Police to use new index to catch criminals

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Baroness Louise Casey was appointed to review the force’s culture and standards after the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Met officer Wayne Couzens, in 2021.

During the course of her review, another Met officer, David Carrick, was convicted of a series of rapes, sexual offences and torture of women.

There have been further high-profile murders of women in London, including trainee lawyer Zara Aleena in Ilford in June 2022, and primary school teacher Sabina Nessa in Greenwich the previous year.

As part of the ‘A New Met for London’ reforms, police officers will now use tactics used against terrorists and organised crime to catch the 100 worst predators targeting women and young girls in the city.

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