Stephen Lawrence’s legacy honoured at memorial 30 years on
source: The Independent
first published: 22 April 2023
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Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence’s mother said his “story remains as important and relevant as ever”
as a memorial service was held in central London to mark the 30th anniversary of the teenager’s death.
The murder victim’s family gathered for the anniversary at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square on Saturday.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan also attended. Sir Keir made a short speech and read a poem by Maya Angelou at the request of Stephen’s mother, Baroness Doreen Lawrence.
The anniversary comes after Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley apologised for failings in the aftermath of the killing, with the force’s response to the investigation being branded institutionally racist in the 1999 Macpherson Report.
Stephen was stabbed to death on April 22 1993 in an unprovoked, racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Eltham, south-east London, after he was set upon by a gang of white youths shouting racial slurs and brandishing weapons.
The bungled original investigation hampered by racism and alleged police corruption meant it took nearly 20 years for two of the 18-year-old’s five killers to be brought to justice, with three never prosecuted.
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