GUILTY UK - Nicole Smallman, 27 & Bibaa Henry 46, Archdeacon's daughters, murdered London park, 7 June 2020

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Bit about jury selection (2 reserves) and opening to start at 12.

10:26JAMIE PHILLIPS
When will proceedings be underway?
The case was called in Court 9 of the Old Bailey at 10am.

However, due to the building and each courtroom having to be Covid-secure, there are delays in seating the jury for trial.

A jury panel of 20 men and women was selected on Monday (June 7) - this is currently being whittled down to 12.

10:32JAMIE PHILLIPS
Jury taking their seats
The jury panel is currently taking their respective seats within the court.

They, as is traditional, are positioned to the side of the court, but perspex screens separate each seat to combat the risk of Covid transmission.

10:42JAMIE PHILLIPS
Jury panel whittled down to 14
An initial panel of 20 jurors has now been whittled down to 14.

Only 12 members will deliberate on a verdict upon conclusion of the trial. However, two "reserve" jurors will be in attendance in the event that any of the 12 final jurors have to withdraw from the trial for any reason while the prosecution presents its case.

10:44JAMIE PHILLIPS
Jurors being sworn in
Each individual juror is now being sworn in by the court clerk.

Oliver Glasgow QC will open the prosecution's case against Danyal Hussein shortly.

10:44JAMIE PHILLIPS
Jurors being sworn in
Each individual juror is now being sworn in by the court clerk.

Oliver Glasgow QC will open the prosecution's case against Danyal Hussein shortly.

11:00JAMIE PHILLIPS
Judge giving remarks to the jury
The Honourable Mrs Justice Whipple, the judge presiding over the case, is giving instructions to the jury about the process of a trial and the rules of being a juror.

We are breaking for an hour pending the arrival of visual evidence arriving at the court.

Mr Glasgow QC will begin his opening at 12pm.
Live updates as murder trial into stabbing of sisters in Wembley park begins
 
12:06JAMIE PHILLIPS
Jury back in court
The jury has retaken their seats in court and we are ready for Mr Glasgow QC to open the prosecution's case.

12:30JAMIE PHILLIPS
Sisters had 'arranged to meet with friends to celebrate a birthday'
Mr Glasgow, prosecuting, is delivering his opening speech to the court.

The evening of June 5 was meant to be a night of celebration. The two women, who were sisters, had arranged to meet with friends to celebrate a birthday. As a result of lockdown restrictions, the only way they could meet up was outdoors and they chose Fryent Country Park as a venue. The park provides an elevated view of the city.

The plan was to share a drink and watch the sunset. It was a success and everyone had a good time. The sisters enjoyed themselves so much, they stayed on and lit fairy lights, listened to music and danced.

Their shared delght at being together us obvious from the photos that evening.

12:34KEY EVENT
Sisters were 'butchered' by the defendant, court told
Mr Glasgow QC tells the jury that Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were "butchered" to death by Danyal Hussein.

No one could have had any idea that when they said goodbye to their friends, it was the last time they woud see each other.

No one could imagine they would be butchered by the defendant and their bodies would be concelaed in undergrowth close to where they had spent the evening.

Live updates as murder trial into stabbing of sisters in Wembley park begins
 
12:43JAMIE PHILLIPS
Scene of where sisters were found 'so shocking' that all witness could do was 'scream', court hears
Friends of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry went back to the park after being unable to get hold of the sisters the day after the birthday celebrations, Mr Glasgow QC tells the court.

He adds that the scene of where the bodies was found was so shocking, that all the witness could do was "scream".

Friends began to appreciate that something might be wrong the next day. Neither had gone home and no one could reach them on their mobiles.

Some were so worried they went back to the park to try and identify any clue to their whereabouts. Two went back to Fryent Country Park. When they got back to the spot, they found glasses belonging to Bibaa Henry and glasses belonging to Nicole Smallman. They rang police for advice and were asked to take te glasses to a police station.

One of the searchers, Mr Adam, continued to search the area. His father, who had joined his son, found a knife lying in the grass. It didn't appear to be blood-stained, but he followed flatened grass and ran into undergrowth.

The scene was so shocking, all he could do was scream.

12:53JAMIE PHILLIPS
Sisters found in Fryent Country Park undergrowth 'with their limbs intertwined', jury told
The court is told that Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were found in undergrowth "with their limbs intertwined".

Mr Glasgow QC tells the court that the attack had been "savage" and "devastating".

