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IN PHOTOS: UK police crackdown on vigil for Sarah Everard

Police beneath neath hearthplace for heavy-exceeded techniques at a vigil for a girl whose killing caused homicide prices towards a fellow officer

Police detain a woman as people gather at a memorial site in Clapham Common, south London. [Hannah McKay/Reuters]
Police in London clashed with mourners and protesters on Saturday after greater than 1,000 humans accumulated for a vigil for a 33-year-vintage lady killed with the aid of using a male police officer, hours after he regarded in courtroom docket, Aljazeera reported.

Sarah Everard’s disappearance as she walked domestic at the nighttime of March three has caused a wave of bills from ladies approximately the risks of on foot streets on my own at night, and dismay on the failure of police and wider society to address this.

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Earlier on Saturday, an impromptu memorial with vegetation and candles sprang up across the bandstand on Clapham Common in southwest London, close to wherein Everard changed into final visible alive.

By overdue Saturday, approximately 1,000 humans accumulated on the webpage to pay their respects and protest the dearth of safety ladies sense whilst out in public spaces. Some chanted “disgrace on you” at police who had been present.

Campaign agencies had desired to organize a proper vigil, however, the head of London’s Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, stated any vigil “could be illegal and could be unsafe” because of coronavirus restrictions.

Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball stated 4 humans had been arrested for public order offenses and breaches of the Health Protection Regulations.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan – who’s liable for policing inside the city – stated the officers’ response “changed into at instances neither suitable nor proportionate” and brought that he changed into looking for a pressing clarification from Dick.

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Appearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning, 48-year-vintage police officer Wayne Couzens, sporting a gray tracksuit, spoke handiest to verify his identity.

Couzens’s legal professional did now no longer input a plea to the fees of kidnap and homicide in advance of a fuller courtroom docket listening to scheduled for Tuesday. Couzens stays in custody.

Police determined Everard’s frame on Wednesday in a forest approximately 80km (50 miles) southeast of London. The courtroom docket heard that her frame changed into observed in a builder’s refuse bag, and changed into diagnosed the usage of dental records.

England’s police watchdog has released research into the Metropolitan Police’s managing of the case.

People gather at a bandstand in Clapham Common, south London, for a planned vigil in honor of murder victim Sarah Everard. [Justin Tallis/AFP]
Everard disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house. A recent survey found that 97 percent of British women had endured harassment. [Hannah McKay/Reuters]
Campaign groups wanted to organize a formal vigil, but London’s Metropolitan Police said a gathering would be “unlawful” due to coronavirus restrictions. [Justin Tallis/AFP]
An impromptu memorial with flowers and candles sprang up around the Clapham Common bandstand early on Saturday. [Joshua Bratt/EPA]
Police officers form a line as people gather at the memorial site in Clapham Common, hours after the police officer charged with Sarah Everard’s murder appeared in court. [Hannah McKay/Reuters]
A mourner talks with police officers at the memorial site. [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]
Sarah Everard’s case has sparked a national debate in the UK about violence against women. [Joshua Bratt/EPA]
Police trying to push back mourners and protesters during the gathering at Clapham Common. [Hannah McKay/Reuters]
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball said four people were arrested during the vigil for public order offenses and breaches of the Health Protection Regulations. [Joshua Bratt/EPA]

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