SARAH EVERARD - the search for Justice - Tue 5/3 - bbc 1 9pm

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this case always touches my heart as she was found quite local to me and I remember the searches 🥲

glad her family have the knowledge to help closure if that’s ever possible

The murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer who abducted her as she walked home in March 2021 was a watershed moment for the nation.

It brought to the fore devastating issues within our police forces and highlighted the extent of violence against women and girls in our society - an issue recently declared a national priority alongside terrorism and organised crime.

This new documentary for BBC One and iPlayer looks at the Met’s investigation into Sarah’s murder, how this devastating crime unfolded and its impact.

Told by those closely involved in the case from the outset, many of whom are speaking on camera for the first time, including the Senior Investigating Officer, the Prosecuting Barrister and Sarah’s local MP.

Since Sarah’s murder, the narrative of ‘one bad apple’ has been destroyed. The force was placed in special measures and a major review of the Met Police found a culture of denial, widespread bullying, discrimination, institutional homophobia, misogyny and racism.

The repercussions continue to be far reaching, with police forces up and down the country forced to confront the culture and behaviour in their own ranks.

An Independent Inquiry launched by the Home Office is underway, to examine how this tragedy could happen, and, in the words of the then Home Secretary, the “unimaginable failures in policing” Sarah’s murder has exposed. Since Sarah's case, hundreds of police officers continue to face sexual assault allegations, including one of the UK's most prolific sex offenders, offending over a twenty-year career in the Metropolitan Police.

The film is being made by BBC Studios Documentary Unit. During the making of this film, the production team has been in close contact with Sarah’s parents. They hope that it will bring increased focus to issues of women’s safety, and abuse of power by police and other in positions of authority.

Emma Loach, BBC Lead Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, says: “The murder of Sarah Everard sent shock waves across the country and ignited an urgent conversation about police failings and violence against women and girls. This is an important and timely film and we, like Sarah’s family, hope it will contribute to the ongoing dialogue around the issues raised.”
Sarah Everard: The Search For Justice is a 1x60’ for BBC One and iPlayer, made by BBC Studios Documentary Unit.

It was commissioned by Clare Sillery, Head of Commissioning, Documentaries. The Executive Producers are Emily Lawson and Kirsty Cunningham, the Director is Lottie Gammon, the Producers are Clio Symington, Celia Jennison and Florence Barrow. The Archive Producer is Peter Scott. The Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Emma Loach.

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Note to editors
Sarah Everard’s family politely request no contact or interview requests are made.
We will not be featuring pictures of Wayne Couzens next to Sarah in the film, and in line with the family's wishes, we would ask that the press respects the same.

I see that annoying red head who made Sarah’s murder and the vigil all about her is piping up in the press again despite getting her compo 🙄. I’m not linking as she doesn’t deserve an audience.

I apologise if I've been patronising re anger management classes but I've seen you be quite aggressive in your tone towards others on other threads sometimes, not all the time, but definitely sometimes. I'm sure others here have seen the same behaviour from you. I've actually been suggested anger management classes in the past but I covered this in therapy when I was bullied at work, therefore I've learned to control myself better and regulate my anger/responses, at least I hope so.

I don't like personal attacks or bullies so if I can be bothered then I confront or call it out.

Anyway this is derailing the thread so happy to draw a line under this and leave it there.

And before anyone comes out with ‘my son / father / husband is a police officer and would never do this’

Indeed, no-one knows an abuser like their victim.

Was a hard watch but I'm glad I did

As I said was quite local to me so remember the seat he's in woods etx

You know it is naive to imagine people who claim to be in public service for good are not very bad indeed in private.

I recall a former headteacher with his lovely collection of child sex dolls. Before then, much loved by community. Status is just a veneer

I was actually there and I don't believe the official report I'm afraid. At the time the Met officers charged en masse in to the vigil it was quiet and peaceful with lots of women and families standing quietly. Had they not decided to charge in mob handed I suspect that it would have gone differently.

There were a few bellends from the Sisters Misters Uncut rent-a-mob at the vigil in balaclavas. They were roundly criticised at the time because balaclava-wearing males often trigger a fear response in women.

The majority at the vigil were peaceful.

Well, yes and the majority of people weren’t restrained or arrested. The ones that were were the type of troublemakers people you describe. So I don’t know why the police are criticised for that.

Just short of 9 years ago,I 'met' my now dp on a dating site

We where at the talking-but-not-met stage at this point

I clearly remember saying to my adult dd 'this one seems good-hes not sent me a dick pic yet and hasnt asked for pictures of my bits'

That's how desensitised I was to it

Him and about 3 other blokes where the only ones out of a few hundred that i had spoken to that didnt

As it was,he is a good bloke in real life but that's a fucking low bar

It should be a criminal offence to send a picture of your genitals (unless it's asked for and both parties are in agreement)

Really recommend watching episode 3 of “To catch a copper” on channel 4 in regard to all this stuff. So sickening and eye opening.

I think because, given that it was a copper who had abducted, raped, and murdered Sarah, them being there was seen as tone-deaf at best and as "trolling" the protesters at worst.

Well if the official report said that, must be true....

I think that there was a suggestion at the time that the vigil be policed by women.
Brushed aside.

I think this is a really interesting point. I have 3 sons and have always talked to them about these issues but it wasn’t until my eldest got his first gf and was in town with her one day when she was verbally harassed in front of him that he saw what it was like. He was horrified - it was a very sobering moment for him. Especially as she shrugged it off as “just one of those things”. 😢

That would have been a sensitive and appropriate way to police a vigil of that type.

A devastating documentary - one that should be shown in secondary schools to highlight to young men the reality for women, especially the TikToks from the men at the end. 😢