The police officer who murdered Sarah Everard, has been allowed to buy an Xbox in prison for "good behaviour", it has emerged. However, an insider claims he was livid after being barred from playing violent games.
Wayne Couzens was a serving Metropolitan Police officer when he abducted Sarah. He is now serving a life sentence at HMP Frankland in County Durham, home to some of the country's most dangerous criminals.
It is believed that Couzens paid £165 for an Xbox under a scheme to incentivise good behaviour, the Mirror reports. He had hoped to play shoot-em-ups like Call of Duty and Gears of War, which a source said was "pretty sick".
A source shared that: “He was cock a hoop at getting the console but very disappointed he couldn’t order the violent 18-rated games. He was moaning about that and will have to content himself with things like the motorsport and fantasy games."
The insider added that it was "probably best" he stays in his cell away from other inmates: “it is pretty sick that he wanted to play the shooter games, given the fact he was obsessed with guns before he killed Sarah”.
The Mirror approached the Prison Service for comment and they issued this statement: “Incentives schemes encourage good behaviour and prevent violence against staff.”
Couzens staged a fake Covid arrest to abduct marketing executive Sarah before raping and killing her in March last year. He was given a whole-life term after pleading guilty in October, and was moved from Belmarsh to Frankland just before Christmas.
The Mirror previously reported that he has been segregated on a wing for vulnerable inmates. He was taken to hospital on his third day in custody, after being found unconscious in a cell at Wandsworth police station following a suicide attempt while he was awaiting trial. He is said to have refused food and threatened to go on a hunger strike in protest at his supposed harsh treatment at the jail.
Other inmates of Couzen’s included Lee Rigby’s killer Michael Adebolajo, cop killer David Beiber and Nazi nail-bomber David Copeland. The infamous Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was also there, until he died last year.
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