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Cop accused of kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard to face trial in October

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A serving Met police officer charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard is to face trial in autumn.PC Wayne Couzens, 48, is accused of killing the 33-year-old marketing executive who vanished while walking home from a friend’s flat in Clapham, south London on March 3.He appeared in court via video link from the Category A Belmarsh Prison in south-east London on Tuesday morning.He will be remanded in custody until a plea hearing on July 9, with a provisional trial date set for October 25.Couzens, from Deal in Kent, sat with his head bowed during the hearing and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.He was seen wearing a light red jumper and grey joggers and appeared to have a wound to his forehead.Members of Ms Everard’s family joined the virtual hearing, according to court officials.Prosecutor Tom Little QC told the judge there has been ‘a significant and wide-ranging investigation’ in the case, which had attracted an ‘almost unprecedented media and public attention’.Ms Everard was reported missing by her boyfriend on March 4.Her body was found hidden in an area of woodland in Ashford, Kent, on March 10.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was discovered in a large builder’s bag and was formally identified through her dental records.&nbsp;A post-mortem examination has taken place but no cause of death has yet been given.&nbsp;Couzens, who worked on the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command unit, was not on duty at the time of Ms Everard’s disappearance.&nbsp;It was said a trial could last for up to four weeks.A small group of protesters held placards outside the Old Bailey.Ms Everard’s death has sparked&nbsp;demands for action to tackle violence and harassment against women.&nbsp;at a protest in central London on Monday, when hundreds descended onto Scotland Yard’s headquarters&nbsp;chanting ‘shame on you’ and ‘our streets’.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was the third day of protests after a vigil held for Ms Everard descended into chaos on Saturday with police accused of heavy-handed tactics to break up the gathering.&nbsp;The vigil was held in Clapham Common, near where Ms Everard was last seen alive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Her last known movements have been aired previously in court.&nbsp;She had visited a friend in the Clapham Junction area on March 3 and left at around 9pm to make the two-and-a-half-mile journey home.&nbsp;She called her boyfriend for around 14 minutes and there was no activity on her mobile phone after that.&nbsp;Ms Everard was captured alone on CCTV at 9.15pm and again 9.28pm, and was later caught on the camera of a marked police car at 9.32pm.&nbsp;At around 9.35pm, a bus camera captured two figures on Poynders Road and a white Vauxhall Astra with its hazard lights flashing.&nbsp;Another bus camera captured the same car with both front doors open. The registration of the vehicle, later confirmed to be a car hired in Dover, Kent, was caught and tracked by police as it left London towards Kent.&nbsp;Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at&nbsp;.For more stories like this,&nbsp;.Not convinced?Get us in your feed

A serving Met police officer charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard is to face trial in autumn.PC Wayne Couzens, 48, is accused of killing the 33-year-old marketing executive who vanished while walking home from a friend’s flat in Clapham, south London on March 3.He appeared in court via video link from the Category A Belmarsh Prison in south-east London on Tuesday morning.He will be remanded in custody until a plea hearing on July 9, with a provisional trial date set for October 25.Couzens, from Deal in Kent, sat with his head bowed during the hearing and spoke only to confirm...

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