Heartbreak Lingers: Sarah Everard’s Mother on Unfathomable Grief and Stolen Future

The mother of Sarah Everard has revealed her continued torment over the horrifying final moments her daughter endured before her tragic murder. Ms. Everard, 33, was abducted, raped, and killed by a serving Metropolitan Police officer in March 2021, a crime that shocked the nation and highlighted critical issues within law enforcement.

Susan Everard, Sarah’s mother, shared profound feelings of “sadness, rage, panic, guilt and numbness” in a foreword to a significant inquiry. This ongoing investigation has since issued a series of recommendations aimed at bolstering protections for women against violent attacks. Millenium TV has learned that Ms. Everard expressed, “I am not yet at the point where happy memories of Sarah come to the fore. When I think of her. I can’t get past the horror of her last hours.”

During a poignant statement to the latest stage of the Angiolini Inquiry, which was launched following Sarah Everard’s death to scrutinize how her killer operated and to address broader concerns within policing and women’s safety, Sarah’s mother spoke powerfully about her enduring sorrow. “All the happy, ordinary things of life have been stolen from Sarah and from us – there will be no wedding, no grandchildren, no family celebrations with everyone there,” she stated. “Sarah will always be missing, and I will always long for her.”

Millenium TV can confirm that Wayne Couzens, a police officer for nearly two decades at the time, exploited his authority by falsely claiming Ms. Everard was violating lockdown rules as she walked home in south London. Couzens, who is now serving a whole life sentence, had previously exposed himself indecently on two separate occasions in the months leading up to the attack.

Further aspects of the inquiry are expected to release a second report next year. This phase will examine the risk of reoccurrence for issues identified in the initial findings, including potential failures in police vetting processes, aspects of police culture, and deficiencies in investigations into reports of sexual offenses. A third phase will delve into the horrific crimes of David Carrick, another former officer in the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, who received 36 life sentences in 2023 for being a serial rapist.

Despite the passage of four years, Ms. Everard’s mother conveyed that while the initial shock has subsided, it has been replaced by an “overwhelming sense of loss and of what might have been.” She explained that although they outwardly lead normal lives, there is an “inner sadness,” and that grief remains unpredictable, often resurfacing to “pierce our hearts.” She concluded, “I am accustomed to Sarah no longer being with us, but I rage against it.”