{"id":131718,"date":"2021-07-09T21:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=131718"},"modified":"2021-07-09T21:53:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:53:14","slug":"sarah-everards-family-remained-composed-as-monster-cop-wayne-couzens-confessed-to-her-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/sarah-everards-family-remained-composed-as-monster-cop-wayne-couzens-confessed-to-her-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Everard's family remained composed as monster cop Wayne Couzens confessed to her murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

SARAH Everard\u2019s family remained dignified and composed as they watched Wayne Couzens admit her murder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In contrast to her wretched killer, \u201cbright and beautiful\u201d Sarah was a \u201cshining example\u201d to humanity whose life was still blossoming.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd35<\/strong><\/strong> Follow our live blog for the latest Sarah Everard news and developments<\/p>\n


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The marketing executive, 33, had won awards for her work, was happy in her new job and settled with boyfriend Josh Lowth.<\/p>\n

She was from a close-knit family based in York where dad Jeremy was an electronics professor and mum Sue a charity worker.<\/p>\n

Brother James also lived in London and sister Katie in New York, both in successful jobs.<\/p>\n

The family was rocked to the core by Sarah\u2019s death, which unleashed a wave of grief and movements to improve women\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

They said of her: \u201cSarah was bright and beautiful. She was kind and thoughtful, caring and dependable.<\/p>\n

"She always put others first. She was strong and principled and a shining example to us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Couzens kidnapped Sarah as she walked home beside the busy South Circular Road to Brixton, South London, at 9.30pm on March 3.<\/p>\n

PM Boris Johnson said the case \u201cunleashed a wave of feeling about women not feeling safe at night\u201d and campaign group Reclaim These Streets was formed after her death.<\/p>\n

Vigils were held nationwide, thousands laying flowers at the bandstand on Clapham Common near where Sarah was abducted.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Cambridge visited on March 13. <\/p>\n


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Later that day, police were filmed dragging women from the area.<\/p>\n

Met commissioner Cressida Dick faced calls to resign but a police watchdog cleared the force of heavy-handed Covid tactics.<\/p>\n

Dame Cressida said at the Old Bailey: \u201cToday and every day our thoughts are with Sarah, with her family, her loved ones and they always will be.\u201d<\/p>\n