Sarah's family pays tribute to 'strong' and 'kind' daughter
Sarah Everard, 33-year-old Vanished As She Walked Home In London Last Week
By
Zainab Pervez in
News
On 12th March 2021
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The 33-year-old disappeared on the evening of Wednesday 3 March as she walked home to Brixton, south London, from a friend's house in Clapham.
Detectives searching for Ms Everard discovered human remains in Ashford, Kent, yesterday.
A police officer remains in custody on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering the marketing executive.
The man, in his 40s, sustained a head injury while in custody and was taken to hospital for treatment. He has since been discharged and returned to a police station, the Metropolitan Police said.
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It is understood the married father-of-two worked a 2pm to 8pm relief shift at the US Embassy in Nine Elms, south-west London, on the day of Sarah’s disappearance. He was off-duty during the time she was last seen.
A woman in her 30s, said to be the arrested officer’s wife, was also taken into custody on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Last night Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick announced that ‘human remains’ had been found in an area of woodland in Ashford, Kent, but that it was too early to identify to whom they belonged.
Unconfirmed reports suggest detectives are investigating whether he might have used his warrant card to entice Ms Everard towards his car before snatching her.
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But after learning that a police officer had been arrested, her uncle Nick Everard, 62, from Coventry said: ‘She would never have taken a lift with a stranger. She was sensible. She didn’t know him and she wouldn’t have voluntarily got into a car. I’m trying to work out what has happened.’
The marketing executive’s family paid tribute to the “bright and beautiful” woman on Thursday and appealed for anyone with information about her disappearance to come forward.
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They described her as a “wonderful daughter and sister”, adding: “She was kind and thoughtful, caring and dependable. She always put others first and had the most amazing sense of humour.”
They added: “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.
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“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.”