Police officer killed Sarah Everard after making ‘false arrest’, court told

Sarah Everard’s killer is being sentenced (Family/PA)

A serving police officer kidnapped and murdered Sarah Everard after accusing her of breaking the Covid-19 lockdown in a “false arrest”, a court has heard.

Wayne Couzens, 48, used his handcuffs and warrant card to snatch Ms Everard as she walked home from visiting a friend in Clapham, south London, on the evening of March 3.