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Police admit serious mistakes were made as at least three people believed to be involved in teenager’s murder are still free

Commissioner says failure to explain why police did not pursue case against Matthew White ‘totally unacceptable’

Mr Lawrence was murdered by a gang of five or six racist attackers in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.

Duwayne Brooks was there when five or six people attacked and killed Lawrence in south-east London in April 1993.

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

Stephen's pal Duwayne insists he could have identified Matthew White – but accuses police of now putting the man in ID parade

More than 30 years after the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, London’s Metropolitan Police have named a new suspect. A BBC investigation identified Matthew White as a sixth suspect, raising questions about why it took police two decades to properly investigate White, who died in 2021.

At the end of April, just two months ago, we marked 30 years since the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was killed in a racist attack in south-east London in 1993. There was an anniversary memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church and much reflection about how the Metropolitan…

Met urged to re-examine case after new suspect is named and evidence emerges of police mistakes