The investigation into Stephen Lawrence's murder may never progress because the original inquiry did 'such a bad job', the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.
was killed by a gang of five or six racist attackers in Eltham, southeast London, as he made his way home with his friend Duwayne Brooks in April 1993.Just two of the murderers have faced justice - Gary Dobson and David Norris were finally jailed for life in 2012 after a trial that relied on tiny traces of forensic evidence.The BBCin the case for the first time last month and outlined the bungled handling of the evidence against him.
Two witnesses said a man called Matthew White had confessed to being present during the attack. He died in 2021.One of the witnesses, White's stepfather, was not spoken to by police until 20 years after the murder because officers had previously misidentified him. Stephen's mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence said she was furious that White would never face justice because of police mistakes.A forensics review of any potential new evidence in the case is being led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward, who has recently joined theProsecutors have not yet decided whether officers involved in the original investigation should face charges for misconduct in public office.
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