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    London Police Under Fire For Treatment Of Women At Sarah Everard Vigil

    Everard's death — allegedly at the hands of a police officer — has sparked a national reckoning over violence against women. Officials are calling for investigations into police response to the vigil.
    by Rachel Treisman Mar 15, 2021 5 minutes
    Protestors marched from Scotland Yard to Parliament Square in London on Sunday, the day after police forcibly arrested several participants of a vigil honoring Sarah Everard. The 33-year-old London resident's alleged kidnapping and murder have prompted a national reckoning over street harassment and violence against women.

    London's Metropolitan Police are facing a firestorm of criticism over their aggressive disbanding of a weekend vigil honoring Sarah Everard, the 33-year-old woman who was abducted and killed allegedly by an officer serving in that same force.

    The high-profile case, which has ignited a reckoning in the U.K. over street harassment and violence against women, prompted female organizers to plan a "Reclaim These Streets" vigil in London for last Saturday night despite COVID-19 restrictions limiting outdoor gatherings.

    They ultimately canceled the Clapham Common event, with people instead coming by during the day to lay flowers and pay their respects. After an impromptu crowd gathered for speeches at the park's bandstand, police said they were forced to disperse them because the gathering violated COVID-19 restrictions.

    Footage of officers off the bandstand, handcuffing them and to the ground has sparked fury to resign, saying recent events have made her "more determined" to lead the organization and help keep women safe.

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