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13 Mar, 7 tweets, 3 min read
DEVELOPING: Around a thousand people — mostly women — gather in London at site of Sarah Everard vigil to protest, with some chanting "shame on you" at police who were present. nbcnews.to/30J7u0d
People gather at a memorial site in London on Saturday, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard.

📷 Dylan Martinez / Reuters
Police officers scuffle with people gathering where a planned vigil in honor of Sarah Everard was canceled after police outlawed it due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The police officer charged with murdering Everard appeared in court Saturday.

📷 Justin Tallis / AFP Photo
Police officers form a cordon as well-wishers turn on their phone torches as they gather where a planned vigil in honor of Sarah Everard was canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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Mourners clash with police during a vigil following the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard. nbcnews.to/3eEDB9o

📷 Dylan Martinez / Reuters
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, was spotted earlier Saturday at a vigil paying tribute to Sarah Everard.

Kensington Palace said Kate wanted to “pay her respects,” adding that “she remembers what it felt like to walk around London at night before she got married.”
NEW: London mayor says "the scenes from Clapham Common are unacceptable. The police have a responsibility to enforce Covid laws but from images I've seen it's clear the response was at times neither appropriate nor proportionate.” nbcnews.to/30J7u0d

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