UK police officer accepts responsibility for killing Sarah Everard

The court heard Couzens accepted responsibility for the killing of Ms Everard but was not asked to enter a plea to a charge of murder.

Sarah Everard, 33, who disappeared on March 3 while walking home in Clapham, south London. Picture: Family handout/PA

A police officer has accepted responsibility for killing Sarah Everard, a court heard.

Pc Wayne Couzens, 48, appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, when he pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard.