Met officers ‘feared Sarah Everard vigil had become anti-police protest’

People in the crowd turning on their phone torches in Clapham Common, London, at a vigil for Sarah Everard. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Attenders at Sarah Everard’s vigil were arrested by police officers who feared the event had become an “anti-police protest”, according to reports.

Officers claimed in witness statements first reported by the Evening Standard that they were branded “murderers” by those in attendance.