Lawrence killer loses parole bid

ONE of the killers of Stephen Lawrence has been refused parole, after a public hearing earlier this year.

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David Norris, now 49, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years and three months in January 2012, a term that expired in December 2024.

Norris spoke for the first time about his role in the murder of the 18-year-old in southeast London in 1993 at a public parole hearing in October, having previously denied being at the scene of the killing.

In a decision published yesterday, the Parole Board panel found that he should not be released from jail, or moved to open conditions.

Members considered the seriousness of his crime, which “devastated the lives of the family and friends of Stephen Lawrence”, and a series of incidents where he is accused of breaking prison rules.