A new suspect in the murder of Stephen Lawrence has been named for the first time on Monday.

The Metropolitan Police said Matthew White first came to the force’s attention as a witness in 1993, the year Mr Lawrence was fatally stabbed in a racist attack near a bus stop in Eltham, South East London.

He was arrested and interviewed in March 2000 and in December 2013 and a file submitted to prosecutors in May 2005 and October 2014. &nbsp;

White, who died in 2021 at the age of 50, was named by police on Monday following an investigation by the BBC which found officers seriously mishandled key inquiries related to him.

The BBC said it had gathered evidence against White after re-examining the case after 30 years which included tracing witnesses and reviewing police documents.

It said its findings raises questions about Scotland Yard’s 2020 decision to stop investigating the case and implicates other suspects who remain free.

Matthew White identified by Scotland Yard after BBC investigate his role in 1993 racist attack{ai:summary}<p>The police have named Matthew White as a new suspect in the murder of Stephen Lawrence, who was fatally stabbed in a racist attack in 1993. White was first identified as a witness in 1993 and was interviewed several times by the police. He died in 2021 at the age of 50. The naming of White followed an investigation by the BBC, which found that police officers seriously mishandled key inquiries related to him. The BBC said its findings raised questions about Scotland Yard’s decision to stop investigating the case in 2020 and implicated other suspects who remain free. #crime</p>

Metropolitan Police name new suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder

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