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OPINION - The Standard View: Wayne Couzens could have been stopped. The Met must do more than say ‘sorry’ – again

He could have been stopped. Wayne Couzens, the Met PC responsible for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, had a history that should have ended his career before March 2021.

Yesterday, Couzens was sentenced to 19 months in prison for three incidents of indecent exposure. The former officer is already serving a whole life sentence. These flashing incidents occurred prior to Everard’s murder, one of which took place just days before.

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