The family of Sarah Everard have said the police missed opportunities to confront Wayne Couzens while warning signs were overlooked throughout his career.
Sue and Jeremy, Everard’s parents, alongside her siblings Katie and James, released a statement following publication of Lady Elish Angiolini’s report which found Couzens should never have been recruited as a police officer.
The family said: “As a family, we have not had to fight for answers and, for this, we are very thankful.
“It is obvious that Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer. Whilst holding a position of trust, in reality he was a serial sex offender.
“Warning signs were overlooked throughout his career and opportunities to confront him were missed. We believe that Sarah died because he was a police officer, she would never have got into a stranger’s car.”
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