The IOPC said the serving of misconduct notices does not necessarily mean that disciplinary proceedings will follow. Today Couzens, a Metropolitan Police officer, pleaded guilty to murdering Ms Everard in a case that has caused widespread shock and outrage. The 48-year-old kidnapped Ms Everard in a hire car as she walked home alone from a friend's house in Clapham, south London, on the evening of March 3. Police launched an urgent inquiry after Ms Everard was reported missing by her boyfriend Josh Lowth. Police were criticised over the manhandling of women at a vigil for Ms Everard attended by the Duchess of Cambridge.

Source: Daily Mirror July 09, 2021 17:14 UTC