Two Met officers charged over indecent images taken at murder scene
Buckinghamshire Social worker Bibaa Henry and her sister Nicole Smallman were murdered last year
Last updated 28th Apr 2021
Two officers have been charged over photographs taken at the murder scene of a Bucks social worker and her sister.
PC Deniz Jaffer, aged 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 32, have been charged with misconduct in public office - after an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into inappropriate images taken at a murder scene.
Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, were killed in the early hours of June 6th at Fryent Country Park in Wembley. They had met earlier with friends to celebrate Bibaa's birthday.
On Wednesday 17 June 2020 the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) was informed of allegations that non-official and inappropriate photographs had been taken by police at the scene of the murder.
The MPS referred the issue to the IOPC which launched an independent investigation, the two officers were arrested June 22nd on suspicion of misconduct in public office and subsequently released under investigation.
A file was referred by the IOPC to the CPS, who took the decision to charge both officers.
They will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 27 May for their first hearing.
Commander Paul Betts, DPS, said:
"These are extremely serious charges and we thank the IOPC for their work to get to this point. Throughout their investigation we have remained resolute in our efforts to provide every support to their enquiries.
“Our thoughts go out to the families of Bibaa and Nicole, as we recognise the renewed grief and pain this development will bring. 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. It is not appropriate for us to initiate any internal investigations against the officers at this stage as this could impact on that process.”