Matthew White told police he had a “girlfriend” who was a child, but no action was taken against him.
A suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence told police he had a “girlfriend” who was a child, but no action was taken against him, the BBC can reveal.
A new review of the case was announced in April, following the BBC investigations, and calls by Baroness Lawrence for the case to be reopened. Stephen Lawrence was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a racist attack by a group of young white men on 22 April 1993, in Eltham, south London.Three other prime suspects remain free, and last year, the BBC publicly identified a sixth - Matthew White, who died in 2021 aged 50. Multiple police failings to properly investigate White were also revealed.
She wants the review to be able to examine the whole case, and to identify chances to bring more killers to justice. It is understood the Met has proposed a paper-based review with a limited focus. This would include looking at the decision to close the case in 2020 and what has subsequently been revealed by the BBC.
It is understood the mayor’s team have now offered to meet Baroness Lawrence to discuss her concerns and proposals.In its latest statement to the BBC, the Metropolitan Police repeated its apology for mistakes made in the initial investigation. Minutes from a meeting the same year show White being described as a witness rather than a suspect. The minutes say that, if he was not rehabilitated from drugs, then “his ability as a witness is questionable".
However, from the start in 1993, key eyewitness Duwayne Brooks clearly stated that this had been a stocky man with bushy light-brown hair.
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