Danyal Hussein

2 offences

What the court heard

He was found guilty of murder and possession of a knife in Wembley, North West London, on 6 June 2020. SENTENCING REMARKS OF THE HON. MRS JUSTICE WHIPPLE DBE 1. In the early hours of Saturday 6 June 2020, you brutally murdered Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry. The two sisters had been celebrating Bibaa's birthday with a group of friends. The evening was warm and the group had gathered in Fryent Country Park in Brent, North West London. The friends had gone home leaving the Nicole and Bibaa in the park enjoying each other's company. At 1.13 that morning, a photo on Nicole's phone shows them dancing together and playing with fairy lights in the darkness. By 1.26 that morning Bibaa's phone was locked as someone without the code tried to access it. That was you trying to access Bibaa's phone. You had found these two women. You were a stranger to them. You surprised them. You terrified them. You killed them. 2. Both women died from stab wounds. The injuries inflicted on them were appalling. Bibaa probably died first, suffering eight stab wounds. There was no sign that she tried to fight off her assailant. 3. Nicole probably died second. She suffered 40 stab wounds and incisions. She had wounds to her right hand and left arm that showed she had tried to fight you off. In that fight, your own right hand was seriously cut. She could not save herself or her sister from you. 4. You dragged both women by the feet into bushes nearby. Their backs were covered with abrasions where you had dragged them, dead, along the ground. Then you positioned their bodies in an embrace. This was to defile these women in death and to attempt to conceal what you had done. 5. You stole their phones. Data stored on one of the phones shows that you wandered around the park, trying to access that phone, without success. Then you threw both phones into a pond in the park, another attempt at concealment of evidence. You went home, getting back to your father's home at about 4.10am. You were half clothed and your hand was covered by your jacket. 6. The bodies of these two women were not discovered until the morning of Sunday 7 June 2020. By then, friends of the two women were looking for them and their close circle were very worried about them. It was Adam Stone, Nicole's boyfriend, who found their bodies. What a horrifying sight he encountered. His victim impact statement talks of the ongoing mental torment, the trauma, and the images from 7th June. He says those images remain forged in his…

Aggravating and mitigating factors

Age / Youth and immaturity of the offender; Specific planned use of the weapon / weapon brought to scene; Busy / Public place / Time / Location / Broad Daylight / Residential Area; Actions following offence; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / Asperger Syndrome (AS)

Around this case

• Central Criminal Court Crown Court
• Prosecuted by Crown Prosecution Service
• Investigated by Metropolitan Police Service