The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has said it will apologise to the family of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry over the way detectives responded when the sisters were reported missing
The IOPC also found that a call handler referred to a missing person as a"suspect" and appeared dismissive during a call with one of the sisters' friends who was calling police for advice after a pair of glasses were found near to where the bodies were later discovered.
A search by the victim's families and friends led to the discovery of their bodies at 1.18pm on 7 June in Fryent Park. Meanwhile, it investigated whether the police response was affected by the sisters' ethnicity but no evidence was found of stereotyping or biased assumptions based on the sisters' race or where they lived.
"It is vital that the force addresses these shortcomings and effects long-lasting change and improvement to help restore public confidence in the MPS."A statement from the force said:"The Metropolitan Police Service will apologise to the family of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry for the way we responded when the sisters were reported missing.
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