The entire incident that led to the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence on April 22, 1993, likely lasted no longer than 20 seconds. However, its impact on the capital, our communities and faith in policing has endured for decades — and it is not over yet.
Today the Metropolitan Police has taken the extraordinary step of naming a major suspect in the murder. Matthew White, who died in 2021 at the age of 50, is now the sixth suspect, following an investigation by the BBC.
