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| Stephen Lawrence police corruption probe under way | Stephen Lawrence police corruption probe under way |
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| An investigation into alleged police corruption during the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry is under way, it has been revealed. | An investigation into alleged police corruption during the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry is under way, it has been revealed. |
| The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed it was investigating allegations relating to the police inquiry in 1993. | The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed it was investigating allegations relating to the police inquiry in 1993. |
| It has been investigating since March, the agency said. | It has been investigating since March, the agency said. |
| The 18-year-old was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Eltham by a gang of white youths. | The 18-year-old was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Eltham by a gang of white youths. |
| Members of the Lawrence family and their legal representatives have been involved in the review and are being kept updated, the NCA said. | Members of the Lawrence family and their legal representatives have been involved in the review and are being kept updated, the NCA said. |
| The new investigation was prompted by the findings of a review in 2014 which named a former undercover Met Police officer and said he spied on the Lawrence family. | The new investigation was prompted by the findings of a review in 2014 which named a former undercover Met Police officer and said he spied on the Lawrence family. |
| At the time, Home Secretary Theresa May described the findings as "deeply troubling" and ordered a judge-led public inquiry. | |
| In 1997, then Home Secretary Jack Straw ordered a public inquiry into the killing and its aftermath after concerns about the way the police had handled the case. | |
| Sir William Macpherson, a retired High Court judge, led the inquiry and accused the police of institutional racism after finding a number of failings in how they had investigated the murder. | |
| Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty of murdering 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence and sentenced to minimum terms of 15 years and two months and 14 years and three months in January 2012. |