The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. tude.refreshAdsViaDivMappings([ { Bibaa Henry (aged 46) and Nicole Smallman (aged 27) were two sisters who were stabbed to death by Danyal Hussein in Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury, north-west London, England, on 6June 2020. Met Police chief 'disgusted' at murder photo share, PCs suspended over photos of double murder scene. subcat: '', Three MORE Met Police cops are punished over inhumane - The US Sun It can now be reported that Jaffer and Lewis were assigned to guard the deposition site on 8 June, arriving at 3.30am before being placed at the inner cordon closest to the bodies. My daughters were stabbed to death by a Satan worshipper before cops 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. They didnt care because they looked at my daughters address and thought they knew who she was. kw: 'mandc,bibaa-henry,crime,nicole-smallman', [26] The trial began on 9 June 2021 at the Old Bailey. [14][5] Once the women were found, officers of the Metropolitan Police searched the area for evidence. Your Money, Your Life, LATEST LISTS [55] A local councillor for Brent who leads the borough's community safety also criticised the Met, telling the Brent & Kilburn Times that an apology is "no substitute for action. Those police officers dehumanised our children. }); window.tude = window.tude || { cmd: [] }; }).render('3811c1c9bba941ecb6c4a456cf0ac0f7'); [53] Dame Cressida Dick of the Metropolitan Police said: "The Met is not free of discrimination, racism or bias. B.E. "Our thoughts remain with them at this very difficult time.". She said it had been the "final straw" to find out what Jaffer and Lewis had done while preparing for the funeral of her daughters. cnx.cmd.push(function() { 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. ", 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'. [10], Bibaa Henry lived in Wembley, north-west London, and was a social worker[11] at Buckinghamshire Council described by her family as being "a passionate advocate for safeguarding vulnerable children and families". Mina Smallman has complained about the Met's initial response - saying she had to organise a. I know that is the view of colleagues across the Met who utterly condemn this behaviour.". Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were dehumanised by the officers actions, according to their mothers victim statement. "This has taken our grief to another place," she said. On Wednesday the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that Police Constable Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Police Constable Jamie Lewis, 32, had been charged with misconduct in public office. Mother of murdered daughters attacks 'toxic' Met police culture Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis, who were sentenced after a criminal trial at which the two pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. The IOPC is also separately investigating how the Met handled calls from worried family and friends of the sisters after they went missing. [38] In June 2022 three police officers who received the pictures without challenging them or reporting them each received written warnings but were allowed to keep their jobs. Mina Smallman is the first archdeacon of the Church of England from a black and minority ethnic background. INFORMATION [4] The two officers pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. 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, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. Read about our approach to external linking. [14] The level of service provided by the police force to the family was found to be "unacceptable". [41][42] She said that racism ensured that the coverage of these black women's deaths was different from similar instances of stranger killings of white women. Mrs Smallman said she was told the photos showed the girls' faces and she fears the images will appear on the internet. "They were nothing to them and what's worse, they sent them on to members of the public," she said. The two officers were later arrested as part of a criminal investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog. 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". ABOUT It does not reflect the seriousness of what they did. An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two sisters in a park in London. The Old Bailey in London heard that instead they took photos, some showing the bodies, and shared them in two WhatsApp groups, calling the victims dead birds. This was a calculated and deliberate course of conduct, planned and carried out with precision. page_type: 'article', The Met Police would not comment specifically on allegations the search had been too slow to get under way, but in a statement released on Thursday said: As a result of their murder, a mandatory referral was made to the IOPC by officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards to consider the actions of police between the time a number of reports were made to police by family and friends that Bibaa and Nicole were missing and the time they were found., The IOPC have taken the decision to independently investigate, and the MPS is providing full support to that investigation.. [18], At the Old Bailey, Oliver Glasgow QC said "Why he chose [the sisters] or what it was about them that caught his attention is also unclear. 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. 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 former archdeacon of Southend said the pictures dehumanised her children, adding: They were nothing to them and whats worse, they sent them on to members of the public., Ms Smallman added: If ever we needed an example of how toxic it has become, those police officers felt so safe, so untouchable, that they felt they could take photographs of dead black girls and send them on. PC Jamie Lewis and PC Deniz Jaffer had admitted sharing images of the bodies of Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27. baseDivId: 'pb-slot-right-1', kw: 'mandc,bibaa-henry,crime,nicole-smallman', Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday before they were reported missing, Images recovered from their phones - which were found in a pond - showed the sisters dancing with fairy lights hours before they were killed, Extensive forensic work in the park has concluded, though smaller searches will continue, Nicole Smallman's body was found by her boyfriend after she was reported missing. Yesterday evening, the Met said two officers had been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and suspended from duty. targeting: { Henry, Smallman, and friends had been celebrating Henry's birthday by hosting a picnic in Fryent Country Park on the evening of 5 June 2020. tude.cmd.push(function() { Sales Partnership Solutions Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Smallman said she was thrilled the officers had been jailed and not received suspended sentences. Murder of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman. Who is Danyal Hussein? Age, Parents, Murderer of Two sisters, Wikipedia div_id: 'div-gpt-ad-rightrail-1', It is not appropriate for us to initiate any internal investigations against the officers at this stage as this could impact on that process.. