I didn’t think about the lockdown angle. It just makes it even more tragic if that’s what he did to take her away. I suppose I just cannot begin to fathom someone prowling the streets looking for someone, to hurt and to end their life and he’s also ended the life of his entire family too.
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It didn’t occur to me either, it doesn’t matter. This is so distressing, her poor family. It’s also going to do a huge amount of damage to the Met I fear.
Such a sad day for Sarah’s family. I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t this guys first offence sadly. They didn’t know each other before hand did they? It’s terrifying how women still aren’t safe to walk alone at night (and even in the day sometimes). I’ve walked home alone a fair bit in the past, often after a night out and drunk. Now I can’t believe I was so stupid and brazen with my own safety. This could happen to any of us.
Heart goes out to her friends and family.
Heart goes out to her friends and family.
I was saying that tonight, I doubt he got to the age of 48 without having done anything else before. Did he see the police as the perfect cover?
The mask of sanity
I can’t get this poor woman out of my mind.
What the hell goes through somebody’s head, especially those who are parents, to take someone else’s life. I despair.
Also curious as to how he was found and linked to her disappearance. Will they have CCTV of her being lured into his car? Did she know of him and one of her friends tipped the police off about him that he could be a suspect. So many questions. & there’ll be so many terrified women out there now, too afraid to leave their homes alone and too afraid to trust the police. I hope he rots.
What the hell goes through somebody’s head, especially those who are parents, to take someone else’s life. I despair.
Also curious as to how he was found and linked to her disappearance. Will they have CCTV of her being lured into his car? Did she know of him and one of her friends tipped the police off about him that he could be a suspect. So many questions. & there’ll be so many terrified women out there now, too afraid to leave their homes alone and too afraid to trust the police. I hope he rots.
I genuinely can’t stop thinking about this woman. I even was crying in the bath over her. A family lost a daughter, a sister, a niece, a cousin, all because some horrible disgusting man decided to take her life because his lust for power and control was too much for him to be a decent person. I hope she’s resting well in Heaven and that she didn’t suffer.
She was walking home, a little over a week ago she was alive and enjoying her life just for a morally corrupt scumbag decided to take it all from her whilst also destroying her family, boyfriends and friends lives in the process.
I hope he dies roaring.
She was walking home, a little over a week ago she was alive and enjoying her life just for a morally corrupt scumbag decided to take it all from her whilst also destroying her family, boyfriends and friends lives in the process.
I hope he dies roaring.
Her uncle said he wasn't known to her and she'd never get in a strangers car.
Not sure how the uncle could know if she knew the guy or not?
And if he used his police badge/uniform to persuade her to get in the car it's a bit different from hopping into a stranger's car.
In the same boat as everyone here, I can’t stop thinking about this woman. I work very late nights in London usually, and sometimes pass through that area depending on my journey. I facetime someone every night that I’m working late as a precaution, and I always keep my keys between my knuckles. It’s always upsetting when something like this happens, but to hear that she took all the precautions people suggest and it still happened makes it much worse.
It’s hard to imagine what I’d do if someone flashed a police badge at me. On one hand, I’m suspicious of virtually any stranger who speaks to me when I’m alone at night, so I would question it. But I’d also be worried that I was legitimately being arrested or something and now resisting arrest by questioning it. How are we meant to know what to trust?
It’s hard to imagine what I’d do if someone flashed a police badge at me. On one hand, I’m suspicious of virtually any stranger who speaks to me when I’m alone at night, so I would question it. But I’d also be worried that I was legitimately being arrested or something and now resisting arrest by questioning it. How are we meant to know what to trust?
In a situation like that (i.e. pulled over by an "undercover" car) in Canada, you can call 911 to confirm if it is legit. I imagine the same can be done in the UK with 999? If someone came up to you with a police badge, and you say "I am calling the police to confirm" what could they say?
Would you even think to do that though? But that is a good point and something I never thought of
I would now that I am aware of it.
This is awful, I just don't understand how a man in a position if trust can do this. He then carried on protecting the embassy as if nothing happened to Sarah.
The papers also report he is also being questioned on a separate offence of indecent exposure against a different woman. Sick man.
Hope he rots in hell.
The papers also report he is also being questioned on a separate offence of indecent exposure against a different woman. Sick man.
Hope he rots in hell.
I wondered that too but I read an article this morning that said he was linked by a hire car he had was spotted on dash cam footage near where she was last seen, but he was supposed to be back at home in Kent.I can’t get this poor woman out of my mind.
What the hell goes through somebody’s head, especially those who are parents, to take someone else’s life. I despair.
Also curious as to how he was found and linked to her disappearance. Will they have CCTV of her being lured into his car? Did she know of him and one of her friends tipped the police off about him that he could be a suspect. So many questions. & there’ll be so many terrified women out there now, too afraid to leave their homes alone and too afraid to trust the police. I hope he rots.
I think every woman in the UK is feeling this.
I have walked home alone in the dark so many times - drunk from nightclubs, leaving house parties in uni, leaving friends houses. I’ve never thought twice about it.
I’ve thought of Sarah every day since last Friday, when I first heard, hoping for a positive outcome to this case. So very very sad it wasn’t.
If he did manage to get her into a car then I'd imagine he used his badge or uniform.
Let's be honest, if a police officer turned up and offered you a lift home so you weren't walking alone in the dark, you'd more than likely accept.
Tbh even if he wasn't in uniform etc, we should still be able to trust that a man isn't going to murder us. This is all on him. Completely.
Let's be honest, if a police officer turned up and offered you a lift home so you weren't walking alone in the dark, you'd more than likely accept.
Tbh even if he wasn't in uniform etc, we should still be able to trust that a man isn't going to murder us. This is all on him. Completely.
I’d honestly guess that the majority of the general public wouldn’t even know what a police officers badge/warrant card even looked like - if someone flashed a badge at me I wouldn’t have a clue what it was meant to look like in the first place and certainly wouldn’t know if it looked real or not. It’s actually terrifying when you think of it.
I’d imagine they linked him with her disappearance due to his cars number plate and mobile phone data likely matching with her mobile phone data. I’ve watched a few police dramas and also the channel 4 programme hunted, shows a lot of how they can track someone. I’d also imagine there was more footage they were given then they were able to release into the public domain (such as doorbell footage, cctv, dash cam etc). I’d imagine at that time there’d still be a few people and cars on the street like taxi drivers, people going or finishing work. We live in Suffolk but most houses near us now have cctv or rings, we have both, so I’d like to think London would have similar levels.
This case is absolutely awful, I can’t stop thinking about it.
If she did get into his car I know some people will say how silly she was etc and they would never do that.. but how do you know unless you are in that situation?!
Im quite a shy person, a rule follower and I know if a police officer came up to me in the dark and I was alone I would probably do as he said. He may have even said he was a police officer and had seen someone following her and offered her a lift. It’s absolutely awful.
If she did get into his car I know some people will say how silly she was etc and they would never do that.. but how do you know unless you are in that situation?!
Im quite a shy person, a rule follower and I know if a police officer came up to me in the dark and I was alone I would probably do as he said. He may have even said he was a police officer and had seen someone following her and offered her a lift. It’s absolutely awful.
He could've stopped, shown her his badge and said there were reports of a man following women and offered her a lift home to be safe? I know I would more than likely accept in that situation. Poor girl.
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