"Our Lives Will Never Be The Same Again," Said Sarah Everard's Killer.

He drove for several hours before raping, strangling, and setting her body on fire. Mrs. Everard, Susan, told Old Bailey she kept her daughter's robes because of the smell. The trial adjourned until Thursday, had earlier heard that Couzens used his police card to handcuff Ms. Everard and got into his rental car.

Ms. Everard said, "He has spent the last hours on earth with humanity at its worst. "Sarah died in horrific circumstances. I checked the course of events. I wonder when he realized his life was in danger. "Burning her body is the ultimate insult.

"Our lives will never be the same again. We were supposed to be a family of five, but we are now four. His death left a gaping void in our lives that cannot be closed. "I miss her. I remember all the wonderful things about her: she cared, she was funny. She was smart, but she was also good at practical things. She was a beautiful dancer. She was a wonderful daughter."

Caption, Jeremy Everard asked his daughter to show this photo at the Old Bailey as he reads his testimony about the victim's impact. Ms. father. Everard, Jeremy, requested that a photo of his daughter be shown in court as he read out his statement about the implications.

But first, he told Dozens to take a look and said, "Nothing of the punishment you received can compare to the pain and torment you inflicted on us." Professor Everard tells the killer, "No redemption" for what he did.

"What my family wants is for Sarah to come back to us. We love being part of Sarah's world and wish her a whole and happy life. "We can get closer to him if we visit his grave every day."

The two-day trial of the dozens of verdicts said the prosecution of Ms. Everard could be summed up as "fraud, kidnapping, rape, strangulation, fire." The court found that he worked on a Covid patrol in January and was aware of the appropriate formal conditions for a possible offense. Ms. Everard said, "I screamed the night silently he was kidnapped." Don't get in the car, Sarah. I don't believe him. Run. "

A week after she disappeared, Ms. Everard was found in a forest river in Ashford, Kent, just meters from the Couzen property. His body and clothes were cooled and burned before being packed in bags.