Met Police
- Everard went missing on March 3, and her remains were found a week later.
- Couzens, an officer with the Metropolitan Police, admitted murdering Everard on Friday.
- He pleaded guilty to raping and kidnapping her last month.
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Wayne Couzens, an officer with the London Metropolitan Police, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard, The Times of London, The Guardian, and the BBC reported.
Couzens appeared at London's Old Bailey court on Friday via video link from Belmarsh prison, MyLondon reported.
He pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping her last month.
Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, disappeared on March 3 after spending the evening at a friend's house in Clapham, south London. She was last seen on surveillance footage walking home.
Her remains were found in a wooded area in Kent, which is located about an hour away from London, about a week later. A postmortem said that she died from compression on her neck.
Couzens, a serving police officer at the time, was arrested shortly after Everard's remains were found. He worked as a diplomatic protection officer for the Met, meaning he was responsible for protecting government ministers, The Times reported.
The Met did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Prosecutors said Couzens had not previously met Everard before her disappearance, ITV News' Rebecca Barry reported.
Everard's death reopened a nationwide conversation about women's safety.
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