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The London policeman who killed a 33-year-old woman should never have been employed, inquiry finds

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An off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman in south London three years ago should never have been employed in the first place, with three police forces failing to spot clear signals of his unsuitability, an official inquiry revealed Thursday.

According to the damning report, Wayne Couzens had a history of viewing extreme and violent pornography

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