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Two ex-police officers sent to jail for taking pictures of two murdered sisters when they were entrusted to protect a crime scene have been released early, it has been reported.
Deniz Jaffer, 49, and Jamie Lewis, 34, took “inappropriate photographs” of Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, who were found murdered in Wembley, London, in June 2020.
The six images were also shared with colleagues and friends on WhatsApp.
One of the sick messages included one from Lewis which lamented the fact he was “sat next to the two dead birds with stab wounds”.
The pair pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office and in December 2021 were both jailed for two years and nine months.
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Deniz Jaffer was one of the officers assigned to guard the crime scene (PA)
Ex-police officer Jamie Lewis had told friends he was "sat next to two dead birds" (Met Police / SWNS)Now they have been automatically released from jail having served half their sentence, according to the Daily Mail, and Jaffer was seen shopping near his home.
The sisters’ mother Mina Smallman says she is concerned the pictures taken by the shamed ex-coppers could reappear with their release.
She has requested the pair be banned from discussing or sharing the images as part of their licence conditions.
She said: “That's my biggest worry. That's the one thing Chris [her husband] and I could not do. We couldn't see the bodies.
Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were found dead in Fryent Country Park, Wembley (SWNS)“I want to remember the girls as they were, not get images of them after.”
She added she knew the day would come when Jaffer and Lewis would be released and branded the pair "a lost cause."
During the 2021 hearing the distraught mother had said she was 'disgusted' by the actions of the officers.
She described their behaviour as a "betrayal of catastrophic proportions" and a "sacrilegious act", describing the messages as "pure misogyny".
In his sentencing remarks in 2021, Judge Mark Lucraft told the court the public had been let down by the actions of Lewis and Jaffer.
He said: "The public expects, and rightly so, the highest of standards from police officers.
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“I am sure there will be many thousands of officers in police forces in this country and abroad utterly horrified by your actions. It is appalling and inexplicable conduct.
Mina Smallman, the two sisters' mother, at the Old Bailey (PA)“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.
"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."
The sisters were killed by satanist Danyal Hussein, 19, who was jailed for life for the murders in October 2021.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "These offenders' crimes were grossly offensive and our thoughts remain with the family of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman.
"Lewis and Jaffer are subject to strict licence conditions and can be returned to prison at any time if the rules are broken."