A BODY found hidden in woodland in Kent has been identified as that of Sarah Everard.

Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave made the announcement outside Scotland Yard today, March 12.

He 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.”

Sarah, 33, had not been seen since she was reported missing last week, after walking home alone in South London.

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The Metropolitan Police officer accused of her murder remains in custody.

The shocking case sparked outrage on social media across the country, with women in particular sharing the extreme measures they often take in order to feel safe at night on their own.

Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said his “thoughts and prayers, and those of the entire organisation” remain with Sarah Everard’s family “at this awful time”.

He added: “Specialist officers remain in constant contact with Sarah’s family, and will continue to support them throughout the investigation and beyond.

“That investigation continues at a pace and we have hundreds of officers working round the clock to establish the full circumstances of Sarah’s disappearance, and her murder.”

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