Murder & homicide · 1993 · 1990s

Murder of Stephen Lawrence

In 1993 Stephen Lawrence, a Black teenager, was murdered in a racist attack in Eltham, south-east London. The flawed investigation led to the Macpherson Report and fundamental reforms of British policing. Two men were finally convicted in 2012.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.