World / UK police officer charged with kidnap, murder of 33-year-old woman

A serving British police officer has been charged with the murder and kidnap of a 33-year-old woman, Sarah Everard, who went missing while walking home from a friend's house in south London on March 3. Her body was found by police in a wood outside London on Wednesday. Everard's murder has prompted a public debate on women's safety in UK.

LONDON- A serving British police officer has been charged with the murder and kidnap of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday.

Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said Wayne Couzens has been charged with murder and kidnapping in relation to the death of Everard. The case has sparked an outpouring of anger online about the safety of women in Britain.