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‘Disgusting’ scenes at murder victim’s vigil spark outrage – Yahoo News Australia
British police were heavy-handed at the peaceful vigil for murdered woman Sarah Everard. But their reaction just one week before as football fans celebrated …
As London’s Met Police faced accusations of heavy-handedness during a vigil for Sarah Everard, comparisons were being made to the vastly different approach authorities had taken a week earlier north of the Scottish border.
Thousands of mourners, the majority of whom were women and wearing masks, gathered peacefully in London’s Clapham Common on Saturday for 33-year-old Ms Everard who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by one of the Met Police’s own officers.
Yet police had warned the vigil was…
