Skip to main content
Why were the red flags ignored?
Family hit out as report reveals Wayne Couzens reported 8 times to police before Everard killing
People in the crowd turn on their phone torches as they gather in Clapham Common, London, after the Reclaim These Streets vigil for Sarah Everard was officially cancelled, March 13, 2021

MURDERER cop Wayne Couzens was reported to police eight times before he went on to kill Sarah Everard, an inquiry found today. 

The review, chaired by Dame Elish Angiolini, found the killer had been carrying out other attacks over the span of decades.

The inquiry traced the former officer’s offences back to 1995 when he allegedly tried to kidnap a woman at knifepoint.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
A Eurostar e320 high-speed train heading towards France through Ashford in Kent
International Women’s Day 2026 / 7 March 2026
7 March 2026

Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves

Ash Regan on stage at Lauriston Hall in Edinburgh
Features / 27 June 2025
27 June 2025

Susan Galloway talks to ASH REGAN MSP about her “Unbuyable” Bill, seeking to tackle the commercial sexual exploitation of women in Scotland

ABUSE IGNORED: Children walk through Rotherham, one of the many northern towns ripped apart by decades of systematic grooming
Features / 20 June 2025
20 June 2025

To quell the public anger and silence the far right, Labour has rushed out a report so that it can launch a National Inquiry — ANN CZERNIK examines Baroness Casey’s incendiary audit and finds fatal flaws that fail to 'draw a line' under the scandal as hoped