Brent North MP Barry Gardiner has welcomed the widening of the inquiry which he called for after inappropriate photos that were taken of the crime scene following the murder of sisters; Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in Fryent Country Park.
Mr Gardiner spoke to Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick during a Zoom Call on August 6th and made his concerns clear. He pointed out that the officers must have assumed the photos would be positively received by the other members of the Whatsapp group and called for the inquiry to be widened to include all the police officers that had received the photos in the private messaging service.
Commenting on yesterdays developments Mr Gardiner said;
“This was a depraved and sickening thing to do and I welcome the news that the inquiry is being widened to the other officers. But it must go further. When I spoke with Dame Cressida Dick I pointed out that it was highly likely that the callous racism that had manifested itself here, might have resulted in prejudiced behaviour and unfair arrests in previous situations with these officers. There must now be a backwards look at these officers records to ensure that members of the public have not been subject to unsafe prosecutions.”
