<p>A serving British police officer has admitted the rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard, whose killing sparked anger and soul-searching about what police, government and society can do to stop male violence against women, the BBC reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Wayne Couzens, 48, a London officer whose role it was to guard diplomatic premises, also accepted responsibility for killing Everard but did not enter a plea while medical reports were being prepared, the BBC said, citing his lawyers.</p>.<p>Everard, 33, was abducted as she walked home from a friend's house in south London on March 3. Her body was later found in a woodland around 50 miles away in southeast England.</p>.<p>Her murder provoked outpourings of anger from women who have recounted their own experiences and fears of walking the streets on their own at night.</p>
<p>A serving British police officer has admitted the rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard, whose killing sparked anger and soul-searching about what police, government and society can do to stop male violence against women, the BBC reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Wayne Couzens, 48, a London officer whose role it was to guard diplomatic premises, also accepted responsibility for killing Everard but did not enter a plea while medical reports were being prepared, the BBC said, citing his lawyers.</p>.<p>Everard, 33, was abducted as she walked home from a friend's house in south London on March 3. Her body was later found in a woodland around 50 miles away in southeast England.</p>.<p>Her murder provoked outpourings of anger from women who have recounted their own experiences and fears of walking the streets on their own at night.</p>