Tribute for murdered Stephen Lawrence

Title

Tribute for murdered Stephen Lawrence

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

30 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Methodist Minister Sheila Foreman leads a tribute to murdered 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence in Eltham, London. Report by Tanya Hines includes vox pop with those at the service; message to killers by his cousin; interview with Ramesh Sharma whose nephew? Rohit Duggal? was killed in the same street 9 months previously; Detective Superintendent Brian Weedon on the inquiry and appealing for information; local MP Peter Bottomley questioning the motives of the British National Party in the area; Lawrence’s aunt Millie Senior appealing to the public.

Contributors

Peter Bottomley; Ramesh Sharma; Tanya Hines; Millie Senior

Keywords

London; Crime; Interethnic relations; Homicide; Racial discrimination; Black peoples; Racially motivated crime; Criminal investigation; Eltham; BNP; Stephen Lawrence; Rohit Duggal?

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