Teen Made 'Deal With Demon' To Win Jackpot And Sacrificed Two Siblings, Court Told

A 19-year-old boy who is on a double murder trial following the stabbing deaths of his elder sisters allegedly committed the crime as part of a "deal with the demon," a court heard Wednesday.

Danyal Hussein of Wembley, north-west London, was accused of stabbing to death his sister Bibaa Henry, 46, and half-sister Nicole Smallman, 27, at a park in Wimbley last June.

Based on forensic evidence and CCTV footage, police have identified Hussein as the suspect. When the officers searched Hussein's room, they found a handwritten agreement he had made with the demon. It was signed by him in blood, prosecutors told the court. The agreement indicated his intentions to sacrifice six women every six months in exchange for winning a jackpot, BBC reported.

On June 5, 2020, the sisters stayed back at a park after celebrating Henry's birthday party with her friends. The investigators believe Hussein crept up on them after the friends left the party. Henry was stabbed eight times while Smallman was stabbed 28 times, Wales Online reported.

After the fatal stabbings, Hussein reportedly dragged the bodies of the victims and hid them in bushes. Two days later, the friends started to search for the missing sisters and discovered their bodies from the park.

Hussein has not admitted to the killings despite the DNA evidence is watertight. The police have also recovered CCTV footage of him purchasing a knife, which is believed to be the murder weapon. He has also denied writing the agreement police recovered from his room.

"Given it was found in his bedroom, has his finger and thumbprints upon it, and is signed in his name and in his blood, the identity of the author may not prove difficult to discern," Oliver Glasgow, the prosecutor, told the court.

The investigators also found evidence of Hussein purchasing several lottery tickets after the siblings' deaths. The police also found that Hussein had got himself treated for a cut on his hand a day after the killings. However, he claimed he was injured during a robbery attempt.

"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," Glasgow added.

Hussein was charged with two counts of murder and one count on possession of an offensive weapon. His trial continues in court.