Police find piece of gold jewellery in Sarah Everard investigation
Officers investigating the death of Sarah Everard have discovered a piece of jewellery in their search, pictures show.
Police in Sandwich, Kent were seen placing a gold necklace into an evidence bag this lunchtime.
It is understood it was found on top of a car park ticket machine.
The news comes as teams of officers have been seen in the seaside town – around 30 miles away from where Ms Everard’s body was discovered in Ashford – searching a river and several other areas.
Divers wearing scuba suits searched through the waters and other officers were seen looking under vehicles in a Co-op car park, and inspecting some trollies.
A set of recycling bins were also cordoned off by the police.
A witness told MailOnline: ‘The main car park area is closed and they have closed the whole of the ropewalk area.
‘They look like they are going to look in the recycling bins. It’s understood police have still have not found Sarah’s phone, so the talk here is that the phone is what they are looking for.
‘It also looks as though they are preparing to look in the waters around the area.
‘This is some 35 miles away from the woodland where Sarah’s remains were found.’
The Metropolitan Police confirmed searches were still ongoing and Sandwich Town Council added it was cooperating with Kent Police over the investigation.
Ms Everard went missing after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham, south London at 9pm on March 3.
After a week-long search for her, human remains found in a woodland were identified through dental records as those of Ms Everard on Friday.
Serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, was arrested on suspicion of her murder and kidnap last Tuesday, and appeared charged with the crimes in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
The court was told Couzens is accused of kidnapping Ms Everard in the Poynders Road area of Clapham. Ms Everard’s body was later found inside a builder’s bag in Kent.
He spoke only to confirm his name and personal details in court, sitting between two plain clothes officers.
In the dock Couzens, of Deal in Kent, wore a grey tracksuit and seemed to have a red wound on the top of his forehead.
Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring remanded him in custody to appear at the Old Bailey tomorrow.
The Met previously said Couzens joined the force in 2018, most recently serving in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, an armed unit responsible for guarding the Parliamentary estate and embassies in London.
His main job was uniformed patrol of diplomatic buildings, and Scotland Yard said he was not on duty at the time of Ms Everard’s disappearance.
The force said Couzens was taken to hospital twice last week for treatment to head injuries he sustained while alone in his cell.
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