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TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. The women’s mother, Mina Smallman, said the officers’ actions were a “betrayal of catastrophic proportions” and a “sacrilegious act”. In victim impact statements, family members described the defendants as a “disgrace” to the police family and to mankind. “Here, the two of you not only violated the police cordon with the effect that had on the scene and on the investigation, but then wholly disregarded the privacy of the two victims of horrific violence and their families for what can only have been some cheap thrill, kudos, a kick or some form of bragging right by taking images and then passing them to others.” “It is appalling and inexplicable conduct. “I am sure there will be many thousands of officers in police forces in this country and abroad utterly horrified by your actions. Judge Lucraft said: “The public expects, and rightly so, the highest of standards from police officers. The judge condemned their “appalling and inexplicable conduct”. Today, Judge Mark Lucraft QC rejected an appeal for the officers to be spared custody, jailing each of the men for two years and nine months. Jaffer, 47, of Hornchurch, east London, and Lewis, 33, from Colchester, Essex, pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office. The officers’ “shameful” behaviour also included describing the victims as “dead birds” on WhatsApp groups. One was a “selfie-style” image which Lewis had superimposed his face on. Instead, the officers moved from their posts to take photographs of the bodies, which were then shared with colleagues and friends on WhatsApp. Pc Deniz Jaffer and Pc Jamie Lewis were assigned to guard the scene after Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, were found dead in bushes in Fryent Country Park, Wembley, north-west London. TWO UK POLICE officers who took pictures of murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman have been jailed for two years and nine months.

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