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Stephen Lawrence murderer must name other killers, father says

Stephen’s father told the BBC that Norris should now have to identify the other killers if he was to be considered for release.

He said: “I wouldn’t think that he’s generally changed his behaviour and mind, if he doesn’t name all the others that was with him.”

Dr Lawrence said he also wanted to know if Norris remained racist, saying that if he had not changed then he “shouldn’t be out in the public because that means another family is in danger of losing one of their loved ones”.

After Stephen was murdered, police secretly filmed Norris expressing violent racist fantasies, saying he wanted to torture black people.

Dr Lawrence said he thought it was “essential” to hear Norris’s views about “how he feels about people of different colours and race, and if he is still having that hatred for people from other countries”.

If he could ask Norris questions directly, Dr Lawrence says he would ask: “Are you regretting some of the things that you said, and are you actually a changed person?”

He continued: “My life has been turned upside down by these boys, young fellas, who went out on the street looking for somebody to kill. Unfortunately, Stephen was in their sight.”

Over three days this week the Parole Board will listen to evidence about Norris, before deciding whether he is safe to be released on licence.

Norris is expected to give evidence on Tuesday and may read a statement about the murder.

The Parole Board will hear evidence from prison staff who have dealt with Norris, and psychologists who have assessed him, as well as impact statements read on behalf of Stephen’s family.

Few parole hearings have been heard in public since the law changed two years ago.

The Met Police ended its murder investigation in 2020, but a BBC investigation has led to an independent review of the case, which began last month.

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