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This week we will be looking into the baffling disappearance of Sarah Everard
As well as a fight that broke out in a Bath and Body Works store
And finally we will discuss the strangling of a four-year-old child by his mother
All that and more coming right up
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The first case we will be discussing in this episode is the disappearance of Sarah Everard
33 year old Sarah Everard was last seen leaving a friend's house on Leithwaite Road in Clapham, London
She had been having dinner at this friend's house and after finishing up her making her goodbyes she left the home at about 9pm
On Wednesday the 3rd March 2021 she left through the back gates of the property and started her walk home
This walk home would normally take Sarah 50 minutes from Clapham to Brixton and she had made this walk many many times before and she knew where to go
It was a walk that she knew like the back of her hands but unfortunately sarah would never make it home
A CCTV image of Sarah walking past the home on that same night was handed over to the police this image was captured on a doorbell camera
This image captures her walking alone along the A205 Poynders Road from the junction at Cavendish Road towards Tulsa Hill which lies south of her destination in Brixton
This was the last known time that anyone has seen Sarah since that night
The image suggests that Sarah walks through Clapham Common towards her home in Brixton
But police have said it is unclear whether she ever made it to the Brixton area let alone her home
The police have received more than 100 calls from the public since the authorities released the press statements on Monday the 8th of March 2021
The police have also gone door-to-door to over 750 homes in the area where Sarah was last seen hoping that someone would have more information
Unfortunately this has not yet yielded any results it's still early days
A camera from Carter Mills estate agents in Brixton has a clear view of both sides of the busy road leading to Sarah's home
And the police have stated that this camera shows no signs of Sarah between 9:30pm and 10:30pm
Which is when police believed she would have nearly been home from her walk
Several women have also come forward since Sarah's disappearance and stated that they had been followed, attacked
And sexually assaulted in the areas where Sarah was known to have been walking on her way back home
These women were all separate accounts, they didn't know each other and all the incidents occurred late at night when it was dark
Since her disappearance there has been an abundance of support for her family and the search for Sarah online
With many friends of Sarah's and her family reaching out and posting on social media
Sarah's uncle has spoken out stating that he just wants anyone who could be holding her hostage to be human and release her
He also added that her phone is not ringing and the Whatsapp messages the family have sent have not been received
At 11am on Monday the 8th of March 2021 five days after Sarah was last seen
A hat was found in a bush on Clapham Common by a passerby, to the public this seems like a major breakthrough in the case
It was yesterday that that hat was found as of me filming this
And I got a notification my phone from the BBC News and I was really excited that maybe there would be DNA evidence or they'd be able to find something
But the Metropolitan Police have since announced that they did not believe that it was linked to the case that this had was not related
Police are calling out to anyone who could possibly have any information that could help in this case to come forward
They are especially keen for anyone who has CCTV or dash cams from the area to check their footage and see if Sarah can be seen
Sarah was last seen wearing a green rain jacket, navy blue trousers with a white diamond pattern and turquoise and orange trainers
She's also thought to have been wearing green earphones and a white beanie hat as well as a patterned face mask
I've left the contact information and the missing person's poster uh in the description and it should also be on the screen right now
I know a lot of my audience is American but for us Brits if you live in that area
Or you know someone who lives in that area please reach out to them and see if they have CCTV
It's quite common for people to have these video doorbells now and just see you know just there's no harm in asking
Even that one piece of information can really help break a case
And I really really hope that Sarah is found safe and well
So as I was editing this video and actually right after I finished filming this video last night I got a Breaking News notification
To say that a Met Police officer has been arrested in connection to Sarah's case so let's look at the BBC News article right now i've got it up here
Um and let's just see what it says
So a Metropolitan Police officer has been arrested over the disappearance of Sarah in South London in a serious and significant development
The man was arrested in Kent on Tuesday police said he had been off duty when she went missing
But added that the fact he was a serving officer was shocking and deeply disturbing
A woman has also been held on suspicion of assisting an offender
My heart really goes out to Sarah's family at this time there's no mention of her well-being um and this must be a really really really difficult time for them
Um and the fact that they've arrested this, this police officer can only indicate that they have substantial evidence to warrant the arrest
As more information about this comes out we will be talking about it in uh This Week on True Crime so stay tuned for that
And um I really really sincerely hope that she is found safe and well
The second case that we'll be looking into today is a fight that took place in a Bath and Body Works store in Scottsdale Arizona
Of course it's in Scottsdale Arizona
Two unidentified women were charged on Saturday the 6th of March 2021
After getting into a disagreement that saw staff and members of the general public becoming involved
Allegedly this argument started because a woman and her mother-in-law cut in front of another woman and her stroller with her baby in
While waiting in the line for the checkout
While the fight began over a place in the line the exchange became more heated after the woman and her mother-in-law got too close to the other woman and her child
Of course there's a Panoramic going on there's a Panda Express so it's completely understandable that you don't want someone getting close to you
I mean even without there being a situation happening
You don't- It's not nice of someone to be that close to you and especially with your child
I completely understand her not wanting them to come close
The mother with their child didn't want the other women to come too close and told them to back up
The women exchanged insults that included shouts of "trailer park trash" before a bag was thrown by one woman
Which missed its intended targets which was the mother of the child and instead hit an employee of the store in the face
While trying to break up the arguments multiple members of staff were hit and one had her mask pulled down and hair pulled out of the hair tie
The Bath and Body Works employees told police that the mother with the child tried repeatedly to keep her distance that the other women kept approaching her
Now obviously the store was filled with onlookers who was shouting over the fight
And it was as a result of all this noise that off-duty police officer arrived at the store
When he came to see what all the commotion was about he found people still arguing and pointing fingers at one another trying to pin the blame
The women though continue to argue and so the officer pulled the woman and her mother-in-law away from the scene and took them to the security office
The original video of the fights was posted on social media and hit 8.5 million views as of 6pm on Sunday the 7th of March 2021
Some people really really really need to learn what the definition of personal space is
And just chill out dude just wait in the queue it's not you're not- you're gonna get served it's not that deep damn calm down
The last case we'll be discussing is the case of a woman from Connecticut
Who has been charged with killing her four-year-old son and leaving his body in their apartment
On Sunday the 3rd of March 2021 at approximately 6:27am police were called to reports of a female damaging a parked vehicle with a bat wrapped in barbed wire
The woman who had damaged the vehicle had already left the scene before the police arrived
And so the police contacted the vehicle's owner to try and figure out what the hell had happened
While talking to the owner of the vehicle a woman then approached the officers and asked them to
"Take her away" after getting her to explain what she meant she told them that she had strangled her four-year-old son David in her apartment
This woman was 33 year old Tiffany Farrauto
The police immediately went to the apartment and entered to check on the child unfortunately they found David unconscious and unresponsive
The officers attempted CPR on David before he was transported to the hospital
Unfortunately and devastatingly David was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital
Tiffany was initially arrested for two counts of criminal mischief in the third degree due to her vandalism of the car
But these charges would turn out to be much lighter charges compared to what was about to be brought against her for her son's death
After David was pronounced dead Tiffany was then charged with murder and risk of injury to a minor
In court on Monday the 8th of March 2021 the bail commissioner told the courts of the quite serious mental health issues Tiffany was dealing with which were corroborated by her attorney
Tiffany's mother believed that her daughter had 'snapped' and that she would "never have hurt him if she was in her right mind"
The Connecticut department of children and families released a statement saying that Tiffany had recently asked for help
And that she had actually reported that she thought someone had hurt her son
A memorial was placed outside the apartment building where Tiffany and David lived in memory of David
Tiffany appeared in court through a computer link dressed in a hospital gown as she had been placed on suicide watch and was under medical observation
She had been given a two million dollar bail and was ordered to have a mental health evaluation to determine whether she is able to stand trial
If the reports are to be believed and she has reported that she thought someone had hurt her son and they had done nothing about it
Then that's clearly yet another failure within the system providing support for those dealing with
Um I mean they didn't know it at the time but severe mental issues
They you would have really thought that they would have sent someone to do a welfare check or something
But no it's a failure that once again has ended in utter tragedy
And this story brings us to the end of this episode of This Week in True Crime
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