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The police had warned in advance that a memorial or protest meeting would be against the corona measures. Participants had to take into account fines of more than 11,600 euros.
The official vigil that was scheduled for Saturday was canceled. The initiators wanted to draw attention to the constant fear of women for sexual harassment and assault on the street. Meetings were also planned in other British cities.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson lit a candle for Everard and said he was “thinking about her family and friends,” he reported on Twitter. He said that work needs to be done quickly to “find all the answers to this heinous crime.” He also pledged to do everything he could to ensure that the streets are safe and that women and girls are not harassed or abused.
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The main suspect in the high-profile murder, 48-year-old Wayne Couzens, who works in the police’s diplomatic protection unit, had to appear in court earlier Saturday. His detention has been extended. The man is said to have kidnapped Everard on the evening of March 3, while on foot in South London, and then murdered. A 30-year-old woman, believed to be the suspect’s wife, was arrested on suspicion of complicity.
Couzens appeared in court with what appeared to be a wound on his forehead. Police had previously said that the suspect had already been taken to hospital twice while in custody.
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