Officers claimed they feared being violently attacked, say reports, but campaigners accuse force of ‘trampling all over human rights’

Attendees at Sarah Everard’s vigil were arrested by police officers who feared the event had become an “anti-police protest”, according to reports.

Officers claimed in witness statements first reported by the Evening Standard that they were branded “murderers” by those in attendance.

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