two were finally convicted a decade ago. but stephen s friend duwayne brooks, who survived the attack, said there were six attackers. our investigation today identifies a new suspect for the first time this man, matthew white and reveals serious failings by the met. white s stepfather contacted the met after the murder, but the wrong name for him was put into a database and the lead was not pursued. a new investigator traced the right man 20 years later. i knocked on his door and said, i m coming to talk to you about steven lawrence murder , to which he said, you re rushing this job, aren t you, officer? he actually said that to me. the stepfather said white admitted to being present at the attack. it wasn tjust him. another witness had given a statement to the met years before, in 2000, saying white told him he was part of the attack.
after so many police failings, will there ever be fulljustice for stephen lawrence? joining me live now is michael mansfield kc, who represented the lawrence family in both their private prosecution for murder and the public inquiry into the case. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme- thank you very much for coming on | the programme. first the programme. good evening. first of all, the programme. good evening. first of all. what the programme. good evening. first of all. what is the programme. good evening. first of all, what is your the programme. good evening. first of all, what is your reaction - the programme. good evening. first of all, what is your reaction to - of all, what is your reaction to that report that we have just watched? it that report that we have ust watched? , that report that we have ust watched? that report that we have ust watched? , , ,, ., watched? it is shocking of the actual murder wa
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