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| Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris to get damages | |
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| One of Stephen Lawrence's killers has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice after he was attacked in prison. | One of Stephen Lawrence's killers has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice after he was attacked in prison. |
| David Norris suffered a broken nose and ribs at HMP Belmarsh in 2011 where he was being held on remand ahead of his trial for murder. | David Norris suffered a broken nose and ribs at HMP Belmarsh in 2011 where he was being held on remand ahead of his trial for murder. |
| He sued for damages, reported to be £10,000, after the assault. | He sued for damages, reported to be £10,000, after the assault. |
| Norris and another man, Gary Dobson, were found guilty of murdering the teenager in a racist attack in 1993. | Norris and another man, Gary Dobson, were found guilty of murdering the teenager in a racist attack in 1993. |
| The pair were given life sentences in 2012. | The pair were given life sentences in 2012. |
| A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "We robustly defend all claims and are successful in two thirds of cases brought against us by prisoners." | A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "We robustly defend all claims and are successful in two thirds of cases brought against us by prisoners." |
| During Norris's murder trial, defence lawyer Stephen Batten QC said he had been beaten up several times while on remand in prison. | During Norris's murder trial, defence lawyer Stephen Batten QC said he had been beaten up several times while on remand in prison. |
| He told jurors at the Old Bailey that on one occasion his client's nose was broken, his teeth were knocked out, and four of his ribs were broken. | He told jurors at the Old Bailey that on one occasion his client's nose was broken, his teeth were knocked out, and four of his ribs were broken. |
| Stephen, a black British teenager from Plumstead, south east London, was waiting for a bus on the evening of 22 April 1993, when he was stabbed to death. | Stephen, a black British teenager from Plumstead, south east London, was waiting for a bus on the evening of 22 April 1993, when he was stabbed to death. |
| His death sparked a national outrage and probes into police conduct after a number of failures were identified in the handling of the case. | His death sparked a national outrage and probes into police conduct after a number of failures were identified in the handling of the case. |
| Stephen's parents recently called for further investigations into their son's death as they believe he was stabbed by a group of up to six people. | |
| But The Met said probes into Stephen's murder were "unlikely to progress" without new information. |