court heard Couzens accepted responsibility for the killing of Ms Everard but was not asked to enter a plea to a charge of murder.
Marketing executive Ms Everard, 33, went missing as she walked home from a friend's house in Clapham, south London, on March 3.
A major police investigation was launched and her body was found a week later in woodland in Kent. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here. .
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