His appearance came as Stephen's brother said 'now is the time' for 'brave' witnesses to come forward to help his family get closure. Stuart Lawrence urged them: 'Talk about what happened that fateful night and give us some closure'. He spoke to Good Morning Britain , speaking about the tragic loss his family have suffered when Stephen was stabbed to death in the racist attack in Eltham in Gary Dobson was a teenage gang member turned drug supplier already behind bars for dealing cannabis by the time he faced trial over the Stephen Lawrence murder.
A teenage racist, he had been caught on film making hate-filled remarks about black people. He was arrested and charged with Stephen's murder while he was in custody in His previous acquittal for Stephen's murder was quashed by the Court of Appeal, allowing him to be tried for a second time. He was forced to admit his racist views in , when he was secretly recorded making vile comments to his friends on a camera planted in the skirting board of his council flat.
Two years earlier in November , Kevin London, then a year-old black youth, was confronted by a gang of white youths and claimed Dobson threatened him with a knife, although no full report was made to the police. David Norris is a convicted racist and son of infamous south London gangster Clifford Norris. He was well known on the streets of Eltham by the time Stephen was killed and had had brushes with the law.
Within 24 hours of Stephen's murder he was named as a member of a knife-wielding gang in two anonymous notes left for police and by an informant who spoke to detectives. A year earlier Norris had been charged with wounding after allegedly taking part in an attack on two brothers during which one was stabbed with a knife.
The charge was dropped in January , three months before Stephen's murder. Then on March 18 he was accused of stabbing 20 year-old Stacey Benefield with a miniature sword during an scuffle in Kidbrooke, south London.
But Norris was cleared of involvement after a trial amid allegations there was contact between a juror and a minder connected to Norris. Yesterday Scotland Yard announced it was filing the case as 'inactive' - eight years after Gary Dobson and Norris were convicted of murder.
Mr Lawrence added: 'If you do know what happened, this is the time now to speak up. The year-old was murdered by a group of racists while waiting for a bus in Eltham, South East London, in April Five men were named by the Daily Mail as his killers in February , but it was not until January that two of the group were convicted of murder.
Dobson and Norris were jailed for life at the Old Bailey after a trial that hinged on tiny traces of forensic evidence found years after the crime. Two of the three remaining former suspects, brothers Neil and Jamie Acourt, have since served jail time for drug dealing, while Knight has remained free. The original investigation failed to convict those responsible, and the campaign for justice by Stephen's parents Baroness Lawrence and her former husband Neville led to a public inquiry which branded the Metropolitan Police institutionally racist.
Knight has always maintained his innocence while police suspect a 'sixth man' might have been part of the gang. Sign in. All Football. Jacob Dirnhuber. He was never charged or convicted as there wasn't enough forensic evidence. More on news. The killer reportedly suffered a broken nose and cuts to his face, as well as black eyes, broken ribs and lasting psychological effects.
Jamie was on the run in Spain with his brother and was featured in a most wanted campaign back in At the time of his death, aged 18, he was studying A-levels in English, craft, design and technology, and physics at Blackheath Bluecoats Church of England School.
The reason for the killing was given in an inquest as a "completely unprovoked racist attack by five youths". What followed was a years long battle for justice led by Stephen's family and judicial reviews that would expose racism within the Met.
In May and June police arrested five suspects and charged two, but the charges were dropped a month later with cops saying Duwayne's ID evidence was unreliable.
The following year the CPS again refused to prosecute suspects, despite new evidence being brought forward. By Sophie McEvoy. Luke Knight Luke Knight has always maintained his innocence in connection to the Stephen Lawrence case and he has never been convicted for the crime. See All Health Relationships Self.
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