Sarah Everard has been missing since last Wednesday
The The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the handling of the indecent exposure allegation made against the officer currently under arrest on suspicion of Sarah Everard’s murder.
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The IOPC have said the probe relates to a conduct referral received on Wednesday from the Met Police.
In a statement, the IOPC said: “Our investigation will look at the actions of the MPS after police received a report on February 28 that a man had exposed himself at a fast food restaurant in South London.
“On Wednesday we determined that two conduct referrals relating to kidnap/murder and indecent exposure allegations against the arrested officer should remain under local investigation by the force.
“We are still assessing a mandatory referral in relation to the actions of police after they received a report that Sarah Everard was missing.”
Sarah Everard has been missing since last Wednesday. She was last seen in Clapham walking home.
A serving Met Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. He was taken to hospital today with head injuries sustained while in police custody.
He has now returned to police custody.
Everard’s family have paid tribute to their daughter in a statement, calling on the public to assist in resolving this heinous crime.
Sarah’s family said: “Our beautiful daughter Sarah was taken from us and we are appealing for any information that will help to solve this terrible crime.
“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. We are very proud of her and she brought so much joy to our lives.
“We would like to thank our friends and family for all their support during this awful time and we would especially like to thank Sarah’s friends who are working tirelessly to help.
“We are so grateful to the police and would like to thank them for all they are doing. We are now pleading for additional help from the public.
“Please come forward and speak to the police if you have any information. No piece of information is too insignificant. Thank you.”
