'PCs took selfies by my daughters' dead bodies', Sisters found dead in park were repeatedly stabbed. divId: 'div-gpt-ad-rightrail-1', The bodies of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were found at Fryent Gardens in Wembley on 7 June, two days after a birthday party in the park. [4] The two officers pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. Neither of them had authority or a policing purpose to do so, Tierney said. More than 1,000 exhibits including property belonging to Ms Smallman and Ms Henry have been recovered and hours of CCTV collected, the Met said. Extensive forensic work has finished at the park but smaller searches in outer areas continue, police said. pos: 'right_rail_1', The IOPC is also separately investigating how the Met handled calls from worried family and friends of the sisters after they went missing. The two men also used a racially derogatory term for Pakistanis in messages about other, unrelated police matters. Mina Smallman, the mother of the deceased sisters, vented her frustrations about the Metropolitan Polices initial response and explained she had to take it upon herself to arrange a search operation for her daughters. Post-mortem tests revealed they died from . The officers had been assigned to protect the scene after sisters Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, were found dead in bushes in Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north London. Read about our approach to external linking. "I knew instantly why they didn't care. The tribunal - which neither of the men attended - ruled that the two officers breached six established police standards, including confidentiality and honesty and integrity, as well as authority, respect and courtesy. What science tells us about the afterlife. The bodies of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were found at Fryent Gardens in Wembley on 7 June, two days after a birthday party in the park. "What former PC Jaffer and PC Lewis chose to do that day was utterly unprofessional, disrespectful and deeply insensitive. Masthead. kw: 'mandc,bibaa-henry,crime,nicole-smallman', It speaks volumes of the ethos that runs through the Metropolitan Police.. ABOUT Whipple told Hussein, "You committed these vicious attacks. Ms Smallman and Ms Henry are thought to have ended up alone by about 12:30 on 6 June. Police shared photos of dead bodies. Farah Naz, aunt of murdered aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena called for reforms to tackle male violence as she joined a march organised by Million Women Rise through London on Saturday, [2] He pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey on 11 March 2021. 6th Dec 2021, 5:22pm. "[12], Hussein suffered a cut to his hand during his crimes. And the pandemic has brought new challenges and presented sick perpetrators with new opportunities as more people stayed at home and went online". [47], The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) carried out a separate inquiry into how calls from worried relatives and friends were handled by the police. She has not spoken into this story at all. Extensive forensic work has finished at the park but smaller searches in outer areas continue, police said. Read about our approach to external linking. The two officers were later arrested as part of a criminal investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog. ", Mother of murdered Wembley sisters speaks out after officers jailed for taking photos of their bodies, Mother of murdered sisters says Met Police must 'get the rot out once and for all' after officers admit sharing photos of bodies, Danyal Hussein jailed for murdering sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in Wembley park after 'pact with demon'. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. No-one has been charged with the murders. 19-year-old Danyal Hussein of Guy Barnet Grove, Eltham, in south-east London, had drawn up a handwritten contract, signed in his own blood, in which he had made a pact with a 'demon' called "Lucifuge Rofocale",[16] to murder six women every six months in return for financial reward including winning the 'Mega Millions Super Jackpot'. It is obvious to all the behavior this way discredits the police service and undermines public confidence, she said. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Ms Smallman and Ms Henry are thought to have ended up alone by about 12:30 on 6 June. div_id: 'div-gpt-ad-rightrail-3', Speaking outside the Old Bailey after the two officers' pleaded guilty to committing misconduct in a public office, the victims' mother, Mina Smallman, called on the force "to drill down and get the rot out once and for all". According to BBC News, two Metropolitan police officers took pictures of the dead bodies of Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, at a crime scene at Fryent Country Park in Wembley. Read about our approach to external linking. Sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were killed last June, Police granted extra stop-and-search powers after schoolboy stabbed, Trump gets rapturous reception at major US Republican conference, Prince Harry: A lot of us in Army didnt necessarily agree or disagree with war in Afghanistan, Rishi Sunak to host Coronation Big Lunch at Downing Street, Project Fear authors discussed when to deploy new Covid variant, Matt Hancock's plan to frighten the pants off everyone about Covid. } page_type: 'article', Subscribe to Newsletter The sisters had met friends in the park at about 19:00 BST on 5 