UK UK - Sarah Everard, 33, London - Clapham Common area, 3 March 2021 #3

[ludakristen]

will this make people fear police officers now especially women?

We already do.

 

[peterf]

will this make people fear police officers now especially women?

potentially, it certainly isn't great considering the police are supposed to be the protectors, but you can't really say all police officers are like this

 

[elmomom]

It's such a shame, just because there is one bad apple doesn't mean the whole tree is rotten.

In my country I have been increasingly disillusioned to find when there is one bad apple, and a bunch of apples around, chances are, there are many more than one rotten one...

 

[Lucy6226]

Shocked. Feel like everything discussed up to now is moot. Back to the starting point. We always said if she got in a car it would be with someone she trusted.... obviously you would automatically trust a policeman!

 

[JST]

will this make people fear police officers now especially women?

No, definitely not. This is potentially one very bad egg, but I'd definitely trust the police far more than randoms on the street, and always feel reassured by their presence.

 

[Vaccine]

Is it also possible that an offender arrested in Kent could have been trying to board a ferry or train to France? And a woman could have been assisting him with his attempt to flee the country?

Its not very easy to travel to France at the moment. Its very restricted.

 

[KensingtonandChelsea]

If the police officer arrested is actually the perp then this would explain all the 'she vanished into thin air' and 'how can a woman walking in a busy part of London just disappear without anyone seeing' feelings everyone's been getting. This is what's been making the case so scary for us all IMO, the fact that it seems like she was spirited away in plain sight without a trace which you just can't imagine happening in a place that is full of surveillance, cars and people, even at 9 PM during a lockdown. If a police officer was involved in the actual physical offence then this explains it all and sows fresh seeds of distrust between the Met and the communities they claim to serve. The relationship between the Met and London residents is already weak and frayed as it is for so many reasons like BLM, bias and racism, stop & search, lack of r*pe prosecutions and other issues.

 

[peterf]

Shocked. Feel like everything discussed up to now is moot. Back to the starting point. We always said if she got in a car it would be with someone she trusted.... obviously you would automatically trust a policeman!

i agree, shows we have no clue, all speculation, and now the speculation can be limitless based on the shocking outcome

 

[Moonchild90]

Could she have been on the phone w BF and says she has to hang up because a policeman is waving her over.

So what's up with all the slogging around in the Clapham ponds for, then?

Imo they must have spotted 'his' car on CCTV but are you able to read number plates from these pictures? They must have had more evidence, probably dashcam footage?

 

[Thebutlerdiditagain]

We do not know yet whether the police office was on duty at the time Sarah went missing.

Exactly my thoughts he could be a friend an ex or even a serial offender.
I doubt or at least would be very surprised if he was on duty when whatever he has done or been involved in has happened.

 

[infinit]

i agree, shows we have no clue, all speculation, and now the speculation can be limitless based on the shocking outcome

We got the part around trusting someone and getting into a vehicle potentially right. I'm sure if someone suggested Police they'd have got moaned at for slighting them! Makes the drug idea look comparively reasonable.

 

[Sarahjo]

Is it also possible that an offender arrested in Kent could have been trying to board a ferry or train to France? And a woman could have been assisting him with his attempt to flee the country?

I wonder if he’s been on shift since SE went missing? Has he called in sick? If he works in this area, has he helped with the search?

 

[peterf]

We got the part around trusting someone and getting into a vehicle potentially right. I'm sure if someone suggested Police they'd have got moaned at for slighting them!

that is true to be fair.

 

[Vaccine]

The same unease was felt after the Worboys case. Black Cab taxi drivers are very trusted by women when walking home late at night. And often a great relief when being made to feel uncomfortable by strange people in the vicinity.

 

[Jenesaisquoi]

This arrest is now reported in the sunonline, presumably with a word-for-word police-issued statement. Does the use of ‘arrested at a location...’ mean anything specific? I tend to remember from the news in other cases, ‘arrested at an address...’

 

[TheBlueGuardian]

C'mon, they arrested a guy because they think he did something to her. I don't think they arrested a guy because he helped cover up a crime and still don't know who the real perp is.

So this guy harmed her and a woman (maybe a girlfriend, wife, mother?) helped him hide it.

Random speculative theories:

1. She was having an affair with a police officer and he was in another relationship, maybe married? Wife finds out, they conspire to hurt Sarah? Or he hurts her and the wife/SO helps him cover it up?

2. The police officer preyed on Sarah. He used his position of power to get her into his vehicle and then harmed her. The woman (a wife or girlfriend or maybe a mother?) helped him cover up the crime in some capacity.

3. The police officer is in fact somehow related to or an acquaintance of someone known to Sarah. Not sure what the motive would be here but maybe this is the connection, who knows.

Edited to remove some stuff so we don't get the thread shut down

IMO- a very bad prank gone very very wrong
Or cop possibly helped a friend conceal a crime

 

[infinit]

Could they have done something at work on a computer system e.g. look the case up when not involved that's raised suspicion their way?

 

[Whitehall 1212]

I'm shocked and very sad. When you're walking home late at night the police are the one people you ought to be able to trust.

As a former police officer there is huge sense of betrayal that any officer could be mixed up in this.

Our core role is to protect life, property, prevent crime and to keep the Queen's peace. 99.9% do just that and often risk their own life to do so.

 

[MoonShot]

Does anyone know how long it typically takes for the name of a suspect to be released? If that was here, we’d typically have a name by now.

 

[ElizaKate]

Imo they must have spotted 'his' car on CCTV but are you able to read number plates from these pictures? They must have had more evidence, probably dashcam footage?

There will be ANPR cams around too or indeed the same cams we've been viewing just don't have access to those features.