nov 3, 2023 - Stephen Lawrence Suspect 'Confessed' to Involvement in Murder

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The sixth suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence tried to stab a black security guard while saying he had killed before, the BBC can reveal.

The victim said Matthew White told him in the 2015 attack there had been no consequences for killing "Stephen".

White was jailed for four months but did not face charges for attempting to harm the guard or racially abusing him.

The Metropolitan Police says it apologises "if this was not investigated as it should have been".

The BBC has also spoken to an ex-prisoner who spent time with White in jail after the 2015 incident. This man said White told him that police "failed to properly investigate him" and that he admitted being part of the attack on Stephen.

White - a heroin user who was shoplifting from Lidl in Eltham, south-east London - attempted to stab his victim with the needle of a used syringe, while using racial slurs. The former security guard said White told him: "I will kill you, I've done it before, nothing will happen."

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