By Lusa Basilio, local community reporter.
It’s been six days since the disappearance of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman living in Brixton. The investigation is still going on, and people remain hopeful that she might be alive. A Metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the disappearance of this young woman. The man was arrested at a house in Kent, on Tuesday the 3rd of March. Police said he had been off duty when she went missing, revealing that the fact he was a serving officer was “shocking and deeply disturbing”, adding that a woman has also been held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Sarah Everard was last seen walking alone along the A205 Poynders Road towards Tulse Hill, just south of Brixton, at about 21:30 GMT on 3rd March.
It’s believed that the young woman was walking from her friend’s house in Clapham Common heading towards her home in Brixton, a journey that should have taken her around 50 minutes.
Ms. Everard, who is originally from York, was last seen wearing a green rain jacket, navy blue trousers with a white diamond pattern, and turquoise and orange trainers. She is thought to have been wearing green earphones and a white beanie hat.
The Met Police did not release any information regarding the arrest of the Met Police officer; however, detectives have been searching a home and woodland in Kent where the arrest took place. Adding that their officers had visited 750 homes in the area of Sarah’s disappearance and the force has received more than 120 phone calls from the public.
The Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said the arrests were “a serious and significant development and detectives continue to say they are “keeping an open mind” about her disappearance.”
Family and friends have also issued appeals on social media to help find the marketing manager, adding that it’s “totally out of character” for Everard to disappear.
After the disappearance of Sarah Everard, a few people have expressed their concerns about walking alone at night in London. A resident stated that “It always concerns her walking home alone, but the disappearance of Sarah Everard has just highlighted how she always felt, especially as a woman, and that the whole situation it’s just very concerning.”
Detectives have urged people to check any dashcam or doorbell cameras for sightings of her, particularly along these roads:
• The A205 South Circular around Clapham Common
• Cavendish Road
• New Park Road
• Brixton Hill
• Brixton Water Lane
Anyone who has seen Sarah or who has information that may assist the investigation should call the Incident Room on 0208 785 8244.