LONDON – A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday that officers didn't behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for a London woman whose killing sparked an outcry about women's safety.
Matt Parr, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, said officers at the vigil in memory of Sarah Everard acted in "a measured and proportionate way in challenging circumstances.” Everard, a 33-year-old London resident, was last seen walking home from a friend’s apartment on the evening of March 3.
Her body was later found hidden in woodland more than 50 miles (80 kilometers) away. A serving police officer has been charged with murder.