Lawrence killer present at murder scene, report says

One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers has finally admitted he was at the scene of the teenager’s racist murder, according to the Parole Board, as he bids to be freed from prison.

- AMY-CLARE MARTIN

David Norris, 48, had always denied taking part in the infamous stabbing, which saw a gang of thugs target aspiring architect Mr Lawrence, 18, in Eltham, southeast London, in 1993.

However, he has now “accepted he was present at the scene and punched the victim but claims that he did not wield the knife”, according to a Parole Board report.

Only two of Mr Lawrence’s six attackers have ever faced justice after 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.