Neville Lawrence says he is not satisfied with David Norris getting parole but could accept it if he has changed. The father of Stephen Lawrence has said he would accept one of the teenager’s killers being released if he can show remorse. A parole hearing could take place this year in the case of David Norris, one of only two of the killers of the 18-year-old to have been brought to justice.
Stephen’s father, Neville Lawrence, has said he is not satisfied with Norris getting parole, but that he could accept it if he could show he had changed. “He would have to say he was sorry for killing Stephen and that he had changed his ways and apologise to our family,” he told the Daily Mail.
“I am not satisfied with him getting parole but what I am saying is if he can show remorse and show he’s changed then I will accept that. It’s not that I’m OK with it, but if someone shows they know they did something wrong and have changed, then I can accept that.”.
The teenager was murdered by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993 as he waited for a bus with his friend Duwayne Brooks. Five men were arrested over the murder but the original investigation was marred by institutional racism in the Metropolitan police, incompetence and alleged corruption. It also emerged years later that undercover police officers had spied on campaigners supporting the Lawrence family in their fight for justice.
