Deeply Saddened To Hear About The Murder Of Sarah Everard

[tamaris]

Forgive my ignorance but after a week I thought there would be a body. It appears remains were found and she had to be identified by her teeth. Can anyone explain ?

[Mozz71]

Well, what do you need explaining? I guess she was pretty badly mutilated. Obviously we don't know for certain, but that is the logical conclusion.

[Bobbisox1]

We don't know and no doubt it'll come out in the trial, we can only surmise what may have happened

[Paigntonian]

Found remains. Identified by dental records.

[woofgang]

are you mre deeply saddened to hear about this murder than other murders? can i ask why?

[davebro]

surmising - the body may have been incinerated.

[Sqad]

The only reason that I can think of is that DNA evidence was absent i.e she was either burnt or dissolved in acid.

[tamaris]

Thank you all

[Sqad]

I hate links but:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haigh

[Khandro]

If she was young & pretty thousands march for her, but if she was one of the other 278 elderly victims, nobody seems to care very much;

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/07/end-femicide-278-dead-the-hidden-scandal-of-older-women-killed-by-men

[teacake44]

I wonder how many extra crimes were committed in London last night while half the police force were playing ring a ring a roses round the band stand. :0)

[Sunk]

The body (or remains of a body) was found in a builders bag. Dental records were used for identification which means what they found was unrecognisable.
The murderer routinely carried a gun in his job. CCTV footage has him forcing Sarah into his car. This is how he was quickly arrested and the body found.

(He was reported to the Police for indecent exposure a couple of days previous, but despite CCTV footage from the McDonalds, the police let him go. Had he been arrested over the allegation, Couzens would automatically have had his “blue ticket” firearm licence revoked and suspended from duty).

[pastafreak]

Thank you for that link, khandro. It was shocking and an eye opener. I'd no idea that the homicides of women over 60 weren't included in crime statistics. Older women know they become 'invisible' in many ways...but that is inexcusable.
I think the Sarah Everard case is drawing so much attention because it is concentrating on issues of safety, and loss of personal freedom to move about at will, and without fear.

[Barsel]

I think the reason this murder is drawing so much attention is because a serving police officer has been arrested for this crime. A lot of murders are committed by someone the victim knows and if her boyfriend had been arrested, I don't think there would be as much interest as this happens a lot, but because it was a police officer, it came as a shock and I believe the public now want to know why did this happen.

[teacake44]

Demonstrators and police are hissing in the wind if they think they can stop murders happening, they've been happening for centuries and will continue, and governments / leaders of other countries are the biggest culprits. Most times your life and safety is in your hands, its nothing new for night time to be seen has more dangerous, and if you choose to walk for 55mins alone at night whether you be male or female, it can be seen, and is risky.

I can remember as far back as the 60s my mother telling me, and warning me to be back home before a certain time and not to be coming back on my own. Sorry but that's life.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Because of the position of the 'body' at the bottom of the railway embankment I thought she may have been laid on the railway lines. Obviously wrong if she was found in a builder's rubble bag. I too wondered why her body was being described as 'remains' so soon after her death.

[tamaris]

Not just me then Aunt Polly ?

[AuntPollyGrey]

Tamaris, OH and I were discussing this when they described the poor girls 'remains' rather than her 'body'. No doubt the gruesome details will eventually come out, but for the sake of her parents there is no reason why they could not have referred to her as the 'deceased, or the 'body'.

[Barsel]

Sorry I didn't answer the question asked, my reply was to Khandro.

[tamaris]

I agree with you AuntPolly

[Peter Pedant]

Short answer is no
I wondered about the identity after three days....