Police found evidence of another violent crime at sister’s murder scene

Police searching the park where two sisters were stabbed to death after a lockdown birthday party found evidence of another violent crime.

Accused ‘Lottery Killer’ Danyal Hussein, 19, is murdering sisters Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, in Fryent Country Park, Wembley in a demonic pact to win the jackpot, it is claimed.

Hussein had written out a contract with ‘demon’ Lucifuge Rofocale to sacrifice six women every six months to win the Mega Millions Super Jackpot and signed it in his blood, the Old Bailey has heard.

The two women had danced in the sunset as a party for Ms Henry’s birthday which was being held in the park to meet lockdown restrictions on June 5 last year.

Their bodies were found in the undergrowth with their limbs intertwined after friends mounted a search for them in the park two days later and found a knife and their sunglasses in the grass.

CCTV shows Hussein leaving and entering the park and his blood and DNA were found at the scene, but he denies being there.

Crime scene examiner Richard Mather told the court that he was initially called to the park on the Sunday June 7 when the bodies were first examined and several occasions after that.

Mr Mather said that in order to avoid contaminating the crime scene, he and others attending were wearing full protective clothing at all times.

‘We work to ensure we don’t introducing anything into the scene from ourselves or transfer anything around the scene,’ he said.

After being directed to an area police blood dogs had indicated, Mr Mather identified and swabbed what he believed to be a number of blood samples.

Over 13 separate occasions between June 13 and August 8, the examiner returned to the park in search of any blood stained items or possible weapons.

On June 22, Mr Mather found a black rucksack containing blood-stained tracksuit bottoms and a nine-inch hunting knife on the opposite side of the park to where the sisters were attacked.

But the rucksack and its contents not linked to the killing of the sisters because it was too far from the crime scene and had been there for some time.

‘They were found to be very dirty, very muddy, found underneath the undergrowth and rotting leaf matter,’ said Mr Mather.

‘There were items which tested positive for blood as well..

After seeking advice from the operation forensic manager, Mr Mather said that local police forces were informed of the items in case they were linked to any other investigations.

Hussein bought three lottery tickets from the ASDA Charlton Superstore on the evening of 29 June, National Lottery operator Camelot have confirmed to jurors.

He first bought a Lotto Draw ticket at 9:38pm – one minute later he bought Thunderball and Euromillions tickets.

Ms Henry, a social worker, had been stabbed eight times and Ms Smallman, who worked in the hospitality industry, had suffered 28 knife injuries, the court has heard.

Hussein, of Guy Barnett Grove, Blackheath, southeast London, denies two counts of murder and possessing a knife.

Crime scene examiner Natasha Spiriak told the court that she attended the park the Monday after the sisters had been found in order to retrieve their clothing for evidence.

As they arrived, the two slain sisters were still lying intertwined in the hedgerow where they had been discovered by Ms Smallman’s boyfriend.

‘The two victims were, in my presence, removed from the copse so that we could access them,’ said Ms Spiriak.

Their bodies were carefully moved in the grass area directly outside the bushes, and the crime scene examiner set about removing and bagging their clothing.

Among the clothing that was taken to be examined for blood and DNA was a pair of silver Converse All-Star trainers that Ms Henry had been wearing.

The trial continues.

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The trial continues.