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| Met PCs suspended over photos of double murder scene | Met PCs suspended over photos of double murder scene |
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| Two Met Police officers have been suspended after "inappropriate photos" were taken at the crime scene of a double murder. | |
| The unnamed officers were arrested by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on 22 June and have since been bailed. | The unnamed officers were arrested by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on 22 June and have since been bailed. |
| The bodies of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were found earlier this month at Fryent Gardens in Wembley. | |
| Commander Paul Brogden said he was "horrified" by the allegations. | |
| He added senior officers from the Met and the IOPC visited the sisters' family to inform them of the serious allegations. | |
| 'Morally reprehensible' | |
| "This deeply disturbing information will no doubt have created additional trauma for a family who are already grieving the devastating loss of two loved ones," Commander Brogden said. | |
| "I am horrified and disgusted by the nature of these allegations; a sentiment which will be shared by colleagues throughout the organisation. | |
| "If true, these actions are morally reprehensible and anyone involved will be robustly dealt with." | |
| Ms Smallman, 27, had been with friends celebrating Ms Henry's 46th birthday at the park on the evening of 5 June. | |
| Detectives believe the sisters 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. | |
| In a statement the Met said two officers from the North East Command unit had both been suspended from duty. | |
| The force said its directorate of professional standards was told last week about allegations that "non-official and inappropriate photographs" had been taken at the crime scene. | |
| 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". | |
| Since their bodies were found forensic officers have been searching a large area of the park including a pond and have trawled through hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rubbish that was accidently cleared from the scene. | |
| Detectives believe the killer received injuries in the attack "which caused significant bleeding". | |
| The IOPC is also separately investigating how the Met handled calls from worried family and friends of the sisters after they went missing. |