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| Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman: Met PCs jailed for crime scene images | Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman: Met PCs jailed for crime scene images |
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| Bibaa Henry (left) and Nicole Smallman were found in bushes at Fryent Country Park in Wembley | Bibaa Henry (left) and Nicole Smallman were found in bushes at Fryent Country Park in Wembley |
| A pair of Met Police constables who took photos of two murdered sisters and shared the images on WhatsApp groups have each been jailed for 33 months. | A pair of Met Police constables who took photos of two murdered sisters and shared the images on WhatsApp groups have each been jailed for 33 months. |
| PCs Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis were sent to guard the scene where the bodies of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were found in June 2020. | PCs Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis were sent to guard the scene where the bodies of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were found in June 2020. |
| While at Fryent Country Park, they left their post to take photos of the women. | While at Fryent Country Park, they left their post to take photos of the women. |
| What the men did was a "betrayal of catastrophic proportions", the sisters' mother said in an impact statement. | What the men did was a "betrayal of catastrophic proportions", the sisters' mother said in an impact statement. |
| Ms Henry, 46, and Ms Smallman, 27, had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday at the park in Wembley, north-west London, when they were repeatedly stabbed by Danyal Hussein. | Ms Henry, 46, and Ms Smallman, 27, had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday at the park in Wembley, north-west London, when they were repeatedly stabbed by Danyal Hussein. |
| Hussain, 19, from Blackheath, was found guilty of murdering them and jailed for a minimum of 35 years in October. | Hussain, 19, from Blackheath, was found guilty of murdering them and jailed for a minimum of 35 years in October. |
| Deniz Jaffer (left) and Jamie Lewis had undermined trust and faith in the police, a judge at the Old Bailey said | Deniz Jaffer (left) and Jamie Lewis had undermined trust and faith in the police, a judge at the Old Bailey said |
| At the sentencing hearing - both men had previously admitted misconduct in a public office - Judge Mark Lucraft QC rejected an appeal for the officers to be spared custody and condemned their "appalling and inexplicable conduct". | At the sentencing hearing - both men had previously admitted misconduct in a public office - Judge Mark Lucraft QC rejected an appeal for the officers to be spared custody and condemned their "appalling and inexplicable conduct". |
| The men disregarded the victims' privacy for "a cheap thrill" or "some form of bragging rights", which undermined trust and faith in the police, the judge said. | The men disregarded the victims' privacy for "a cheap thrill" or "some form of bragging rights", which undermined trust and faith in the police, the judge said. |
| In victim impact statements read out at the Old Bailey, family members described the defendants as a "disgrace" to the police family and to mankind. | In victim impact statements read out at the Old Bailey, family members described the defendants as a "disgrace" to the police family and to mankind. |
| The women's mother, Mina Smallman, said the pair's behaviour amounted to a "sacrilegious act". | The women's mother, Mina Smallman, said the pair's behaviour amounted to a "sacrilegious act". |
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| Murdered sisters' mother Mina Smallman: "We are part of the change that's going to come in the police force" | Murdered sisters' mother Mina Smallman: "We are part of the change that's going to come in the police force" |
| Murdered sisters' mother Mina Smallman: "We are part of the change that's going to come in the police force" | Murdered sisters' mother Mina Smallman: "We are part of the change that's going to come in the police force" |
| Last month, a Met Police tribunal heard Jaffer and Lewis had described the sisters as "dead birds". | Last month, a Met Police tribunal heard Jaffer and Lewis had described the sisters as "dead birds". |
| During the night of 8 June, Jaffer took four pictures of their bodies in situ and Lewis took two, and superimposed his face on to one of them to create a "selfie-style" image. | During the night of 8 June, Jaffer took four pictures of their bodies in situ and Lewis took two, and superimposed his face on to one of them to create a "selfie-style" image. |
| Jaffer sent an inexperienced officer photographs of the sisters' bodies as they lay intertwined in the bushes. | Jaffer sent an inexperienced officer photographs of the sisters' bodies as they lay intertwined in the bushes. |
| He then showed images to two other officers, including a probationary officer he was supposed to be mentoring. | He then showed images to two other officers, including a probationary officer he was supposed to be mentoring. |
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| Mina Smallman says there is "no peace" without her daughters, Nicole and Bibaa, who were murdered last year | Mina Smallman says there is "no peace" without her daughters, Nicole and Bibaa, who were murdered last year |
| Mina Smallman says there is "no peace" without her daughters, Nicole and Bibaa, who were murdered last year | Mina Smallman says there is "no peace" without her daughters, Nicole and Bibaa, who were murdered last year |
| On 19 June 2020, an anonymous tip-off about Lewis was given to the police watchdog. Jaffer was arrested three days later. | On 19 June 2020, an anonymous tip-off about Lewis was given to the police watchdog. Jaffer was arrested three days later. |
| The defendants were members of a WhatsApp group called A Team, comprised of 41 Met officers. | The defendants were members of a WhatsApp group called A Team, comprised of 41 Met officers. |
| Bibaa and Nicole: The life after death of two sisters | Bibaa and Nicole: The life after death of two sisters |
| Met PCs sacked over 'dead birds' messages | Met PCs sacked over 'dead birds' messages |
| Jaffer was also in a WhatsApp group with nine people who were not in the force. | Jaffer was also in a WhatsApp group with nine people who were not in the force. |
| Shortly after arriving on the scene, Lewis posted to the A Team group an article about the discovery of the bodies, saying he and his colleagues were "living the Wembley dream". | Shortly after arriving on the scene, Lewis posted to the A Team group an article about the discovery of the bodies, saying he and his colleagues were "living the Wembley dream". |
| Lewis wrote: "Unfortunately I'm sat next to two dead birds full of stab wounds." | Lewis wrote: "Unfortunately I'm sat next to two dead birds full of stab wounds." |
| Ms Henry and Ms Smallman had been celebrating the older sister's birthday on the night they were killed | Ms Henry and Ms Smallman had been celebrating the older sister's birthday on the night they were killed |
| Jaffer posted on the smaller WhatsApp group: "I have pictures of the two dead victims. Let me know who doesn't want to see." | Jaffer posted on the smaller WhatsApp group: "I have pictures of the two dead victims. Let me know who doesn't want to see." |
| Jaffer also sent a photo of the bodies to a former colleague with the message: "This is what I have to deal with," while Lewis sent WhatsApp messages about the sisters to seven people who were not police officers. | Jaffer also sent a photo of the bodies to a former colleague with the message: "This is what I have to deal with," while Lewis sent WhatsApp messages about the sisters to seven people who were not police officers. |
| Both men have already been sacked by the Met Police. | Both men have already been sacked by the Met Police. |
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