The heartbroken family of tragic Sarah Everard have paid tribute to their ‘thoughtful and caring’ daughter who ‘always put others first’.
The 33-year-old was last seen in Clapham, London, on March 3 after leaving a friend’s house to walk home before vanishing without a trace.
A major police search operation was launched to find her but human remains were discovered in woodland near Ashford in Kent on Wednesday.
They have yet to be formally identified but her loved ones have been informed.
A serving Metropolitan Police officer, Wayne Couzens, has since been arrested on suspicion of murder, kidnapping and indecent exposure.
The cop, who works in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command unit, was rushed to hospital on Thursday after suffering a head injury while in custody.
The 48-year-old has since been taken back to the police station where he is being held after receiving treatment.
The loved ones of Sarah, who worked in marketing, have thanked police and the public for their help so far but have urged anyone else with information to come forward.
In a statement, they said: “Our beautiful daughter Sarah was taken from us and we are appealing for any information that will help to solve this terrible crime.
"Sarah was bright and beautiful - a wonderful daughter and sister. She was kind and thoughtful, caring and dependable.
“She always put others first and had the most amazing sense of humour.
"She was strong and principled and a shining example to us all. We are very proud of her and she brought so much joy to our lives.
"We would like to thank our friends and family for all their support during this awful time and we would especially like to thank Sarah's friends who are working tirelessly to help.
"We are so grateful to the police and would like to thank them for all they are doing. We are now pleading for additional help from the public.
"Please come forward and speak to the police if you have any information. No piece of information is too insignificant. Thank you."
Scotland Yard confirmed that suspect Couzens remains in police custody after being taken to hospital on Thursday.
They said: "The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment to a head injury sustained while in custody.
"He has since been discharged and returned to custody. We are not prepared to discuss further."
On the day of Ms Everard's disappearance, he was reportedly working a 2pm to 8pm relief shift at the US Embassy in Nine Elms, south-west London, around three miles from where she was last seen.
According to unconfirmed reports, detectives are investigating whether he might have used his warrant card to entice Ms Everard towards his car before snatching her.
A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Officers removed vehicles from outside a house being searched in Deal, Kent, where the officer is believed to have lived with his wife and two children.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "shocked and deeply saddened", adding: "We must work fast to find all the answers to this horrifying crime."
The events have prompted an outpouring of shock and anger as women across the country shared their own experiences of feeling unsafe.
A vigil called "Reclaim these streets" is due to take place at Clapham Common bandstand in south London on Saturday.
Meanwhile, MPs listened in silence as Labour's Jess Phillips read out the names of women killed in the UK where a man has been convicted or charged as the primary perpetrator.
The MP for Birmingham Yardley spent more than four minutes listing the names of the almost 120 victims from the last 12 months.
After finishing the list, Ms Phillips said people had "prayed that the name of Sarah Everard would never be on any list" and urged everyone to work to ensure "nobody's name ends up on this list again".
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