Killer ex-police officer Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' after 'catching Covid in prison'

09.02.2022 - 11:44 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Convicted rapist and murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching coronavirus in prison with reports suggesting he is "suffering badly".

The killer former Metropolitan Police officer, who is currently serving a full life term, caught the virus while in HMP Frankland.

He was one of the less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail infected with Covid.

A section of the prison was closed off to stop the virus's spread, with food and drink left at the door of Couzen's cell, the Mirror reports.

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The 48-year-old staged a fake Covid arrest to abduct marketing executive Sarah Everard before raping and killing her in March 2021.

A source told The Sun: “People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

“He’s been suffering quite badly with it though after coming down with symptoms and has been told to isolate in his cell.

“There is not a lot of sympathy for him though, given his former job and what he did with the fake Covid arrest."

They added that measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus meant Couzens was safe from other prisoners on his wing.

A Prison Service spokesperson said: “We have taken precautionary measures at HMP Frankland in line with public health guidance.”

Couzens was moved from Belmarsh to Frankland just before Christmas.

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.

Because of this he has been segregated on a wing for vulnerable inmates during his time in both prisons.

Couzens - who at the time of his horrific crime was a serving Metropolitan Police