A teenager accused of killing two sisters in a park has pleaded not guilty to their murders.

Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, whose parents are from Ramsgate, were found dead in Fryent Country Park in Brent, London, on June 7 last year.

They had been at the park the previous evening celebrating Bibaa’s 46th birthday.

Police were called at 1pm the next day to a report of two women found unresponsive. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death for both women as stab wounds.

Danyal Hussein, 18, was arrested on July 1 and charged the next day with the murder of the sisters and possession of an offensive weapon.

He appeared at the Old Bailey today and pleaded not guilty to all three counts.

A pre-trial review is being held on May 19 and a trial date has been set for June 7.

Nicole, 27, and Bibaa lived in Harrow and Brent respectively.

Parents Chris and Wilhelmina Smallman live in Ramsgate and have spoken of their devastation at the pair's stabbing.

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