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Hundreds braved strict coronary restrictions in London to honor Sarah Everard. She was reported missing on March 3. He was then heading home on foot after visiting a friend in an apartment in South London.
The case has attracted a lot of attention and British police have expressed shock and anger that one of their own has been arrested for the murder.
The case has also accelerated the national debate on violence against women. Many women have shared their own experiences of threats and attacks on social media when they went on a trip.
Corona canceled the memorial service
We meet despite coronary restrictions
The initiators of a celebration Saturday under the banner “Reclaim the Streets” had to abandon the plans, after a judge did not want to give them an exemption from strict infection control rules.
The organizers then encouraged people to donate money to organizations working for women’s rights and asked them to light candles outside the door instead of attending large events.
Many still appeared in the Clapham area, near the place where Everard was last seen before she disappeared and was later found dead. Among those arrested was Duchess Kate, the wife of Prince Williams. Many laid flowers.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday he planned to light Everard memorial candles with his fiancee Carrie Symond.
Several kidnapped by the police
During the night, however, there was a confrontation between those present and the police, who tried to get the crowd to leave the scene.
– Harvesting at Clapham Common is not safe. Hundreds of people huddle in violation of the rules, posing a health hazard. We encourage people to go home and thank those who leave, Lambeth Police report Twitter.
Images on social media show that the police are restraining and handcuffing several people.
A video shows several women being detained, while onlookers shout “what a shame” and “let them go” to the police. In the video, the women are put into a police car and taken away, the BBC reports.
Police arrested after disappearance
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Police handling of the commemoration has drawn criticism from politicians on both sides of the political landscape, writes Sky News.
Labor leader Keir Starmer signs Twitter that it was “deeply disturbing” to see what was happening in Clapham.
– The women came to mourn Sarah Everard; they should have done it in a peaceful gathering, he further writes.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls the police handling “unacceptable”.
– The police are responsible for enforcing the covid rules, but from the images it is clear that the reaction was sometimes not appropriate or proportionate tweets they have.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey believes the police response was so bad that he demands that Metropolitan Police Chief Cressida Dick resign, according to Sky News.
Minister of the Interior Priti Patel he says he has asked the police for a “full report” on what happened.
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Danish-born TV personality Sandi Toksvig was among those who attended a memorial ceremony held online.
– There is a need for a cultural change when it comes to both the vision of women and the way they are treated, both in public and in private, she said.
“I am filled with deep sadness and anger, and I know that many share this anger, which is totally understandable,” Toksvig said, adding that the mind must be prepared to pursue good causes.
The 48-year-old police officer who is charged in the case has been placed in pretrial detention and will appear in court again on Tuesday.
The body of Everard, 33, was found hiding in a wooded area of Kent, southeast of London, on Wednesday.
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