A teenager has been charged with murder after the daughters of a Ramsgate couple were stabbed to death in a park after a socially distanced birthday.

The bodies of sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry - aged 27 and 46 - were discovered in Fryent Country Park in Brent, London, just before 1.10pm on June 7.

Danyal Hussein, 18, has been charged with the murder of the sisters and possession of an offensive weapon.

Hussein was arrested at his home in Guy Barnett Grove, Blackheath, in the early hours of Wednesday and subsequently charged.

Investigator Roy Smith said: "I would like to thank the local community for their support both with the investigation and the police activity at and around the scene.

"I know that colleagues from across the Met have been working tirelessly on this investigation.

"My officers will remain on patrol in the local area providing continued reassurance – please do stop and speak with them if you have any questions or concerns."

Police were called to Fryent Park, at 1:08pm on June 7 to a report of two women found unresponsive.

Officers and paramedics attended the scene and they were pronounced dead at the scene.

Nicole and Bibaa lived in Harrow and Brent respectively.

Inquiries established that they died in the early hours of Saturday, June 6.

A post-mortem examination conducted on June 9 gave the cause of death for both women as stab wounds.

In a statement previously released by the Metropolitan Police, the parents of the two sisters said: “The greatest fear of any parent is that they will outlive their children.

“What makes our situation unique is that two adored sisters were murdered together on the same night.

"The grief we feel is palpable, our beautiful and talented daughters gone."

Two Metropolitan Police officers have been arrested after allegedly taking "inappropriate" photos at the scene where two sisters were murdered.

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