All news on the topic: Stephen Lawrence

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Stephen Lawrence murderers and original suspects now - jail selfies and £40k job
Metropolitan Police admitted 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation of the notorious racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, who was stabbed to death at a bus stop
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Lawyer spied on by cops after he took on death in custody case
Police carried out a secret spying operation on lawyer Aamer Anwar after he began representing the family of Sheku Bayoh, cops also spied on the dead man’s distraught family
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Cop who cracked Lawrence murder helping kids to avoid knife crime with football
The ex-detective who helped bring to justice the men responsible for Stephen Lawrence's murder is now helping vulnerable kids stay away from knife crime with football kickabouts
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Stephen Lawrence police officer was 'corrupt', secret Met Police report found
Ray Adams was a commander at the time of the 1993 racist killing, and an earlier investigation against him was manipulated, the secret Line of Duty-style investigation said
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Stephen Lawrence suspect Matthew Wright 'told other victim he had killed before'
Matthew White, a sixth suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence claimed he had killed before and used the name "Stephen" when he attacked a black security guard, it is reported
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Head of police racism watchdog suffers online abuse after criticising progress
Abimbola Johnson was accused of being a 'grifter' and a 'race baiter' on social media after she highlighted flash points between Black people and the police
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'My niece died after being bound and gagged by police - racism is STILL rife'
Joy Gardner died after suffering respiratory failure during a police raid, but her family says nothing has changed and many Black people are still being ill-treated by law enforcement
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Labour MP tells party Black MPs can't fix racism alone in Stephen Lawrence talk
Shadow minister Sarah Jones noted that mainly just Black female MPs had come to the debate on the Met's investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence
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'BBC scandal isn't a game - it's a disgrace stars have to defend their names'
Hopefully the celebs involved will sue indiscriminately to remind the trolls that these are peoples’ lives they are playing with. But wherever this goes now, the BBC has handled it horrendously, writes Darren Lewis
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Stephen Lawrence's mum voices alarm over slow action on criminal cops
Baroness Doreen Lawrence warns the existing police misconduct and performance processes do not have the trust and confidence of the police or the public - saying they can be "inconsistent and confusing"
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Stephen Lawrence's mum says police who botched murder probe 'got away scot free'
Stephen Lawrence's mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence has reacted to news four retired detectives who ran a failed investigation into her son's murder will not face criminal charges
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Stephen Lawrence cops accused of misconduct 'won't face criminal charges'
The retired Met Police detectives probed over their alleged mishandling of the Stephen Lawrence murder at the beginning of the investigation will not face any charges, the CPS is to announce
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'If we can’t learn from Stephen Lawrence's murder, there is little hope left'
It was a brutal, senseless, racist crime that sent shockwaves not just through the community but through the whole of the UK - and the ripples are still being felt today
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Duwayne Brooks says police 'sabotaged' probe into 'sixth man' in Lawrence murder
Stephen's pal Duwayne insists he could have identified Matthew White – but accuses police of now putting the man in ID parade
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'Stephen's family act with dignity, but they surely can't endure much more pain'
Eva Simpson says that, 30 years on from his horrific murder, the family of Stephen Lawrence still can't find the peace they deserve following the news that there is a sixth suspect identified as being involved in the racist attack
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'Stephen Lawrence suspect revelation too late for family but not for Met Police'
News that Matthew White should also have faced charges over the racist murder which rocked our nation are a tough reminder of the changes still needed in the Met following the Casey Review
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Stephen Lawrence murder suspect's chilling threat to black man during attack
Matthew White chillingly told a black man who confronted him, as he attempted to shoplift in Eltham, South East London in 2020, that he would be “Stephen Lawrenced”
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Sixth suspect threatened to 'Stephen Lawrence' black man near where teen killed
Metropolitan Police confirmed that Matthew White, who died in 2021 at the age of 50, was a major suspect at the time following the killing in Eltham, south east London in April 1993
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Five key questions as new Stephen Lawrence murder suspect is finally unmasked
Matthew White has been identified as the sixth suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence - and new findings suggest multiple opportunities were missed to build a case against him
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Stephen Lawrence's mum 'unsurprised' by police failures as new suspect named
Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993
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Where Stephen Lawrence's murderers are now as new suspect is named
Police have confirmed the name of a sixth alleged attacker in the UK's most notorious racist murder after the Metropolitan Police admitted 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation
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New Stephen Lawrence suspect named as Met Police makes rare decision
Police have confirmed the name of a sixth alleged attacker in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence after the Metropolitan Police said 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation
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Stephen Lawrence cops hope new tech could help catch remaining murder suspects
Scotland Yard revealed it is carrying out a new probe to see if the latest technology can spark a breakthrough in the investigation into Stephen Lawrence's murder
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'Where are Labour's Black male parliamentary candidates for the next election'
The Mirror's Darren Lewis had a back and forth with murdered Stephen Lawrence's friend Duwayne Brooks over his decision to stand as a Conservative candidate for London Mayor
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'Nothing really touches Boris Johnson and his latest luxury holiday shows it'
Instead of keeping his head down and doing his work as an MP, the former prime minister jetted off on holiday to the Dominican Republic, his forth in the six months since resigning as PM
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