![]() The mother of the two sisters, Mina Smallman, described their actions as a “betrayal of such catastrophic proportion”, “sacrilegious”, and carried out “for their own amusement”. ![]() Both former officers will serve half their sentence before being released on licence. The judge, Mark Lucraft QC, described the offences as “appalling” and done for a “cheap thrill”. That factor is more weighty given that the offenders were charged with protecting their bodies.” Smith added: “The offending stripped Ms Henry and Ms Smallman of dignity in death. “Accordingly, to take the photos found on their phones, the officers would have had to enter the bush itself, thus risking contamination of the crime scene.” ![]() Nor would it have been possible to take the photographs taken by the defendants from their position on the cordon. Joel Smith, prosecuting, told the Old Bailey: “The bodies of the women would not have been visible from the path adjacent to the large bush where they were found. Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were ‘dehumanised’ by the officers’ actions, according to their mother’s victim statement. ![]()
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