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Despite policy changes since 33-year-old’s death, charities still believe risks to women and girls have risen

A “cultural shift” is needed to tackle violence against women and girls, Sadiq Khan said on Thursday as London marked the first anniversary of the murder of Sarah Everard.

A year has passed since the horrific kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police officer as she walked home alone through the streets of London.

Tomorrow, it will be a year since Sarah Everard went missing. She was abducted as she walked home after visiting a friend in Clapham on the evening of March 3, 2021. She did everything we women are told to do when walking at night. She was on a main road.…

Jamie Klingler from Reclaim These Streets said that misogyny in the Metropolitan Police, Britain’s biggest force, must be rooted out with a full public inquiry

Ms Everard, 33, was raped and killed by serving Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens as she walked home in south London on March 3 last year.

Forces recorded the highest number of rapes and the second highest number of sexual offences in a 12-month period.

Sergeant Simon Kempton was found to have acted inappropriately by sharing details from the killer’s police interviews with colleagues.

Initiative aims to help rebuild public trust in the force and provide an opportunity to raise safety concerns