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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luke O'Reilly

Officer missed chance to investigate Wayne Couzens before murder, probe told

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A former 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 in which Couzens exposed himself to female members of staff at a restaurant in Swanley, Kent, on 14 and 27 February, a police disciplinary hearing was told.

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