# Unmasked: Scotland’s own ‘Wayne Couzens’… Policeman who took own life was rapist who tried to kill women

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/unmasked-scotlands-own-wayne-couzens-policeman-who-took-own-life-was-rapist-who-tried-to-kill-women/
- Published: 2026-07-23T18:22:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T03:16:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16000765/Unmasked-Scotlands-Wayne-Couzens-Policeman-took-life-rapist-tried-kill-women.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Scottish police officer unmasked as rapist after his suicide.
- Case likened to Metropolitan Police killer Wayne Couzens.
- Raises fresh concerns over police vetting and internal conduct.

## Summary

A Police Scotland officer who took his own life has been unmasked as a serial rapist who tried to kill women, in a case journalists and commentators have compared to that of Wayne Couzens, the Metropolitan Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard. The revelations expose how the officer used his position of trust and authority to target and attack women, reigniting concerns about vetting and the conduct of serving police officers across the UK.

Details of the officer's crimes emerged after his death, with investigators piecing together a pattern of sexual violence and attempted killings that had gone undetected while he served as a policeman. The case has drawn comparisons to Couzens, whose 2021 crimes prompted a wide-ranging reckoning over the vetting, culture and oversight of policing in Britain, and is likely to renew scrutiny of how forces identify predatory behaviour among their own officers.

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