Wayne Couzens, 48, a serving London officer who guarded diplomatic premises, had previously admitted rape and kidnap. He abducted Everard, 33, in a car as she walked home from a friend's house in south London on March 3. Prosecutor Tom Little said the officer had never met Everard prior to kidnapping her from London's South Circular road and they were "total strangers." Apology to familyLondon Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, Britain's most senior officer, told reporters outside court she had personally apologized to Everard's family. He accepts the victims in this case are the Everard family and friends, not him," Sturman told the court.

Source: CBC News July 09, 2021 12:22 UTC