They were stabbed multiple times and were clearly dead. Police and paraedics were quickly on the scene, but it was obvious that nothing could be done. The attack had been as savage as it was devastating.

12:55KEY EVENT
Ms Henry 'stabbed eight times' and was 'unable to defend herself', court hears
Mr Glasgow QC describes the alleged attack and injuries suffered by each sister.

Bibaa Henry was stabbed eight times. Such was the force, the knife penetrated her upper body by up to 15 centimetres and resulted in significant damage to her left lung and heart. She had been unable to defend herself as there were no marks on her hands and arms. She was taken b surprise and quickly overpowered.

Bibaa was attacked first, allowing Danyal Hussein to take his time when attacking Nicole.

13:00KEY EVENT
Nicole Smallman was 'stabbed 28 times', court told
Mr Glasgow continues to describe the alleged attack and injuries suffered by the sisters.

Nicole was stabbed 28 times to her upper body. There are marks to her arms and legs, which suggest she had tried to stop her attacker and fight him off.

The blade passed through the bones of her chest and into eight centimetres into her upper body, causing significant damage to her left lung.

Once they had been brutally murdered, he dragged their bodies across the grass and concelaed them in a hedgerow.

Live updates as murder trial into stabbing of sisters in Wembley park begins
 
13:06JAMIE PHILLIPS
DNA of defendant found on knife and bodies of the two sisters
Mr Glasgow QC tells the jury of how Danyal Hussein was found to be linked to the alleged murders.

Police began to search the area for any information. As part of those enquiries, they took swabs of blood and searched CCTV footage of entrances and exits to the park. A combination of those led them to the defendant. Not only had he been in the park at he time, but his DNA was found at the scene and on the bodies of Bibaa and Nicole and on the blood-stained knife.

If this evidence was not damning enough, the police found the defendant had purchased a set of knives that matched the knife used in the attack.

He attended hospital the day after with fresh cuts. He also had handwritten notes in which he set out his intention to kill women as a sacrifice for himself.

Live updates as murder trial into stabbing of sisters in Wembley park begins
 

John Simpson
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BREAKING: Sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were "butchered" at a birthday celebration in a Wembley park by Danyal Hussein, who made a pact with "a demon in which he promised to sacrifice women in order to win the lottery", Old Bailey murder trial hears.

John Simpson
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Defendant denies he carried out murders and is expacted to say handwritten note about sacrifice "has nothing to do with what happened". Jurors have been told his DNA was found on a knife discarded at the scene and on the bodies.
John Simpson
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Bibaa showed no signs of having fought back, but her sister Nicole had numerous defensive wounds "doubtless because she knew what was about to happen having seen her sister slaughtered before her eyes", Oliver Glasgow QC told the court.
 
A teenager stabbed two sisters to death in a Wembley park because a demon told him he'd win the lottery if he sacrificed women.

A handwritten note signed in blood was found in Mr Hussein’s bedroom purporting to be an agreement between him and a demon, in which he promised to sacrifice women in order to win the lottery and not to be suspected of the crimes he had committed.

Mr Hussein is alleged to have bought the kitchen knives from an Asda supermarket and went to the park wearing latex gloves with at least one of the knives, a mask and small shovels in a backpack.

Addressing the jury in the Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) opening statement, Oliver Glasgow QC said: “It would appear that the defendant had confidence that his plan would work since following the fatal attacks upon Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, the defendant purchased several lottery tickets and there were three lottery tickets folded up inside his agreement with the devil.

“As it turned out, the demon did not come good on the bargain, since not only did the defendant not win the lottery but the police identified all the evidence that links him to these two murders.”

Mr Hussein was accused of “lying in wait” for potential victims because “the defendant wanted to kill women and he planned to carry out his senseless violence in the days leading up to these murders, which is why he wrote about what he wanted to do and why he purchased knives that would enable him to kill with ease”, the Crown said.


Teenager stabbed sisters in Wembley park because demon told him he'd win lottery if he sacrificed women, court hears
 
During the course of his attack, the prosecution say Mr Hussein suffered a knife wound to his hand which left his DNA on the knife which was recovered from the scene.

The jury also heard how he dragged the bodies into nearby undergrowth and that his blood was found on leaves and trees as well as upon the victims.

The prosecution alleges CCTV shows the defendant arriving home in the early hours of June 6 without trousers, which the Crown claims he disposed of along with the mobile phones of his victims.

Mr Hussein had gone to Northwick Park hospital to seek treatment for cuts to his right hand, the court heard.

