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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sian Harrison

Met Police ‘effectively vetoed’ planned Sarah Everard vigil, High Court hears

PA Wire

Senior Metropolitan Police officers considered that “perceived reputational risk”, rather than public health, was the biggest “threat” when the force decided to “effectively veto” a planned vigil for Sarah Everard the High Court has heard.

Reclaim These Streets (RTS) proposed a socially-distanced vigil for the 33-year-old, who was murdered by former Met officer Wayne Couzens, near to where she went missing in Clapham south London, in March last year.

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