Two Metropolitan police officers will face criminal charges over photographs taken at the scene where two sisters lay murdered, and which were then allegedly shared in a WhatsApp group. PC Deniz Jaffer, 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 32, have been charged with misconduct in public office, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. The alleged offences took place at the scene of the killings of sisters Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, who were stabbed at Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north-west London, in the early hours of 6 June last year. Jaffer and Lewis will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Thursday 27 May for their first hearing. The sisters were reported missing after a birthday celebration in the park. The claims that the officers took inappropriate photos at the murder scene were investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Metropolitan police commander Paul Betts, from the force’s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS), said: “These are extremely serious charges and we thank the IOPC for their work to get to this point. Throughout their investigation we have remained resolute in our efforts to provide every support to their inquiries. “Our thoughts go out to the families of Bibaa and Nicole, as we recognise the renewed grief and pain this development will bring. We know the public will share our outrage, but I would ask that space is now given to allow the judicial process to run its proper course. It is not appropriate for us to initiate any internal investigations against the officers at this stage as this could impact on that process.” The Met added: “On Wednesday 17 June 2020, the DPS was informed of allegations that non-official and inappropriate photographs had been taken by police at the crime scene in place in Fryent Country Park, Wembley, in relation to the murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, who were killed in the early hours of Saturday 6 June. “The MPS [Metropolitan police service] made a referral to the IOPC, which launched an independent investigation. Two MPS officers were arrested on Monday, 22 June by the IOPC on suspicion of misconduct in public office and subsequently released under investigation. A file was referred by the IOPC to the CPS, who took the decision to charge both officers.” Since the allegations surfaced, the Met said it had encouraged “anyone who has a concern about a colleague’s behaviour to come forward”. Danyal Hussein, 18, from Blackheath in south London, has been charged with the murder of both sisters and possession of an offensive weapon. He is scheduled to stand trial in June this year.