He told the doctors that he had been mugged at 10pm the night before and was referred to a plastic surgeon.

His wound was stitched and he told the surgeon that he had been mugged two or three days before and that he did not want to report the matter to the police, the Crown said.



Teenager stabbed sisters in Wembley park because demon told him he'd win lottery if he sacrificed women, court hears
 
13:12JAMIE PHILLIPS
Danyal Hussein 'entered park wearing latex gloves', court told
Mr Glasgow continues to set out the prosecution's case against Mr Hussein.

On June 3, about 48 hours before the murders, he set off to ASDA in Collingdale and purchased a knife blocok of five kitchen knives, He took them back to his home address. The knives and block have never been found. The knife found in the grass was identical to the knives he purchased in the shop. That knife found in the grass appears to have been used and was stained with blood.



The defendant tried to report the bank card as lost and claimed all purchases from June 3 onwards were nothing to do with him. On June 10, he was seen at Tesco using that bank card - the same bank card h said he was not in possession of.



He was seen entering the park on the evening of June 5 wearing latex gloves and carrying a rucksack. He was not seen again until the early hours of the following morning. His blood was found on branches and leaves comprising of the undergrowth. DNA was also found on the ankles and leggings of Bibaa Henry.



His DNA was found on various drinks bottles as [p]art of the birthday celebrations. A mobile phone was thrown into a pond at a similar time it was found to have stopped working..

13:17KEY EVENT
Police found handwritten notes defendant had written to 'demon' agreeing to 'sacrifice women', court told


Mr Glasgow QC tells the Old Bailey that a search of Hussein's bedroom resulted in handwritten notes being seized.

The notes detailed an agreement with a demon "to sacrifice women in order to win the lottery".

Danyal Hussein visited Northold Park Hospital for treatment the following day. He told doctors he had been mugged the night before. He was referred to a plastic surgeon. He told the durgeon he had been mugged and didn't want to report the incident to police.


When the defendant’s bedroom was searched, the police found a handwritten document purporting to be an agreement between the defendant and a demon, in which he promised to sacrifice women in order to win the lottery and not to be suspected of any crime he had committed.



It would appear that the defendant had confidence that his plan would work since following the fatal attacks upon Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, the defendant purchased several lottery tickets and three lottery tickets folded up inside the agreement he had written with the devil.



As it turned out, the demon did not come good on the bargain since not only did the defendant not win the lottery but the police identified all the evidence that links him to these two murders.

13:24JAMIE PHILLIPS
Bibaa Henry killed in 'frenzied and relentless attack', court hears


Mr Glasgow QC contiues:

The defendant wanted to kill women and planned the senseless violence in the days before. He went to the park to lie in wait for victims and when he had the opportunity to attack, he attack quickly and overpowered Bibaa Henry.

Nicole Smallman put up a fight, havng seen her sister killed in a frenzied and relentless attack.

He cut his own hand because the knife was wet with blood, so he left DNA on the handle. He dragged the bodies of both wo[m]en and left his blood on the surrounding trees and bushes - his DNA on both of them. He put items into rubbisg bags and threw away glasses which were heavily stained with blood.

He discarded of his own trousers, which is why he is seen on CCTV with his jacket around his waist and his hand tucked into his waist. He tried to cover what he did.

Live updates as murder trial into stabbing of sisters in Wembley park begins
 
So where, exactly, does DH live ?
His registered address has been given as Guy Barnett Grove, which is nowhere near Harrow or Wembley.
We were in lockdown in June 2020 ( aren't we always :D ) so why was he so far from home ?


The prosecution alleges CCTV shows the defendant arriving home in the early hours of June 6 without trousers, which the Crown claims he disposed of along with the mobile phones of his victims.

Mr Hussein had gone to Northwick Park hospital to seek treatment for cuts to his right hand, the court heard




Route Guy Barnett Grove to Northwick Park Hospital


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So where, exactly, does DH live ?
His registered address has been given as Guy Barnett Grove, which is nowhere near Harrow or Wembley.
We were in lockdown in June 2020 ( aren't we always :D ) so why was he so far from home ?


The prosecution alleges CCTV shows the defendant arriving home in the early hours of June 6 without trousers, which the Crown claims he disposed of along with the mobile phones of his victims.

Mr Hussein had gone to Northwick Park hospital to seek treatment for cuts to his right hand, the court heard




Route Guy Barnett Grove to Northwick Park Hospital


Google Maps
Just guessing, maybe he has another family member he sometimes stays with which isn't his usual address.
 
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