The man who kidnapped and murdered Sarah Everard has been stopped from receiving presents from his mother in prison.
Wayne Couzens, currently serving a whole life order in HMP Frankland, has complained that he has been prevented from receiving clothes and a book from his mother to mark his 50th birthday.
It was reported that Couzens could try and seek compensation because he missed out on the gifts because his mother would not be able to get a refund.
Couzens was told he had not been singled out and the fact prisoners are not allowed presents delivered from home was standard policy.
Couzens reportedly claimed that prison rules on parcels had not been explained to him and that his family were unaware of the rules. When he went to sign for the parcel in late 2022, he was told it was the official policy of the prison not to allow parcels delivered from the addresses of family members of prisoners.
It is also understood that the now 51-year-old was angry at HMP Frankland officials over the incident which took place in December 2022 and that he believed they had not shown due consideration to his parents.
Following the incident, Couzens complained to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and encouraged them to look into his complaint.
A source told Daily Mail that it would shock people that less than two years on from being sentenced for his horrific crime, Couzens was writing letters of complaint about his treatment.
They said: “It might seem incredible after his case horrified the country – how he took advantage of his police status to target, deceive, rape and murder poor Sarah – that Wayne Couzens was doing this.
“But that’s exactly what happened – just a year on from getting his life term he was writing busybody letters of complaint about not getting a birthday present.”
The source added that Couzens was effectively asking for special privileges during a debacle they described as “unbelievable”.
HMP Frankland, where Couzens is spending his whole life order, has been nicknamed ‘Monster Mansion’ as it is where some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals are held.
