Why were the red flags ignored?
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-were-the-red-flags-ignored
Family hit out as report reveals Wayne Couzens reported 8 times to police before Everard killing
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.
It also found evidence that he committed a “very serious sexual assault against a child” in 2002, and joined Kent Police soon after.
A woman said Mr Couzens raped her in 2006 while he was a special constable, and that he raped a woman in October 2019 while he was an officer with the Met.
Although no allegations reached the police, he was reported to the force for indecent exposure eight times.
But little action was taken and Dame Angiolini said that multiple “red flags” were ignored.
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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-were-the-red-flags-ignored