Otis Mayfield
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Wayne Couzens, 48, was accused of using his police identification and COVID-19 laws to trick 33-year-old Sarah Everard into his car in a false arrest as she walked home from visiting a friend in south London on March 3. Prosecutors said he handcuffed Everard on the pretext that she broke lockdown rules, drove her far outside the capital and then raped and killed her.
Couzens had pleaded guilty to the charges of abduction, rape and murder.
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An Officer Admits To Rape And Kidnapping Of Sarah Everard In A Case That Drew Outrage
Justice Adrian Fulford said the circumstances of the case are "devastating, tragic and wholly brutal." He said Couzens went "hunting a lone female to kidnap and rape," having planned the crime in "unspeakably" grim detail.A London Police Officer Has Been Given A Life Sentence For The Death Of Sarah Everard
Prosecutors said that Wayne Couzens handcuffed Everard on the pretext that she broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, drove her far outside the capital and then raped and killed her.
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The cop only got a life sentence? I know this happened in Britain where they don't have the death penalty, but it just doesn't seem like justice.
Do you think a life sentence is just?