New suspect named by BBC in Stephen Lawrence murder

[bitchstewie]

Looks like there may be some more "lessons will be learned" by the Met

Stephen Lawrence: How the Met Police failed to spot suspect Matthew White

[greygoose]

Pretty damning of the Met once again and Cressida Dick telling detectives not to pursue further suspects.

[Astacus]

What a colossal balls up this investigation has been.
I don’t expect perfection from the police, unlike some, but this really is ridiculous. R4 this morning made the point that heads are going to have to roll now, there has been too much ‘lessons will be learned’ nonsense and they never will learn those lessons without consequences.

[Randy Winkman]

Det Chief Inspector Clive Driscoll's book "In Pursuit of the Truth" is a great read. Not just about this case but about his journey through the ranks and his old style coppering approach. (Not) fun fact is that he was the ambulance driver that attended the Marc Bolan crash in his previous career.

[Gareth79]

Here's an incredible bit:

the article said:

I found his last criminal conviction was an assault in summer 2020 in a shop on Well Hall Road, Eltham - the same street where Stephen Lawrence was murdered.
...
White then assaulted the victim, made threatening and knowing references to Stephen Lawrence, and referred to his associations with other violent people.
White threatened him, saying, "Remember you're in Eltham, remember where you are, remember what happened to Stephen Lawrence. I can call my boys, they can come down and they can deal with you."
...
Police were called and White was arrested. He pleaded guilty in court to assault. The victim first heard about the conviction from me.
In a statement to the BBC, the Met apologised for not informing the victim that charges had been brought.

[Oakey]

Given who David Norris's father was I wouldn't be surprised to find that Michael White is related to Tony White (Brinks Mat)