Stephen should be turning 50 this week, out in the world, living his life.He's not, but this man is...
Daily Mirror UK|September 14, 2024
Lawrence suspect out for stroll
TOM PETTIFOR
Stephen should be turning 50 this week, out in the world, living his life.He's not, but this man is...

ONE of the men suspected of killing Stephen Lawrence is pictured near the scene of the racist attack, days before the teenager would have turned 50.

Luke Knight, 47, was visiting a newsagent's around a mile from the bus stop where Stephen, 18, was stabbed in 1993.

Knight was charged with murder but the case collapsed in 1996 due to al lack of evidence.

Wearing a cream polo shirt, dark shorts and sliders, the roofer has begun to look older in recent years with greying beard and hair.

He reportedly lives a "lonely existence" in a topfloor flat in the same area in which he grew up.

A-level student Stephen, who would have been 50 yesterday was stabbed to death by up to six thugs. They shouted "What, n****** as he waited for a bus in Eltham in South East London.

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