle body repair technician.
He worked there until 2011 before following in the footsteps of his brother David and becoming a cop.
He was based at Dungeness and received firearms training with the nuclear force.
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Couzens transferred to the Met in September 2018 and worked as an armed diplomatic protection officer based in Westminster and guarding embassies and high-profile potential targets.
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Couzens’ wife grew up in Ukraine and obtained a first-class degree in biochemistry at the University of Donetsk.
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After working as a lab technician in Ukraine, she moved to Britain. She is employed as a lab manager for an engineering company.
Gardener John Chidwick, 67, who lives in a block of flats opposite, said Couzens is well spoken and “always appeared to be happy”.
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