Police confirm body found in woodland is Sarah Everard
Investigators were searching woodland in Kent
Last updated 24th May 2022
Scotland Yard have confirmed that a body found in woodland in Kent is that of Sarah Everard.
Sarah went missing last Wednesday when she was walking home, a serving Met Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Speaking to reporters outside Scotland Yard, Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said the body found in woodland in Kent was that of Sarah Everard.
He said: “As you know, on Wednesday evening detectives investigating the disappearance of Sarah Everard discovered a body secreted in woodland in Kent.
“The body has now been recovered and formal identification procedure has now been undertaken.
“I can now confirm that it is the body of Sarah Everard.”
Assistant Commissioner Ephgrave also said that Sarah Everard’s family had been told this “most distressing news”.
The Metropolitan Police officer accused of her murder remains in custody, he added.
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