BREAKING: Sarah Everard: Met Police officer Wayne Couzens charged with murder

Описание: Armed cop Wayne Couzens was last night charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard.

Couzens, 48, will appear in custody at Westminster magistrates’ court.

In an unusual departure from normal protocol, the Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges instead of police.

Rosemary Ainslie, head of special crime at the CPS, said yesterday: "Following a referral of evidence by the Metropolitan Police related to the death of Sarah Everard, the CPS has authorised the police to charge Wayne Couzens with murder and kidnapping.

"He will appear at Westminster magistrates' court tomorrow for his first hearing.”

Last night it emerged that Couzens was taken to hospital again for a second time with head injuries.

He went back to St George's Hospital, where he was taken for the first time in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Following the second incident, Couzens was taken back to Wandsworth police station and charged last night with the kidnap and murder of Sarah.

Couzens, attached to the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection branch, is alleged to have abducted 33-year-old marketing executive Sarah last Wednesday.

He is thought to have been a late entrant to the police, joining around 10 years ago after previously working at a family garage repairs business in Dover.

She was last seen alive on a doorbell camera at 9.30pm in Clapham, South West London, walking home alone from a friend’s house back to her home in Brixton.

Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave today said his thoughts and prayers were with the family and friends of Sarah after her body was found.

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