Wayne Couzens

The former Metropolitan Police officer is already serving a whole life sentence for the murder of Ms Everard, 33, in March 2021. DAC Stuart Cundy, who leads the ...

Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin, who also investigated the murder of Ms Everard, thanked the victims who came forward. "Four months after you exposed yourself to me, you raped and murdered an innocent woman," she told Couzens. When Couzens was arrested over the disappearance of Ms Everard, she contacted police again, after recognising his picture. "If he had been held accountable when we had reported the crime, we could have saved Sarah." "The fact he did this whilst serving as a police officer has brought shame on all us who swore to protect the communities we serve." Judge Mrs Justice May said police officers' failure to question him about the flashing served as a "dangerous belief in his invincibility".

Wayne Couzens, who is already serving a whole-life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard, has been imprisoned for 19 months for three counts of indecent ...

Couzens failed in an attempt to have his whole-life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard reduced last year. Mrs Justice May sentenced Couzens to 19 months imprisonment for the offences. Couzens is already serving a whole-life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard who he abducted, raped and killed on March 3, 2021.

Senior officer says Couzens' flashing crimes 'brings shame on all of us' as former constable sentenced to 19 months in prison for three incidents of ...

After Ms Everard’s murder, Couzens was identified as the flasher thanks to his credit card details used to pay for takeaway food, traffic camera evidence showing his whereabouts on those nights, and CCTV footage. She said the incident left her feeling “vulnerable and afraid”, adding: “The crime you perpetrated has left a dark stain on my daily life. However the footage was made available after the second incidence of flashing on February 27. One of them said she was a police officer and would keep a look out, the court heard. On his way home, he pulled into the restaurant and exposed himself while collecting his food. “Four months after you exposed yourself to me, you raped and murdered an innocent woman. This is what happened”, the woman said, in her impact statement. “The Met’s response to these crimes has been independently investigated. She had a clear view of him and clearly remembered what he looked like.” It is their courage that has been crucial in bringing him to justice and I am sorry for what they have gone through. “Prior to this I did not have a firm opinion of the police as I have been fortunate enough not to require them. I saw you, now known globally as a convicted murderer and rapist, in the act of masturbating whilst completely naked.

The Met Police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard has been given a further jail term for previous indecent exposure offences.

The three indecent exposure incidents took place between November 2020 and February 2021. Advertisement

Following the conclusion of all criminal proceedings against former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer Wayne Couzens, the Independent Office for ...

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Met police were told of flashing incident days before officer abducted and murdered Everard.

On 22 February 2019, Couzens joked about rape with Matthew Forster [one of the fired officers], saying: “Messy one, lovely. A manager was informed and the incident was reported to police on 28 February. The victim said she “felt sick” when she saw pictures of Couzens in the press after his arrest. The woman reported the incident to Kent police, providing a description of Couzens and a partial number plate. The Met’s deputy assistant commissioner, Stuart Cundy, who leads the force’s directorate of professional standards, said he was sorry Couzens was not caught sooner. It is their courage that has been crucial in bringing him to justice and I am sorry for what they have gone through. But the police did not speak to Couzens before Everard’s murder. They also gave police details of the credit card Couzens had used. That case has been left to lie on file after Couzens pleaded not guilty. She said Couzens could “easily have been traced”, adding: “The incidents were reported to the police on 28 February 2021, together with the registration number of the car. If he had been held accountable when we had reported the crime, we could have saved Sarah.” [London](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london) and Kent border in February 2021.

Victims of the former Metropolitan Police officer said he could have been stopped if their reports had been taken more seriously.

“Further inquiries have confirmed that the defendant was due to be working from home in Deal on 13 November 2020 between 8am and 4pm. Mr Little said: “As a result, she contacted the police again. It is their courage that has been crucial in bringing him to justice and I am sorry for what they have gone through. “There were opportunities to identify you and they were not taken. A credit card in his name was used to pay, while ANPR and cell site data was used to track the defendant’s car in the area at the time of the incidents. It follows that he was on duty at the time of the offence but was not at home.” At the time, Couzens was on duty and was supposed to be working from home in Deal, the court was told. Mr Little said the defendant was “totally naked” and masturbating as he looked at the woman. One of the women who was flashed at by Couzens at a drive-through restaurant was left “scared” at learning what he went on to do. In a televised hearing, Mrs Justice May said sentencing also serves as “public recognition” of the offences and the impact on the victims. On her view of police, she said: “I do not like to tar everyone with the same brush but it has been difficult not to do so after knowing what he did for a living and knowing I could have come across him in uniform and not known what he was capable of.” The ex-Metropolitan Police officer was supposed to be on duty and working from home when he exposed himself to a female cyclist in a country lane in Kent in November 2020.

