‘Look me in the eye, liar’

Stephen Lawrence's mother calls for his killer to tell the 'full truth' of racist murder as David Norris continues parole bid

- AMY-CLARE MARTIN CRIME CORRESPONDENT

The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has called for his killer to “look her in the eye” and tell her the “full story” of the racist attack.

Doreen Lawrence said it was “incredibly painful” watching David Norris, 49, finally admit his role in her son’s horrific murder during a two-day public parole hearing.

The killer, who had his back to the camera as he gave evidence from prison, told the hearing he was “deeply sorry” for the 1993 attack, but refused to name his accomplices because it would put him and his family at risk.

Baroness Lawrence said he was a “coward”, adding: “He didn’t show his face. He needs to look me in the eye and tell me exactly what he did and why he did it.”

In a statement outside the hearing, she continued: “It has been numbing and incredibly frustrating to sit and listen to him describe the murder of my son. But he is not telling the truth.

“He was and remains a liar. Only if he tells the full truth can anyone, including me, start to think he is truly sorry.”

Only two of Lawrence’s five or six alleged attackers have ever faced justice. Norris was jailed for life with a minimum of 14 years, along with Gary Dobson, who must serve a minimum of 15 years, in a trial that hinged on tiny traces of forensic evidence in 2012.

Baroness Lawrence called for the Metropolitan Police to “urgently investigate” after Norris confirmed in the hearing that he knows the names of the aspiring architect’s other killers.