Wembley park stabbings: Images of sisters' final hours shown to jury

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Bibaa Henry, 46, and 27-year-old Nicole Smallman were celebrating the older sister's birthday

Jurors have been shown images of two sisters' final hours before they were stabbed to death in a Wembley park.

Danyal Hussein, 19, is accused of repeatedly stabbing Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, in Fryent Country Park in Brent on 6 June 2020.

The prosecution alleges CCTV shows Mr Hussein buying a set of knives from Asda the day before the killings.

Mr Hussein has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and possessing an offensive weapon.

He denies the figure in the CCTV is him.

The sisters were killed hours after celebrating Ms Henry's 46th birthday with friends in the park.

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The sisters were with a small group of friends

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On the night of the attack, Ms Smallman and Ms Henry played with fairy lights

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Friends raised the alarm after the sisters did not return home

Friends found their bodies intertwined in the undergrowth two days later.

Oliver Glasgow QC, for the prosecution, took jurors through CCTV evidence that showed the two sisters buying food and drink on the evening of the birthday celebration.

The court then saw footage of the sisters travelling to Fryent Country Park for the party, on 5 June 2020.

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Mr Hussein denies that he is the person shown in CCTV images of a man buying knives in Asda

Jurors were also shown video evidence that purports to show Mr Hussein, from Blackheath in south-east London, wearing surgical gloves and travelling to the park that same evening.

The prosecution alleges he had bought a set of Taylor's Eye Witness knives and "extra strong" UniBond Power tape the day before.

The trial, which is set to last four weeks, continues.

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