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Uk Racist Murder:Gary Dobson and David Norris Sentenced

The two men convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years after he was stabbed to death will be sentenced later. … Continue reading Uk Racist Murder:Gary Dobson and David Norris Sentenced


Uk Racial Murder

The two men convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years after he was stabbed to death will be sentenced later.

Uk Racial Murder

Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty by an Old Bailey jury after a trial based on forensic evidence.

They will be sentenced as juveniles because they were under 18 at the time of the attack, which happened in south-east London in April 1993.

Police say the investigation could be reopened if new evidence emerges.

Dobson, 36, and Norris, 35, can expect to receive sentences considerably shorter than would an adult convicted of the same crime under today’s laws.

They could serve minimum prison terms of around 12 years each.

Scientists found a tiny bloodstain on Dobson’s jacket that could only have come from Mr Lawrence. They also found a single hair belonging to the teenager on Norris’s jeans.

Metropolitan Police boss ordered the 2006 cold case review that led to the convictions, acknowledged that police believe there were five people involved in the murder, but there are currently no “live” lines of inquiry.

“If there was an opportunity to bring the other people who were involved in that night to justice, we would do so,” she said.

Stephen’s father, Neville Lawrence, said the convictions were a moment of joy and relief – but he could not rest until all of those who killed his son were brought to justice. He described the investigation and preparation of the case as “faultless”.