"Inquiry Reveals Troubling Oversight in Hiring Officer Who Killed Sarah Everard"

An official inquiry revealed that the off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered Sarah Everard in London should never have been employed, with three police forces failing to spot clear signals of his unsuitability. The report detailed Wayne Couzens' history of viewing extreme and violent pornography and alleged sexual offending dating back nearly two decades before the murder. The inquiry's chair warned that without a radical overhaul of policing practices and culture, there's nothing to stop another similar case. The Metropolitan Police came under further criticism for their handling of a vigil and the report called for urgent review of indecent exposure charges against serving officers. The family of Sarah Everard believes she died because Couzens was a police officer and the report identified at least five incidents of sexual abuse that weren't reported to police, with potential for more victims.