Officer missed chance to investigate Wayne Couzens before murder of Sarah Everard

Former police officer Samantha Lee outside Palestra House in Southwark for a disciplinary hearing over alleged missed opportunities to catch Wayne Couzens. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA 

A former London Metropolitan Police officer allegedly missed an opportunity to properly investigate Wayne Couzens over two incidents of flashing just hours before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard.

Former police constable Samantha Lee is said to have failed to make “the correct investigative inquiries” over two incidents when Couzens exposed himself to female members of staff at a restaurant in Swanley, Kent, on February 14 and 27, a police disciplinary hearing was told.