Sussex police officer to face disciplinary action in wake of Sarah Everard killing.

Sunday, 24 October 2021 18:00

By Mark Atherton

5 police offices including one from Sussex are subject to misconduct proceedings regarding shared social media message about Sarah Everard's killer.

Five police officers from four forces are facing disciplinary action over messages shared on social media about Sarah Everard’s killer, according to the police watchdog.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said two officers from the Metropolitan Police and one from each of the forces in Sussex, Dorset and Avon and Somerset are subject to misconduct proceedings.

The investigation indicated officers from other forces had “joined in the conversation, endorsing comments made by others and making unprofessional remarks about Couzens”, the watchdog added.

The IOPC has withheld the ranks of these officers in case making this public leads to the individuals involved being identified. Neither could it disclose where the Dorset and Sussex officers had been working while on secondment.

Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens is serving a whole-life sentence after kidnapping, raping and murdering 33-year-old Ms Everard earlier this year.

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