Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Man appears at Old Bailey charged with murder of Sarah Everard
A
serving police constable has appeared in court for a second time after he was
charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard who disappeared from Clapham on March the 3rd.
48 year old Wayne
Couzens appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on
Saturday.
Today
he appeared via video link at the Central Criminal Court.
A
provisional trial date has been set for the 25th of October.
A pre-trial plea hearing
has been scheduled for Friday the 9th of July.
A
woman, aged in her 30s, who was arrested at the same time as Couzens on
suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail to return to a
police station on a date in mid-April.
Sarah's
family have been informed and specialist officers are in place to support the
family and friends.
The
investigation continues and is being led by Specialist Crime Command detectives
who are drawing on expertise and skills from hundreds of colleagues across the
Met.
They are also being supported by Kent Police.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:12 pm
