Met police incapable of change, says mother of murdered sisters after Simon Levy case
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Key context: <p>Mina Smallman, whose daughters were killed in north London park in 2020, says force ‘decides who matters’</p><p>The Metropolitan police does not take all cases of violence against women seriously and instead “decides who matters”, the mother of two murdered women has said.</p><p>Mina Smallman, whose daughters <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/04/vigil-held-in-london-park-for-murdered-sisters-bibaa-henry-and-nicole-smallman">Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman</a> were killed in a north London park in 2020, also said Britain’s biggest police force was incapable of change. Two police officers were jailed in 2021 after taking photographs of the dead bodies of her daughters and sharing the images in WhatsApp groups, referring to them as “dead birds”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/13/met-police-mina-smallman-simon-levy-case">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Mina Smallman, whose daughters were killed in north London park in 2020, says force ‘decides who matters’The Metropolitan police does not take all cases of violence against women seriously and instead “decides who matters”, the mother of two murdered women has said.Mina Smallman, whose daughters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were killed in a north London park in 2020, also said Britain’s biggest police force was incapable of change. Two police officers were jailed in 2021 after taking photographs of the dead bodies of her daughters and sharing the images in WhatsApp groups, referring to them as “dead birds”. Continue reading...
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