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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

Met PC barred over botched Wayne Couzens inquiry says she is a scapegoat

Samantha Lee
Lee said: ‘Everyone’s dropping it down on me as a young female PC.’ Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

A former officer who botched an inquiry into Wayne Couzens hours before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard has said she has been made a scapegoat for the crisis engulfing the Metropolitan police.

Samantha Lee was found guilty of gross misconduct and barred from policing for life by a disciplinary panel on Tuesday.

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