Stay updated with breaking news from Jack Severs. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Duwayne Brooks, Stephen's friend who survived the attack, said he could have identified Matthew White (pictured) - who was named as a suspect last week - had police put him in a line-up.
Stephen's pal Duwayne insists he could have identified Matthew White – but accuses police of now putting the man in ID parade
Matthew 'Matty' White, who died aged 50 of a drugs overdose in 2021, also attacked a black shopkeeper yards from where the aspiring architect died in Eltham.
A relative has claimed that the newly-named sixth suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder case had tried to meet the police decades ago to shed more light on the teen's murder - but the officer 'didn't turn up'.
The BBC revealed that leads connected to Matthew White were not properly followed up by police until 20 years after the teenager’s racist murder.