A police officer in London was arrested on Tuesday for the disappearance of a young woman who disappeared in the city about a week ago.
Metropolitan Police said they had picked one of their own in connection with the case of Sarah Everard, who went missing on March 3 after leaving a friend’s house.
The 33-year-old marketing manager was last seen that evening at around 9:30 p.m. via a doorbell camera in Clapham, southwest London, the BBC reported.
The male police officer was arrested in a house in Kent, outside London. A woman was also taken into custody on suspicion of assisting a perpetrator, police said.
Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin called the arrest “a significant development” in the investigation and said authorities were doing everything they could to find Everard.
“We will continue to work on this investigation as a matter of urgency,” said Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave, “but the fact that the arrested man is a serving Metropolitan Police officer is both shocking and deeply disturbing.”
“I understand there will be a lot of public concern, but it is essential that the research team is given the time and space to continue with their work,” he added.