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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Stephen Lawrence killer’s ‘admission’ could offer breakthrough, police believe

Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence, 18, was killed in south-east London in 1993 after being set upon by a white gang as he waited for a bus home. Photograph: Family handout/PA

Police believe reported admissions by David Norris that he took part in the attack that killed Stephen Lawrence may offer a “significant” chance of a breakthrough in the racist murder.

Norris was convicted in 2012 of being part of a gang that racially abused and then stabbed Stephen near a south London bus stop.

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