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Two Met Police officers have been sacked after taking "shameful" crime scene photos at a murder scene involving two sisters.

Police after being convicted of the murder, rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard, the force said. Scotland Yard said that a misconduct hearing on Friday found that the actions of 48-year-old Couzens breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct.The hearing, chaired by Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball, dismissed Couzens without notice, the force added.

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Convicted killer and rapist Wayne Couzens has been sacked by the Met Police.An announcement was made today, Friday, after the former PC pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping, and murdering Sarah Everard in March.Last month, he admitted his evil crimes to the Central Criminal Court.The 48-year-old, who was part of the force's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, was dismissed without notice for "discreditable conduct" at a private hearing.Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball made the unusual decision to hold the hearing in private after consulting with the CPS.She said: “Couzens has betrayed everything we, the police, stand for, and following his guilty pleas and convictions I

Sarah Everard, who disappeared close to Clapham Common on March 3. Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball said the event, which was cancelled but still attended by hundreds of mourners, posed a "very real risk" of "transmitting" Covid.