The murder of Stephen Lawrence is a notable murder case surrounding the killing of a black British teenager from South-East London named Stephen Lawrence who was stabbed to death while waiting for a bus on the evening of 22 April 1993.
After the initial investigation, five suspects were arrested but never convicted. However, it was suggested during the course of investigation that the murder had a racist motive and that Lawrence was killed becaus...
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The murder of Stephen Lawrence is a notable murder case surrounding the killing of a black British teenager from South-East London named Stephen Lawrence who was stabbed to death while waiting for a bus on the evening of 22 April 1993.
After the initial investigation, five suspects were arrested but never convicted. However, it was suggested during the course of investigation that the murder had a racist motive and that Lawrence was killed because he was black, and that the handling of the case by the police and CPS was affected by issues of race leading to an inquiry
In 1999, an inquiry headed by Sir William Macpherson examined the original Metropolitan police investigation and concluded that the force was "institutionally racist" and has been called 'one of the most important moments in the modern history of criminal justice in Britain'.
The case is of extreme importance in British legal history as it heavily contributed to the creation and passing of the Criminal Justice Act 2003...
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