tude.refreshAdsViaDivMappings([ { Sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were killed last June. 2023 BBC. Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were stabbed to death at a park in Wembley earlier this month. 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. "I knew instantly why they didn't care. More on Bibaa and Nicole . 6th Dec 2021, 5:22pm. By Jessica Frank-Keyes. [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. They were the daughters of the Venerable Mina Smallman, the Church of England's first female archdeacon from a black and minority ethnic background. ", Jaffer then sent a message in a WhatsApp group saying: "I'm here now I'll try to take pictures of the dead birds. cat: 'news', When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? For this reason, the Husseins' home was raided by police. Murder of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman. Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball, chairing an accelerated tribunal in west London on Wednesday, ruled that both men had committed gross misconduct. In June of the same year, the bodies of two sisters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were found in a North-West London park. Two police officers have been charged after allegedly taking photographs of the bodies of two sisters who were stabbed to death in a park. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday, 27 May 2021 for their first hearing. Mrs Smallman said she was told the photos showed the girls' faces and she fears the images will appear on the internet. Our thoughts go out to the families of Bibaa and Nicole, as we recognise the renewed grief and pain this development will bring. ]); Both the Sheffield and the Hastings campaigns predated the disappearance of Sarah Everard as she walked home in London. 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. Two police officers have been charged after allegedly taking photographs of the bodies of two sisters who were stabbed to death in a . A black woman who lives on a council estate.. 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 6 June 2020. No-one has been charged with the murders. Read about our approach to external linking. 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". env: 'prod', 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. I apologised to Bibaa and Nicole's family in June last year and, on behalf of the Met, I apologise again today. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. }); window.tude = window.tude || { cmd: [] }; Those police officers dehumanised our children. "We know the public will share our outrage, but I would ask that space is now given to allow the judicial process to run its proper course. A while later, the female officer received a WhatsApp message from Jaffer - Pc 1 - containing four photos of the bodies, with one of the images having the face of Lewis - Pc 2 - superimposed on it. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Two Met Police officers have been sentenced to two years and nine months behind bars for taking photographs of the murdered bodies of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman. Last Wednesday, the tribunal at the Mets Empress Building listened to what Lewis and Jaffe did and determined that it amounted to gross misconduct. [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. "[29], Hussein was convicted of both murders on 6 July 2021. } Speaking outside the Old Bailey after the hearing, the victims' mother Mina Smallman called on the force "to drill down and get the rot out once and for all". [44][5][3] [57][58][59], In the foreword of the UK government's strategy for tackling violence against women and girls[60] the Home Secretary Priti Patel said "these crimes are still far too prevalent and there are too many instances of victims and survivors being let down. Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. said the pictures "dehumanised" her children. A black woman who lives on a council estate, says mother of two deceased sisters, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. The police watchdog is also separately investigating how the Met handled calls from worried family and friends of the sisters after they went missing. The fact they remain is worrying. Neither of them had authority or a policing purpose to do so, Tierney said. Jaffer resigned August 18, while Lewis had remained a serving police officer. 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. They were the daughters of a pioneering cleric, Mina. I have always acknowledged that and do now again"[54], Barry Gardiner MP of the local Brent North constituency told the Today programme that the Metropolitan Police "need to have a root and branch reform in the way in which it operates, the way in which it treats people". aid: '762962', "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.. I knew instantly why they didnt care, Ms Smallman, who is the Church of Englands first female archdeacon of black and minority ethnic descent, told the BBC in an interview. 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. She said Lewis sent a message via the WhatsApp application which read: Unfortunately Im sat next to two dead birds with stab wounds. Jaffer then replied: Im here now Ill try to take pictures of the dead birds.. Henry/Smallman Family. } Last month Wilhelmina Smallman, the mother of the sisters accused the police of initially failing to take the case of her daughters disappearance seriously. [5][43][44][45] Mina Smallman maintains the police did not care about the missing sisters before the bodies were found because one was "a black woman who lives on a council estate. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said she was "disgusted" with the allegations against the officers. Do you know this baby? Talking to the BBC last week, the girls' mother Mina Smallman said the pictures "dehumanised" her children. }); EVENTS [26] The trial began on 9 June 2021 at the Old Bailey. Mina Smallman, mother of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, speaks outside the Old Bailey on Monday. 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". When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? I deeply regret that at a time when they were grieving the loss of their loved ones who were taken in such awful circumstances, they faced additional distress caused by the actions of two police officers," she said. subcat: '', Two PCs who took photos of the murder scene and then shared them on WhatsApp were . 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. 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. 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. BLACK ENTERPRISE is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. "[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. This was a calculated and deliberate course of conduct, planned and carried out with precision. Last week, Satanist Danyal Hussein, 19, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years for murdering Ms Henry and Ms Smallman. [19], Hussein was a viewer of videos by Utah-based Matthew Lawrence, also known as E. A. Koetting, a jailed member of the Satanist Order of Nine Angles. [61], Murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, Last edited on 14 February 2023, at 10:47, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the United Kingdom, "London sisters were stabbed to death by stranger, say police", "Wembley park stabbings: Danyal Hussein guilty of murdering sisters", "Why do some murders not get the same attention as others? Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Black Men XCEL The two sisters were found dead in bushes in Fryent Country Park, in Wembley, London, in June last year. tude.cmd.push(function() { Mina Smallman, mother of the murdered sisters said in a victim impact statement, "It made me think of the lynchings in the Deep South of USA where you would see smiling faces around a hanging dead body. 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"I am sorry that our officers behaved in such a hurtful, disrespectful and criminal way. Those police officers felt so safe, so untouchable that they felt they would take photographs with our murdered daughters. And the pandemic has brought new challenges and presented sick perpetrators with new opportunities as more people stayed at home and went online". Instead, they breached the cordon to take "inappropriate" and "unauthorised" photographs of the bodies, which were then shared on WhatsApp. Read about our approach to external linking. Thats the only way I can describe it.. "Their thoughtless and insensitive actions have no doubt caused immeasurable further distress and pain to the heartbroken family and friends of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry who were already left reeling from the loss of their loved ones," Mr Goddard added. Met Police chief 'disgusted' at murder photo share, PCs suspended over photos of double murder scene. He did not care what he had to do to get what he wanted, and these two women were nothing more than a means to a very disturbing end. 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. 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. "Our thoughts remain with them at this very difficult time.". 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. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Since 1970, BLACK ENTERPRISE has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. 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. [15] [12] In the first 36 hours the police showed little interest in searching for the missing women. "Our thoughts today are with the family and friends of Bibaa and Nicole. Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. said the pictures "dehumanised" her children. For more London news follow on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Mrs Smallman said she was told the photos showed the girls' faces and she fears the images will appear on the internet. While being questioned, Lewis denied with confidence that he had not taken any pictures following his arrest, but the images were found on his phone, PC Tierney said. Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis, who were sentenced after a criminal trial at which the two pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. I know that is the view of colleagues across the Met who utterly condemn this behaviour.". It is obvious to all the behavior this way discredits the police service and undermines public confidence, she said. Those police officers felt so safe, so untouchable, that they felt they would take photographs with our murdered daughters. Ms Smallman, 27, had been with friends celebrating Ms Henry's 46th birthday at the park on the evening of 5 June. Murder of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, Cressida Dick said she was "disgusted" with the allegations, Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, Mbappe breaks PSG goal record in win over Nantes, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78. [14][5] Once the women were found, officers of the Metropolitan Police searched the area for evidence.