Premiering in May on Sky Documentaries, Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park revisits the tragic deaths of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in June 2020 and the disturbing police misconduct that followed.
Here’s the Lowdown: The docuseries details the events surrounding the sisters’ disappearance after a birthday gathering in a London park during the easing of Covid lockdown. It covers the initial lack of police action, forcing family and friends to conduct the search themselves, leading to the discovery of their bodies 36 hours later. It also covers the later revelation that police officers tasked with guarding the scene took and shared photos of the victims.
What This Means Now: Through accounts from the sisters’ mother, Mina Smallman, family, friends, and investigating detectives, the series pieces together the timeline. It examines the frantic search, the hunt for the killer, and the subsequent investigation into police behaviour, using previously unseen evidence and police recordings.
The Bigger Picture: This series aims to provide a close look at the investigation, highlighting the attitudes and failures within the police response that compounded the family’s grief. It looks into why the initial reports were not acted upon and seeks to understand the mindset behind the officers’ inappropriate actions, showing the family’s fight for accountability and answers. Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park airs this May.
