Wembley Park deaths: Met PCs 'sorry' for sisters' murder scene images - BBC News
Sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were found dead in a park in Wembley last June.
Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry had been celebrating Ms Henry's birthday before they were reported missing

Two Met Police officers accused of taking photographs of a double murder scene have said "they are sorry beyond measure for the pain they have caused".

PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis are charged with misconduct in public office over the images of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46.

The sisters were killed in Fryent Country Park, in Wembley, last June.

The case was transferred from Westminster Magistrates' Court to the Old Bailey on Thursday.

A plea hearing was set for 24 June and both were released on bail.

PC Jamie Lewis (left) and PC Deniz Jaffer (right) were released on bail

In court the two officers issued an apology through their lawyer and indicated they would plead guilty.

Luke Ponte, for the defendants, said: "There is an indication to be given and it's an indication of a guilty plea on behalf of both defendants.

"They are sorry beyond measure for the pain that they have caused."

PC Jaffer, of Hornchurch, east London, and PC Lewis, from Colchester, Essex, wore facemasks in court and spoke only to confirm their identities.

PC Jamie Lewis (left) and PC Deniz Jaffer are charged with misconduct in public office over the images of the sisters

The sisters' bodies were found next to each other on 6 June last year.

Ms Henry, a social worker, and Ms Smallman, a photographer, had met friends the previous evening to celebrate the elder sister's birthday.

Speaking to the BBC last year, their mother Mina Smallman, said the alleged pictures taken by the officers had "dehumanised" her daughters.

"This has taken our grief to another place," she said.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) launched an inquiry after the officers were accused of taking selfies by the dead bodies.

In November, the IOPC referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

The watchdog is also carrying out a separate inquiry into how the Met handled calls from worried relatives and friends of missing Ms Smallman and Ms Henry before their bodies were discovered on 7 June.

Danyal Hussein, 19, of Blackheath, is facing trial at the Old Bailey on 9 June accused of the sisters' murders.

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