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Police At Focus Of Second Brighton Protest For Sarah Everard

Valley Gardens, Brighton (Photo: © Charlotte Baker)

Campaigners, wearing facemasks and mostly socially distanced, took part in a protest outside Brighton's main police station on Sunday afternoon (14 March).

A group numbering about sixty, many carrying placards, spent some time in a sitting, silent protest, and at other times chanted slogans.

Their focus was equally on the death of Sarah Everard, and on the police response to a vigil at Valley Gardens on Saturday evening, where a man was arrested and eight others issued fixed penalty notices for breaches of the government's Covid-19 regulations.

A Metropolitan Police officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, is accused of the 33-year-old's kidnap and murder, and will appear in court again on Tuesday.

After the protest, members of the group formed a march which made its way to Valley Gardens.

No arrests or fixed penalties were reported.

A Sussex Police spokesperson said:

"Officers made efforts to engage with the group, encouraging them to follow the government's coronavirus regulations".

The police spokesperson continued:

"The protest moved into a march.

"Officers attempted to engage throughout while ensuring the safety of all those present. 

"The group returned to a static protest in Valley Gardens, where officers continued their efforts to engage with them."

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