When women organised a vigil in the wake of Everard’s death, police forcefully detained protestors, sparking widespread outrage.
The following year, an investigation by the IOPC revealed officers stationed at #CharingCrossPoliceStation had shared #WhatsApp messages boasting about physically assaulting their partners, saying it “makes them love you more”, fantasising about raping and “hate f***[ing]” a female officer and other misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments.