A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked for searching force databases to uncover the identity of Sarah Everard ’s murderer shortly after he was detained.

A tribunal concluded that former police constable Clare Tett lacked any "proper policing purpose" when she looked at Wayne Couzens ’ custody file the day following his arrest on suspicion of kidnap.

Having no connection to the inquiry into Ms Everard ’s disappearance, the former officer was instead "motivated by curiosity", the panel established.

Following a misconduct hearing in October, Ms Tett was found to have committed gross misconduct and was dismissed without notice. She is one of several personnel flagged for inappropriately accessing material connected to the investigation.

Ms Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, was reported missing on 4 March 2021, with Couzens arrested five days later.…