and died side—by—side. a stranger, danyal hussein, was lying in wait watching them, and he was armed with a knife. he�*s believed to have attacked bibaa first. he stabbed her eight times. nicole saw what he had done to her sister and put up a fight. she was stabbed 28 times. because of the initial poor police response, it was the sisters�* friends who launched a search and it was nicole�*s boyfriend who discovered the bodies. danyal hussein was arrested after his dna was found at the scene. he had developed a fascination with satanic ideology, and he had drawn up a plan to sacrifice women in a note signed in his own blood. after seeing him sentenced to a minimum of 35 years, mina smallman shared her thoughts. today we�*re celebrating what is wonderful about the metropolitan police. i�*ve never been one to cast