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UK:Stephen Lawrenceprivate prosecutions

01 May 1995

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The family of Stephen Lawrence, the black teenager murdered by racists in April 1993 (see Statewatch vol 3 no 3), have launched a private prosecution against four white men they believe murdered their son. The family were forced to take this action after the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would not be taking any action on Stephen's case after rejecting new evidence. Four men from southeast London, Neil Acourt, Luke Knight, David Norris and fourth man who cannot be named, have been arrested and appeared before Greenwich magistrates court jointly charged with Stephen's murder. They were released on bail in May. A private prosecution for murder is extremely rare in England, and has only come before the court three times in 130 years. It is also costly and, even though the Lawrences' legal team have offered their services for free, could cost the family in excess of ?10,000. In light of this, Stephen's parents have launched an appeal for donations towards the family's costs. If you can help please contact the Stephen Lawrence Family Campaign, PO Box 3433, London SE18 3SS.

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