Met Police chief admits 'we have let black communities down' in 30 years since Stephen Lawrence's murder
The Metropolitan Police commissioner has admitted the London force has"let black communities down" in the 30 years since the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
"They feel over-policed and under-protected," Sir Mark Rowley said, adding there are still"disproportionalities and systemic biases in our use of policing tactics and our support to victims of crime".was murdered in a racist attack while waiting for a bus in Eltham, south-east London, on 22 April 1993.
Five men were arrested over the black teenager's murder, but just two of his suspected killers - David Norris and Gary Dobson - were jailed, with three never prosecuted.The bungled original investigation hampered by racism and alleged police corruption meant it took nearly 20 years for the convictions.Commissioner Rowley said:"Thirty years on from Stephen's murder, we offer our sympathies to the Lawrence family on their unimaginable loss.
"Their dignified fight for justice, conducted in the pressure of the public eye with unwavering determination over so many years, continues to be a source of inspiration for us and so many. "On behalf of the Metropolitan Police, I apologise again for our past failings which will have made the grief of losing a loved one all the more difficult to endure."A major review of the Metropolitan Police found last month that the force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic in the wake of a series of scandals including the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer
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