The disgraced Met policeman was supposed to be working from home and on duty, when he flashed at a female cyclists - a court heard.

On the last occasion, staff took a registration number and identified the car from CCTV as a black Seat which was registered to Couzens. Each of the victims is to be commended for reporting and following through. Mrs Justice May, said: "Wayne Couzens is currently serving a whole of life term for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. One of them said she was a police officer and would keep a look out, the court heard. On March 25 2022, Couzens was interviewed about the incident and replied 'No comment', the court heard. Further inquiries have confirmed that the defendant was due to be working from home in Deal on 13 November 2020 between 8am and 4pm. Couzens stepped out of the woods and stood on a bank above the female cyclist as she rode uphill towards him. Around 50 metres further on, she cycled past a parked black car which looked 'old' and 'a little battered' but she was unable to recall the full number plate. She had a clear view of him and clearly remembered what he looked like.” The flashing incidents took place in woodland and at a fast food restaurant in Kent between November 2020 and February 2021. Opening the facts, prosecutor Tom Little KC said Couzens had stood completely naked before a female cyclist in Ringwould Road near Dover on November 13 2020. On Monday, Couzens appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link from Frankland Prison to be sentenced by Mrs Justice May.

Newly released WhatsApp messages reveal Sarah Everard's killer joked about rape and made racist remarks in a group with six other Metropolitan Police ...

The IOPC did not investigate Couzens over the messages due to the criminal proceedings he was already facing relating to the kidnap, rape and murder of Ms Everard. The messages were sent between March 2019 and October 2019 in a WhatsApp group and were investigated by police when Couzens's phone was seized after he was arrested for Ms Everard's murder in March 2021. The investigations resulted in criminal proceedings for two of the officers involved, Joel Borders and Jonathon Cobban, who were jailed for "grossly offensive messages" in November. Following the sentencing, messages exchanged between Couzens and six other Metropolitan Police officers have been released by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). WhatsApp messages in which Wayne Couzens joked about sexual assault with other Metropolitan Police officers before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard have been revealed for the first time. Wayne Couzens joked about sexual assault in newly released WhatsApp messages with six other police officers

The ex-Metropolitan Police officer was supposed to be working from home when he exposed himself to a female cyclist in November 2020.

“Further inquiries have confirmed that the defendant was due to be working from home in Deal on 13 November 2020 between 8am and 4pm. Mr Little said: “As a result, she contacted the police again. “There were opportunities to identify you and they were not taken. A credit card in his name was used to pay, while ANPR and cell site data was used to track the defendant’s car in the area at the time of the incidents. On the last occasion, staff took a registration number and identified the car from CCTV as a black Seat which was registered to Couzens. It follows that he was on duty at the time of the offence but was not at home.” At the time, Couzens was on duty and was supposed to be working from home in Deal, the court was told. She felt instant shock at seeing the picture and said she was 90% sure it was him who masturbated in front of her. One of them said she was a police officer and would keep a look out, the court heard. Mr Little said the defendant was “totally naked” and masturbating as he looked at the woman. The ex-Metropolitan Police officer was supposed to be on duty and working from home when he exposed himself to a female cyclist in a country lane in Kent in November 2020. As the 50-year-old appeared in court on Monday to be sentenced, the women described the impact of the incidents on them.

The messages could not earlier be linked to the disgraced former Met officer due to ongoing court proceedings.

After Ms Everard’s murder, Couzens was identified as the flasher thanks to his credit card details used to pay for takeaway food, traffic camera evidence showing his whereabouts on those nights, and CCTV footage. However the footage was made available after the second incidence of flashing on February 27. She said the incident left her feeling “vulnerable and afraid”, adding: “The crime you perpetrated has left a dark stain on my daily life. One of them said she was a police officer and would keep a look out, the court heard. On his way home, he pulled into the restaurant and exposed himself while collecting his food. “Four months after you exposed yourself to me, you raped and murdered an innocent woman. This is what happened”, the woman said, in her impact statement. “The Met’s response to these crimes has been independently investigated. She had a clear view of him and clearly remembered what he looked like.” It is their courage that has been crucial in bringing him to justice and I am sorry for what they have gone through. “I do not like to tar everyone with the same brush but it has been difficult not to do so after knowing what he did for a living and knowing I could have come across him in uniform and not known what he was capable of.” I saw you, now known globally as a convicted murderer and rapist, in the act of masturbating whilst completely naked.