Patel Orders U.K. Probe into Police After Sarah Everard Murder

Sarah Everard raped and murdered by a serving firearms officer
Top police chief Cressida Dick is under pressure to resign

Priti Patel delivers her speech on day three of the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, U.K., on Oct. 5.Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

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By Kitty Donaldson and Katharine Gemmell

October 5, 2021 at 11:40 AM UTC

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October 5, 2021 at 12:01 PM UTC

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U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel ordered an independent investigation into the conduct of police after the rape and murder of a young woman by a serving officer the day after the police ordered their own inquiry.