She said after the pair were reported missing, the police failed to conduct a proper search and it was left up to their friends to find their bodies. Detectives believe they were killed by a stranger who repeatedly stabbed them in the early hours of 6 June - their bodies were not found until the following day. It bears disturbing similarities to the Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry case. "You are not above the law, you are not going to be protected," she said, before criticising Met Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick for her "shoddy way of behaving and her response since all of this has come out". "It speaks volumes of the ethos that runs through the Metropolitan Police.". "They were nothing to them and what's worse, they sent them on to members of the public," she said. The pair have already been warned they face "lengthy" jail terms when they are sentenced next month for misconduct in a public office. It speaks volumes of the ethos that runs through the Metropolitan Police.. The women were celebrating Henrys birthday when they were attacked and stabbed repeatedly by 19-year-old Danyal Hussein, who was found guilty of the sisters murders. Mina Smallman, mother of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, speaks outside the Old Bailey on Monday. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. } The arrest comes after two Met Police officers were suspended after "inappropriate photos" were taken of the crime scene. 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. Mina Smallman has complained about the Met's initial response - saying she had to organise a search for her daughters. [26] The trial began on 9 June 2021 at the Old Bailey. Nicole Smallman, 27, and 46-year-old Bibaa Henry were stabbed to death at Fryent Country Park in Wembley, in the northwest of the capital, earlier in June. [33] The IPOC reported that: "The investigation has also uncovered further alleged misconduct breaches of the standards of professional behaviour for a small number of officers which include honesty and integrity, and equality and diversity". [27][28] Prosecutor, Oliver Glasgow QC told the jury, "Given the weight of the evidence against him, only someone who actually believes that an agreement with a demon will work could refuse to accept any aspect of the case against him. Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis sentenced to two years and nine months for taking and sharing photos of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry. Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were stabbed to death at a park in Wembley earlier this month. Mina Smallman: "Those police officers dehumanised our children". Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were stabbed to death at a park in Wembley earlier this month. ]); aid: '762962', "[46], Mina Smallman spoke about Hussein after his conviction, saying that she would not spend her life hating him; she voiced concern that he would be further radicalised in prison. Senior officers from the Met and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) personally visited the family to explain what had happened after they were made aware of the alleged photographs. 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). The police did not instantly react when the two sisters were first reported missing due to officers making assumptions based on the race and class of her daughters, she said. tude.cmd.push(function() { The sisters' family reported them missing on 6 June 2020.[13]. 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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. Examples of train season ticket increases, Storybook inspired by toy poodles' adventures on Hampstead Heath, Arteta hails loudest and most emotional moment after 97th minute winner bedlam, Merton Police prevent house party in Morden with 100 youths attending, Merton Police prevent very large house party in Morden with 100 youths attending, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. [21] Hussein was active on a Satanic forum led by Lawrence, alleging he was a 'psychic vampire' and asked for advice about demonic pacts. 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. } Extensive forensic work has finished at the park but smaller searches in outer areas continue, police said. [22], Vigils were held to remember the victims. No-one has been charged with the murders. "Our thoughts today are with the family and friends of Bibaa and Nicole. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Two police officers have been charged after allegedly taking photographs of the bodies of two sisters who were stabbed to death in a park. She says the police were "making assumptions" when they didn't immediately respond when the sisters were first reported missing. Most read in The US Sun. Images had been shared on a WhatsApp group and a further six officers were investigated for failing to either challenge or report this. Lewis, who sent one picture to fellow officers with the text: Unfortunately Im sat next to two dead birds full of stab wounds.. 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. Putting names to archive photos, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie Lewis, 33, were ordered to guard the scene in a London park where two sisters, Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were found stabbed to death in June 2020. ]); He sent four images to Lewis, who edited one of the photos and superimposed his face on to it with the two murdered women visible in the background, to produce a selfie-style image. "It speaks volumes of the ethos that runs through the Metropolitan Police.". The two officers were later arrested as part of a criminal investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog. cnx.cmd.push(function() { The IOPC said the pictures were allegedly "shared with a small number of others", adding the Met was "handling matters involving those members of the public who may have received those images". Too little too late. Last month, Hussein was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 35 years. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. [4] The two officers pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. Women of Power Summit 'PCs took selfies by my daughters' dead bodies', Sisters found dead in park were repeatedly stabbed. 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. Last week, Satanist Danyal Hussein, 19, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years for murdering Ms Henry and Ms Smallman. Mrs Smallman said she was told the photos showed the girls' faces and she fears the images will appear on the internet. pos: 'right_rail_1', The men, who had been deployed to stand guard over Bibaa and Nicole's bodies, branded the women "dead birds". baseDivId: 'pb-slot-right-1', ABOUT 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.. 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