A teenager murdered two sisters after making a deal with a demon to “sacrifice” women to win the lottery, a court heard.
Danyal Hussein, 19, allegedly stabbed Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, dozens of times in a “frenzied” and “savage” attack in a park at night.
A selfie found on one of the victims’ phones may have captured the moment they spotted their killer for the first time, a jury at the Old Bailey was told.
Police searched Hussein’s mother’s address and allegedly found an agreement between him and the demon.
The document said he would never be suspected for the crimes and would win the lottery if he killed the women.
Oliver Glasgow QC, prosecuting, said, “It would appear that the defendant had confidence that his plan would work since following the fatal attacks upon Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, the defendant purchased several lottery tickets and three lottery tickets folded up inside the agreement he had written with the devil.” Mr Glasgow added, “As it turned out, the demon did not come good on the bargain since not only did the defendant not win the lottery but the police identified all the evidence that links him to these two murders.” Mr Glasgow said the sisters were found dead in a hedgerow at Fryent Country Park, North West London, after failing to return home on June 5, 2020.
They had spent the evening celebrating Bibaa’s birthday with friends at a picnic.
Describing the scene, he said, “The bodies lay on their sides, they were top to toe and their limbs were intertwined, both of them had been repeatedly stabbed and they were clearly dead.
“The attack on them had been as savage as it was devastating.” Bibaa was stabbed eight times and Nicole was stabbed 28 times, the jury heard.
Hussein’s DNA was allegedly found at the scene, on the bodies and on a bloodstained knife nearby.
CCTV footage and bank account evidence also allegedly showed him buying a set of knives, a mask, tape and digging tools, the court heard.
The selfie taken at 1:13am showed Bibaa and Nicole looking at something off camera.
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Glasgow said, “Whether what they were distracted by was this defendant or something else is unclear.” Hussein, of Blackheath, South East London, denies the murders and possessing a knife.
The trial continues.