Sarah Everard killing: UK police officer faces trial in October

Wayne Couzens of London’s Metropolitan Police Service is accused of kidnapping and killing the 33-year-old.

A police officer will go on trial in the United Kingdom in October for the alleged kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard. Everard’s killing has led to widespread anger across the nation and soul-searching about what the police, government and society can do to stop male violence against women. The 33-year-old was abducted as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London on March 3. Her body was later found in woodland about 80km (50 miles) away, in the southeastern county of Kent.