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☆ London Police Should Not Have Hired Officer Who Killed Woman, Inquiry Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An inquiry published Thursday into the murder of a young woman three years ago by a London police officer — a case that rattled Britain and set off a broader reckoning in the country about violence against women — has found that the police force missed signs of a troubling past that should have prevented him from being hired. The woman, Sarah Everard, 33, was abducted, raped and murdered in March 2021 by Wayne Couzens, a member of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. Mr. Couzens was later sentenced to life in prison for the killing. “Wayne Couzens was never fit to be a police officer. Police leaders need to be sure there isn’t another Couzens operating in plain sight.”

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☆ Sarah Everard: London Met police pay "substantial damages" and apolgize to women held at vigil
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Two women who were arrested while attending a Sarah Everard vigil in London in 2021 have been paid damages and received an apology from the Metropolitan Police. A lawyer’s statement on Thursday confirmed that the London police force had apologized and agreed to pay “substantial” damages to the women, Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid. “Together with making payments of substantial damages to Dania Al-Obeid and Patsy Stevenson, the MPS has issued an apology,” the statement by law firm Bindmans LLP reads. Police detain Patsy Stevenson at the 2021 vigil on London's Clapham Common. Hannah McKay/Reuters‘Tiring and difficult’ processIn a statement published by Bindmans LLP, Patsy Stevenson said the process had been a “tiring and difficult” one.

Persons: Sarah Everard, Patsy Stevenson, Dania, Everard, Stevenson, Bindmans, ‘, ”, Patsy, Hannah McKay, it’s, ” Stevenson, “ I’m, Obeid, Dylan Martinez, “, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Police, London police, Met, MPS, Metropolitan Police Service, Reuters, Bindmans LLP, Met Police Locations: London, Clapham Common, Clapham

☆ London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Police detain Patsy Stevenson as people gather at a memorial site in London's Clapham Common park following the kidnap-murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - London's police force has apologised and paid "substantial damages" to two women detained at a vigil held in memory of Sarah Everard who was raped and murdered by a serving officer, their lawyers said on Thursday. Bindmans, the law firm who represented women, said in a statement the Metropolitan Police had now settled civil claims brought by the women, paying them damages and issuing an apology. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said the vigil had taken place in extraordinary circumstances and its officers had acted in good faith. An independent watchdog report weeks after the vigil concluded police had acted appropriately.

Persons: Patsy Stevenson, Sarah Everard, Hannah McKay, Everard, Wayne Couzens, Dania Al, Stevenson, It’s, Cressida Dick, Couzens, Michael Holden, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Clapham, Metropolitan Police, Thomson Locations: London's Clapham, London, Britain

☆ A Black teen’s murder sparked a crisis over racism in British policing. Thirty years on, little has changed
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Katie Polglase Sarah El Sirgany Ivana Kottasová Martin Bourke Oscar Featherstone | Katie Polglase | Sarah El Sirgany | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

His killing and the subsequent failure of the London Metropolitan Police Service to properly investigate the crime sparked a national outcry. Within days of his killing at a bus stop in southeast London, five White teens were identified as being involved. It took years of campaigning by the Lawrence family — and public support from the likes of Nelson Mandela and the national press — to get the investigation moving. While an initial investigation by then-police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission cleared the police of any wrongdoing, the Rigg family kept fighting. Matthew Brealey/CNNFinding peaceAs the Lawrence family and their supporters mark the 30th anniversary of Stephen’s killing, they are still fighting for his killers to face justice.

"We have found widespread bullying, discrimination, institutional homophobia, misogyny and racism," the report said, adding "women and children do not get the protection and support they deserve". [1/4] A Metropolitan Police officer stands on duty in Westminster, London, Britain, October 1, 2021. The review said the biggest barrier was the Met's culture of defensiveness and denial about the scale of its problems. Met Commissioner Mark Rowley, Britain's most senior police officer, told reporters: "We've let Londoners down and we've let our own frontline down ... The 360-page report listed strong leadership, a women's protection service, and a new children's strategy as some of its recommendations.

☆ London police officer admits to being serial rapist
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Aina J. Khan | Aina Is A Freelance Reporter With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON — A London police officer has admitted raping and sexually assaulting a dozen women over nearly two decades, in a case described as "devastating" for the already frayed public trust in the force. “He has devastated colleagues.”“He used the fact he was a police officer to control and coerce his victims. Carrick met some of the women through online dating sites or on social occasions, using his position as a police officer to gain their trust, according to The Associated Press. Police have been working to repair ties with the community and restore trust among women after a string of cases that fueled concerns around sexual misconduct, misogyny and racism. Earlier this month, one officer pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and assault of a woman in her 20s while off duty, and another officer was convicted of harassment of a female colleague.

☆ London police officer pleads guilty to 24 counts of rape
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Sarah Young | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Serious questions must be answered about how he was able to abuse his position as an officer in this horrendous manner," Mayor Khan said. The Met's Gray said work to identify and rid the force of corrupt officers was "determined", "focused" and ongoing. An independent review of the London force said in October that "radical" reform was needed in relation to how the it dealt with misconduct allegations faced by hundreds of its staff and officers. The review was commissioned in 2021 after an officer was sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Reporting by Sarah Young and Kylie MacLellan; editing by William James and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ (longread) „Am fost nevoită să fug.” Mai mulți tineri și tinere ne-au povestit prin ce forme de hărțuire în stradă au trecut
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +27 min

Condițiile de urmărire sunt legate de hărțuire și intimidare și pot include urmărirea victimei în persoană sau monitorizarea acesteia. Ne pregăteam să mergem la discotecă și o fată a sărit peste mine și a început să mă sărute invaziv și mă trăgea de păr pentru a-mi băga capul între sânii ei. Eram afară la țigară și ea a venit și m-a apucat de cap și a început să mă sărute foarte agresiv. Oamenii au protestat în fața sediului poliției, a parlamentului și a biroului prim-ministrului Boris Johnson, notează Reuters. Potrivit convenției, este obligatoriu să fie incriminate și formele violenței împotriva femeilor în care nu este implicată violența fizică, acestea includ violența psihologică, actele de persecuție și hărțuirea sexuală.

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