Stephen Lawrence trial: Gary Dobson and David Norris found guilty of murder | Mail Online

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Gary Dobson and David Norris were today found guilty of the murder of Stephen Lawrence in a landmark conviction which has taken 18 years to secure.
The verdict is a hard-won victory for the black teenager's parents Doreen and Neville who have fought tirelessly to see justice for their son, who was 18 when he died.
The guilty verdict is also a tribute to the dogged journalism of the Daily Mail which on February 14, 1997 named five young white men - among them Dobson and Norris - as the murderers.
Today, Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail, described the verdict as a 'glorious day' for the Lawrence family.
As the foreman of the jury of four women and eight men announced the guilty verdict, Stephen's parents began to weep.
They had sat separately at the back of the court and kept their composure throughout the case but as the result sank in Mr Lawrence covered his eyes and Mrs Lawrence was handed a handkerchief.

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