Met Police officer arrested over Sarah Everard disappearance

In an unusual step, the force has not revealed what the officer has been arrested for, and Mr Ephgrave would not say whether the person knows Sarah.

Sarah Everard, who was last seen as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London on March 3 (Metropolitan Police/PA)

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard in what the force has called “a serious and significant development”.

Speaking to journalists outside Scotland Yard on Wednesday, Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said investigators “really hope” that the 33-year-old is still alive.