Elena Sukhoreba Couzens is a Ukrainian-British scientist. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born and raised in Ukraine. (a)
2. She obtained a first-class degree in biochemistry at the University of Donetsk in Donetsk, Ukraine. She worked as a laboratory technician in Ukraine before moving to the U.K. (a) (b) 
3. Her mother Nina Sukhoreba, a retired teacher, lives in Kirovograd, Ukraine. (c)
4. She used to work in Switzerland where she met Wayne Couzens. They got married in 2006. They have two children together. She gave birth to their daughter in 2010 and their son in 2012. (b) (c) (d)
5. She previously worked at a Boots Opticians in Canterbury, Kent. (c)
6. She is a laboratory manager for an engineering company in Kent. (b) (c)
7. In 2008, Wayne became a traffic officer with Kent Police in Folkestone, Kent, England. They lived in top floor flat of a converted period property in Folkestone. Their then landlady Shannette Roy described Wayne as “a nice fellow” and said, “The only thing I found strange was when he said he was going over to Ukraine to get his wife and he brought her back. She didn’t speak very good English.” (c)
8. In 2015, she and Wayne bought a three-bedroom house in Freemen’s Way, Deal, Kent for £200,000. (a) (c)
9. She and Wayne live in their Freemen’s Way house with their two children and a pup dog, according to their neighbor Pamela Cane. (c)
10. In 2017, she, Wayne and their children visited Ukraine. (c)
11. In 2019, she, Wayne and their children visited Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (c)
12. She was 38 years old when she was arrested at 11:59 p.m. on March 9, 2021 on suspicion of assisting an offender while Wayne was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Sarah Everard, was last seen alive in Clapham, London on March 3, 2021. She was later released on bail. (a) (c)
13. On March 18, 2021, she returned to the semi-detached house in Deal ishe shares with Wayne and their two children. She was seen leaving the property clutching a book about Albert Einstein and two bags of belongings. She was wearing glasses and a smart blue top trousers and was no longer wearing her wedding ring. (d)

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SOURCES:

• a. The Sun
• b. The Sun 
• c. Daily Mail
• d. Daily Mail