Sky News published this video item, entitled “Five police officers facing disciplinary over Wayne Couzens” – below is their description.
Five police officers from four different English forces are facing disciplinary action over WhatsApp messages concerning killer Wayne Couzens.
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The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence.
Wayne Couzens, who was a Metropolitan Police officer at the time, kidnapped Sarah Everard on the evening of 3 March as she was walking home in London, UK.
On 8 June 2021 Wayne Couzens, 48, pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of Ms Everard and on 9 July 2021 pleaded guilty to her murder.
He was later sentenced to life imprisonment, without parole.
