SARAH'S FINAL WALK
Heartbreaking CCTV shows tragic Sarah Everard being stalked by Wayne Couzens in car moments before kidnap
HEARTBREAKING CCTV shows Sarah Everard being stalked by Wayne Couzens as he prowled the dark streets looking for a victim.
Sarah, 33, was walking back from a friend's house in Clapham Common on March 3 when she was lured into Wayne Couzens' car.
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The tragic marketing executive was then raped, strangled and set alight before her body was dumped in rubble bags in a canal.
Devastating footage was shown in court today of Sarah's final moments.
What we know so far:
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At around 6pm, she was seen on CCTV in Sainsbury's in Brixton buying wine to enjoy around her friend's home in nearby Clapham.
Minutes later, Sarah walks the same streets she will take just hours later where she is kidnapped.
Later that night, Sarah starts the 50-minute journey from her friend's house to her own home in Brixton.
At 9.27pm she can be seen strolling down Cavendish Road in South West London unaware Couzens is already stalking her.
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Just five minutes later, the monster drives past the exact same spot as he prepares to pounce on Sarah.
Chillingly, Sarah is seen on CCTV standing just a few feet from Couzens as he begins making a fake arrest after claiming she was breaching Covid rules.
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The rapist cop, who was wearing his police belt containing handcuffs, can be seen producing his warrant card before Sarah is cuffed and put in his car.
At 9.37pm, Sarah is seen alive for the final time on Poynders Road being driven the 50 miles to Kent to her death.
Prosecutor Tom Little QC said: "She must have realised her fate.”
Police believe she was dead by 2.31am - five hours after she was snatched from the street.
After raping and strangling her, Couzens then burned her body in a plot of land he bought in 2019 that he described as "perfect for a day out".
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Couzens, who was known to wear a police belt with handcuffs while off-duty, put her charred remains in green rubble bags and dumped them in a pond in woodland.
He then treated himself to a hot chocolate with coconut milk and bakewell tart from Costa just hours after the murder.
The next morning, Couzens returned the rental car and chucked Sarah's phone into a river in Sandwich, Kent.
He also bought petrol which he used to burn Sarah's body before calling his vet to make an appointment for the family dog about "possible medication for separation anxiety".
Sickeningly, Couzens even took his family to the woodland where he dumped Sarah's body just four days after murdering her.
He even allowed his children "to play in relatively close proximity" to where her body was left in the pond.
Sarah's body had to be identified by dental records after being found a week later more than 50 miles away in Ashford, Kent.
Post-mortem results later revealed she died from a compression to the neck.
'BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL'
Sarah's death sparked vigils across the country and demands for action to tackle violence against women.
Thousands of women shared stories on social media about how they had been harassed while on the street and public transport.
Campaign group Reclaim These Streets was formed in the wake of Sarah's death with a vigil in Clapham Common attended by Kate Middleton.
The movement has continued in recent weeks following the killing of 28-year-old teacher Sabina Nessa in Kidbrooke, South East London.
Sarah's family previously paid tribute to their "bright and beautiful daughter and sister".
In a statement, they said: “Sarah was bright and beautiful - a wonderful daughter and sister.
“She was kind and thoughtful, caring and dependable. She always put others first and had the most amazing sense of humour.
“She was strong and principled and a shining example to us all.
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“We are very proud of her and she brought so much joy to our lives.”
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