A vigil for Sarah Everard in Clapham this evening has been cancelled following discussions with police.
Reclaim These Streets tweeted: "We are sorry to confirm that our Clapham vigil scheduled for tonight is cancelled. Please see the full statement here.
"Instead, we are fundraising £320,000 for women's causes: £10K for every proposed fine for the 32 vigils originally scheduled."
In the statement they said: "We have been very disappointed that given the many opportunities to engage with organisers constructively, the Metropolitan Police have been unwilling to commit to anything.
"It remains our view that with the appropriate mutually agreed measures in place, this evening's vigil on Clapham Common would have been safe and in line with restrictions and safety regulations."
Instead of tonight's event, organisers said that a virtual gathering would be arranged.
Before the discussions with police concluded, several people said they would go to Clapham Common today to commemorate Ms Everard regardless of the outcome - but this is now being advised against by Reclaim These Streets.
Their statement added: "As the event has now been cancelled, we would strongly encourage people not to gather this evening on Clapham Common.
"Despite the court judgement, the feedback from police is that doing so may place yourself legally at risk."
Yesterday it was announced that a serving Metropolitan Police officer had been charged with kidnapping and murdering Ms Everard, who went missing in south London last week.
Wayne Couzens will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court later this morning.
The 48-year-old was taken to hospital on Friday for a second time in 48 hours for treatment on a fresh head injury sustained in custody.
A Met Police spokesman said: "He was being monitored by officers and received immediate first aid. He was discharged the same day and returned to custody."
Couzens was previously treated in hospital for a separate head wound on Thursday, which was sustained in custody when he was alone in his cell.
Meanwhile, a woman in her 30s who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on bail.
She is due to return to a police station in mid-April.
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2021-03-13 08:15:00Z
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