HUMAN remains found in a woodland in Kent belonged to missing York woman Sarah Everard, Scotland Yard has confirmed.
The discovery was made on Wednesday night following a search for the missing 33-year-old marketing executive.
Ms Everard, who went to Durham University, had gone missing the week before after walking home from a friend's house in London.
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said: “On Wednesday evening detectives investigating the disappearance of Sarah Everard discovered a body secreted in woodland in Kent.
“The body has now been recovered and a formal identification procedure has been undertaken. I can now confirm that it is the body of Sarah Everard.”
A 48-year-old serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with kidnap and murder.
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