June to celebrate Ms Henry's birthday. The fact they remain is worrying. }); EVENTS The judge, Mark Lucraft QC, described the offences as appalling and done for a cheap thrill. subcat: '', Joel Smith, prosecuting, told the Old Bailey: The bodies of the women would not have been visible from the path adjacent to the large bush where they were found. She added: "You go to London to start to prepare for the funeral of your two children, and you are forced to have a meeting with the IOPC's then commander to tell you that police officers that should have been protecting the area had actually taken selfies and sent them out to a dentist and doctor and a WhatsApp group.". PC Deniz Jaffer, 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 33, had pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office after the killing of the two . "Our thoughts remain with them at this very difficult time.". Their actions helped the defence of the murderer of the two women, Danyal Hussein, whose defence team tried to claim possible contamination by the two officers entering the crime scene. playerId: '31d84b62-a3ea-4274-9349-1b7ccedbd1d7' This button displays the currently selected search type. [37] Following investigation of Jaffer's phone, it was found that he had used racist language regarding a separate case involving the assault of South Asian men. Henry, a senior social worker, and Smallman, a photographer, had been celebrating their elder sisters birthday in Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north-west London. page_type: 'article', Bibaa Henry (left) and Nicole Smallman were found dead in Wembley, north London last year The jury had heard that the victims had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday when they were viciously stabbed by Hussein, who then dragged their bodies into bushes and left them with their limbs entwined in a deliberate act to defile them in death. Lewis, who sent one picture to fellow officers with the text: Unfortunately Im sat next to two dead birds full of stab wounds.. Jaffer left the post he had been assigned to and went into bushes where the women had been left by their killer. ", Speaking about the impact of the misconduct case, Mrs Smallman said: "It may seem really ridiculous that this case has brought us to even more anxiety today.". Both the Sheffield and the Hastings campaigns predated the disappearance of Sarah Everard as she walked home in London. Meanwhile, Jaffer sent photos of the victims to three friends on WhatsApp. Their bodies were discovered by Nicoles boyfriend, Adam, who also found the murder weapon. Two Metropolitan police officers who dehumanised two black murder victims for their own amusement by taking and sharing photos from the scene where they lay murdered have each been jailed for two years and nine months. 'PCs took selfies by my daughters' dead bodies', Sisters found dead in park were repeatedly stabbed. As Mina tried to make sense of their tragic loss, they were then rocked . [22] In ten days following the murders, Hussein spent 162.88 on lottery tickets and bets but won nothing. tag: 'mandc,bibaa-henry,crime,nicole-smallman', For more London news follow on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel. targeting: { They didn't care because they looked at my daughter's address and thought they knew who she was. About According to reports, he stabbed two young girls to death last year after completing a government-sponsored "deradicalization" program. Both of the men were assigned to guard the cordoned-off crime scene where Bibaa Henry, 66, and Nicole Smallman, 27, were found dead in bushes in Fryent Country Park in Wembley. Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were stabbed to death at a park in Wembley earlier this month. Those police officers felt so safe, so untouchable, that they felt they would take photographs with our murdered daughters. Bibaa Henry (left) and Nicole Smallman were found in bushes at Fryent Country Park in Wembley By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Two Met officers who took photos of two murdered sisters. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? For more London news follow on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel. tag: 'mandc,bibaa-henry,crime,nicole-smallman', Mina Smallman has complained about the Met's initial response - saying she had to organise a. Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Smallman said she was thrilled the officers had been jailed and not received suspended sentences. An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two sisters in a park in London. Their killer, Danyal Hussein, was not known to either sisters and targeted them to fulfill a 'pact with a demon'. div_id: 'div-gpt-ad-rightrail-1', The officers had been assigned to protect the scene where the two women were discovered. Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, who were stabbed to death by Danyal Hussein at a park in London. ]); PC Helen Tierney stated that Jaffer and Lewis had then left the cordon and took pictures of the bodies of the deceased sisters. And it's shameful that the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) had to tell the Met they should apologise to us in their failings for the missing persons (investigation). Lewis was dismissed from the Metropolitan Police at the pair's misconduct hearing, while Jaffer was told he would have been dismissed if he was still serving. "I am sorry that our officers behaved in such a hurtful, disrespectful and criminal way. By Jessica Frank-Keyes.