The racist murder of Stephen Lawrence

Stephen Lawrence, an 18 year-old A Level student, was stabbed to death in Eltham, southeast London, on 22 April 1993. He and his friend Duwayne Brooks were approached by up to six white youths and racially abused as they waited near a bus stop on Well Hall Road. Although Mr… You must be a paid …

The Terry Gregory Murder Case

The list of Freedom of Information requests dealt with by the Metropolitan Police can make fascinating reading. The most recent from the beginning of March concern questions about ‘road spike apparatus accidents’, statistics on pickpocketing and the number of victims of knife crime in 2010 and 2011. We have previously featured the Met’s five year …

On ‘Racist Murders’: Evidence Required

The murder of Danny O’Shea in east London last week highlighted one particularly divisive issue – when can you classify a murder as racially aggravated? There have been questions – particularly from what you might call ‘right wing organisations’ such as the BNP – as to what exactly distinguishes the murder of a black victim …