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? 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.. There is more work to be done. Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. said the pictures "dehumanised" her children. The sentencing followed a criminal trial in which the two pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office after the Guardian last year revealed the scandal that rocked Britains largest force. 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. Extensive forensic work has finished at the park but smaller searches in outer areas continue, police said. Mina Smallman has complained about the Met's initial response - saying she had to organise a search for her daughters. Whipple told Hussein, "You committed these vicious attacks. wikipedia.en/Murders_of_Bibaa_Henry_and_Nicole_Smallman.md at main ]); Economic Equity & Racial Justice Townhall Series, Elevate Black Podcast sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, 100 Founders of Change by American Express, Chasing Success Podcast by JP Morgan Chase, Black Business Month Sponsored by Nationwide, 2022 Registry Of Corporate Directors Listing, 2021 BE Registry Of Corporate Directors Listing, given a life sentence with a minimum term of 35 years. tag: 'mandc,bibaa-henry,crime,nicole-smallman', Read about our approach to external linking. I know that is the view of colleagues across the Met who utterly condemn this behaviour. } Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. said the pictures "dehumanised" her children. Two police officers have been charged after allegedly taking photographs of the bodies of two sisters who were stabbed to death in a park. Mina Smallman has complained about the Met's initial response - saying she had to organise a search . [7][8], The mother of the two victims Mina Smallman called on the Metropolitan Police Chief Cressida Dick to resign over the way the case was handled. The mother of the two sisters, Mina Smallman, described their actions as a betrayal of such catastrophic proportion, sacrilegious, and carried out for their own amusement. "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". Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday before they were reported missing, Nicole Smallman's body was found by her boyfriend after she was reported missing, Images recovered from their phones - which were found in a pond - showed the sisters dancing with fairy lights hours before they were killed. [23], Danyal Hussein was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. While each incident was different, they served to frame a wider picture of the tackling of violence against women in London and in the UK more widely. 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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. More on Bibaa and Nicole . Ball said she was disappointed that Lewis had not given any reason for what he did and that both police officers had behaved in a hurtful and dishonest way. aid: '762962', Sisters Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were found stabbed to death in Fryent country park in north-west London this month. Det Ch Insp Simon Harding, said: "Given the significance of this development, we visited the family in person today to inform them of the arrest. Speaking to the BBC, Mrs Smallman, the former Archdeacon of Southend, said the pictures "dehumanised" her children. The Met's commissioner previously apologised to the family on behalf of the force. Jaffers barrister said the former officer only sent the photos to selected members of the Covid WhatsApp group, which consisted of couples he and his wife had holidayed with. Do you know this baby? Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday before they were reported missing, Images recovered from their phones - which were found in a pond - showed the sisters dancing with fairy lights hours before they were killed, Extensive forensic work in the park has concluded, though smaller searches will continue, Nicole Smallman's body was found by her boyfriend after she was reported missing. [4][32] The officers had taken selfies next to the sisters' dead bodies. Do you know this baby? Sarah Everard - Two Years On. 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". Lewis sent a WhatsApp message which said: "Unfortunately I'm sat next to two dead birds with stab wounds. tude.cmd.push(function() { The hearing was also told that Lewis separately "responded with approval" to another officer who stated he was going to be posted to a new location which had fewer Asian people in, whom he referred to as "P****". Bibaa was born in 1974 and at the time of her passage she was 46 years old while Nicole Smallman was born in 1994 and she was 27 years old. url: 'police,officers,who,took,photos,of,bibaa,henry,and,nicole,smallmans,bodies,fired,from,force', They didn't care because they looked at my daughter's address and thought they knew who she was. Police shared photos of dead bodies. That factor is more weighty given that the offenders were charged with protecting their bodies.. In June 2022, two Met officers were sentenced to 33 months in prison after sharing photos of the bodies of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, who were murdered in a north-west London park on 6 June . 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. 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. Million Women Rise Statement for 4 March 2023 - womensgrid Mother of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman says race means their deaths You did it for money and a misguided pursuit of power. ", Jaffer then sent a message in a WhatsApp group saying: "I'm here now I'll try to take pictures of the dead birds. 6th Dec 2021, 5:22pm. [49] The IOPC stated that police logs were closed after a family member gave information about the sisters' possible whereabouts, but a communications supervisor recorded the information "inaccurately". Mother of murdered sisters says Met Police must 'get the rot out once Do you know this baby?