Found Deceased UK - Sarah Everard, 33, London - Clapham Common area, 3 March 2021 *Arrests* #13

[TheEditor]

From today https://twitter.com/beccabarry/status/1371771429805563912?s=21

Court heard that on 3rd March Wayne Couzens had finished his shift earlier that day - in the morning before Sarah Everard went missing.

Has this tweet been deleted? It is saying unavailable.

 

[Seattle1]

MyLondon will be providing live updates of court proceedings below. (more at link below)..

KEY EVENTS

• The key dates from today's hearing
• Proceedings underway

Updates as Wayne Couzens appears in court charged with murder of Sarah Everard

 

[jenpil]

did he not do a later relief shift between 2pm and 8pm?

No. Night shift and finished at 07.00hrs.
He finished the 1400hrs to 20.00hrs shift when he was arrested the following week.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

From today https://twitter.com/beccabarry/status/1371771429805563912?s=21

Court heard that on 3rd March Wayne Couzens had finished his shift earlier that day - in the morning before Sarah Everard went missing.

We discussed this in an earlier thread I remember, and I queried where was he between the hours he finished shift and his encounter with SE? Did he remain in London? Did he go back to Kent? Did he have the hire car already?

 

[Inspectorbee1234]

Plea hearing is 7 July

Trial date set for 25 October

 

[NottReds50]

So a tweet has been deleted around WC finishing his shift early, either incorrect (doubtful IMO), or redacted to stop further information about his whereabouts that day.

Always had a tough time squaring him finishing at 8pm and doing everything up to 9.30pm.

Was he cruising around? stalking? lots of possibilities open

 

[Firstsnow4]

Swaying to and fro
Head banging
Asking to give up his firearm

All after the event

Looks to me as though he is building a case for diminished responsibility (insanity)

IMO

 

[Commoner]

interesting, pre-supposes he will plead not guilty

Even if he pleads guilty, there will still need to be sentencing hearings, which will give at least some outline of the case and any aggravating or mitigating factors which are relevant to the length of sentence handed down.

Sparing the family the full, adversarial trial and potential cross examination of every single bit of evidence, is not a synonym for information on how she met her death never reaching the public domain

Calling the trial date 'provisional' is the normal term, routinely used for all cases until a plea is entered

 

[Nikynoo]

loads of articles saying the system is totally backlogged.


Case backlog threatens criminal justice system in England and Wales, say inspectors





Covid and the courts: 'Grave concerns' for justice, warn watchdogs



Courts backlog 'tipping point' for justice system

I'm not going to argue with you. The system has always been under strain. However, serious cases (no matter how high profile they seem to be), are being heard within the normal timelines.

 

[BobbleBob]

Officer appears in court accused of kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard

Don’t think this has been linked yet, but same info as the ones on the previous page

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

The investigation into Sarah's death continues and is being led by Specialist Crime Command detectives who are drawing on expertise and skills from hundreds of colleagues across the Met. They are also being supported by Kent Police.

Couzens' house in Deal remains sealed off by police today while Met Officer's on Sunday opened up a new search area along the River Stour in Sandwich.

Sarah suspect appears in court

 

[smucklecrumble]

There is absolutely a huge backlog. There always was but it's been made worse by Covid19.

This case is of particular public interest so will be listed as early as is convenient for the prosecution and defence.

I just did a quick search as I too had read there was a bigger backlog since covid.

Case backlog threatens criminal justice system in England and Wales, say inspectors

Covid leading to four-year waits for England and Wales court trials

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/t...ourt-backlog-approaches-50000/5105956.article


COVID-19: 'Grave concerns' over risk from huge court backlog as cases mount

Is four years too long to wait for justice?

There’s been quite a lot of press about delays.

 

[Nikynoo]

interesting, pre-supposes he will plead not guilty

why do you say that? Have I missed something?

 

[Nikynoo]

We discussed this in an earlier thread I remember, and I queried where was he between the hours he finished shift and his encounter with SE? Did he remain in London? Was he out drinking? At a gym? Did he have the hire car already?

Bars and gyms are closed here. If he stayed in London (or anywhere else for that matter), there isn't a lot to do.

 

[Vevvie]

Plea hearing is 7 July

Trial date set for 25 October

That’s quite soonish.

 

[Joanne186]

Agreed. JMO but I don’t see that they are bouncing murder trials to make way for this one

the speed of how quickly the case goes to trial is also dependant on how ready it is to go to trial. It isn’t necessarily about chronological order from the offence/arrest, it’s if the case is ready. They must feel they have enough evidence to convict the accused to feel confident for trial in 7 months.

 

[Alyce]

Jim Sturman - representing WC

Jim Sturman QC - 2 Bedford Row - Criminal Barristers Chambers

 

[canbereached]

The judge set a plea hearing date for 9 July and a provisional trial for 25 October.

Sarah Everard: Met Police officer Wayne Couzens in court

 

[Joolz1975]

Jim Sturman - representing WC

Jim Sturman QC - 2 Bedford Row - Criminal Barristers Chambers

Involved in some high profile footballer cases I think, heard his name mentioned before in relation to football.

 

[PorfiryPetrovitch]

Jim Sturman - representing WC

Jim Sturman QC - 2 Bedford Row - Criminal Barristers Chambers

I know absolutely nothing about Lawyers/Solicitors/Barristers, but this guy seems expensive? Or was I easily impressed by that website