Two disgraced police officers who took photos of dead sisters and shared them on the internet have been jailed.
Jamie Lewis and Deniz Jaffer were sacked by the Metropolitan Police in England after taking unsolicited pictures of two dead victims, sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, who were found dead at a park in Wembley, London.
While being tasked with protecting the crime scene, the two cops took pictures of the victims and proceeded to share them on WhatsApp where they dubbed them “dead birds.”
According to the reports, the photos were shared both with the friends of the police officers as well as members of the public.
“I have pictures of the two dead victims. Let me know who doesn’t want to see,” Jaffer’s post in one WhatsApp group read.
Meanwhile, Lewis wrote “unfortunately I’m sat next to two dead birds full of stab wounds” as he shared a photo of the sisters with his face superimposed on it.
Now, Judge Mark Lucraft QC dubbed the officers’ conduct “appalling and inexplicable” as he proceeded to sentence them to 33 months in prison each.
As the judge insisted, the disgraced officers violated the sisters’ privacy in exchange for “a cheap thrill,” prompting the public to lose trust in the police.
“The public expects, and rightly so, the highest of standards from police officers. I am sure there will be many thousands of officers in police forces in this country and abroad utterly horrified by your actions,” the judge said.
“It is appalling and inexplicable conduct. 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.”
He added: “Not only did you violate the privacy of the two women who had been killed, but you also have undermined the trust and faith in police officers the public should be able to expect at times such as these.
“It is clear that the two of you acted without any thought as to the effect on the two women, their families or the wider public interest.”
Speaking out was also the ladies’ mother, Mina Smallman, who called the cops’ actions “pure misogyny” after the sentencing.
“Those police officers felt so safe, so untouchable, they felt they would take photos of our murdered daughters. Those officers dehumanized our children,” she said.
“If it had not been for an anonymous tip-off to the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) we would never have known.”
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