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One of Stephen Lawrence's killers faces a criminal investigation after sending sickening selfie pictures of himself in his prison cell to friends outside, the Daily Mail can reveal.
In an astonishing breach of jail rules and security, snarling brute David Norris, 46, has acquired a smartphone which he uses to call and text friends, log onto Facebook and watch YouTube videos.
In a foul-mouthed rant on messaging service WhatsApp, the unrepentant murderer – nicknamed 'Nozza' by fellow inmates - launched a vile attack on former justice secretary Dominic Raab, who blocked his bid to move to an open prison earlier this year.
He said: 'Dom Raab your f***** c*** cos the Nozza is defo home in 2 [years] and High Court now agrees. Get that party sorted girls cos I be there soon. Eye Eye the man's bk in town. F****** buzzing you c***s !!!!!'
And in an update to his WhatsApp 'status', Norris, who can apply for parole in 2024, bragged to friends: 'I'm coming home in 2 to liven you all up.'
David Norris, 46, posted an extraordinary picture of himself wearing Top Gun-style Aviator sunglasses with his TV and Xbox games console in the background in his cell at Dartmoor Prison in Devon
Snarling brute Norris (left), 46, was one of two men convicted of 18-year-old Stephen's (right) murder at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993
In a foul-mouthed rant on messaging service WhatsApp, the unrepentant murderer – nicknamed 'Nozza' by fellow inmates - launched a vile attack on former justice secretary Dominic Raab, who blocked his bid to move to an open prison earlier this year
Earlier this month, the ex-gangster's son made a mockery of the justice system as he posted an extraordinary picture of himself in his cell at Dartmoor Prison in Devon.
Wearing Top Gun-style Aviator sunglasses, he looked into his shaving mirror with his TV and Xbox games console in the background.
Norris, one of two men convicted of 18-year-old Stephen's murder at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993, is one of Britain's most notorious killers.
But the ease with which he has ignored strict prison rules, which forbid inmates from having mobile phones in their cells, could result in him having his minimum jail term of 14 years and three months – handed out to him in 2012 - extended by up to two years.
Mr Raab's successor as Justice Secretary, Brandon Lewis, is expected to come under enormous pressure to order a major inquiry into the scandal and launch a crackdown on the wider, unlawful use of phones in the country's prison population.
Amid fears Norris was given the phone by a corrupt member of staff at HMP Dartmoor or by a visitor to the granite-walled remote moorland jail, police are expected to be asked to investigate how the killer obtained the phone and whether he has been in touch with active criminals outside.
Sources expect him to be transferred to a top security prison elsewhere in the country.
In an update to his WhatsApp 'status', Norris, who can apply for parole in 2024, bragged to friends: 'I'm coming home in 2 to liven you all up.'
Police video of their interview with David Norris on September 7, 2010, following the murder of Stephen Lawrence
Norris, centre, runs for cover as he and some of the others are pelted with eggs after leaving a Public Inquiry into police handling of the case in London on June 30, 1998
Gary Dobson, now 47, was also prosecuted and jailed for life in 2012 for Stephen's murder
The Mail launched a major investigation into Norris's extraordinary life in prison and use of a smartphone after we were alerted to concerns about his conduct.
A source who spoke to this newspaper has claimed that the serial thug has told inmates at Dartmoor that he was the gang member who stabbed Stephen to death.
If true, this is a significant revelation as police remain uncertain about who in the killer gang wielded the knife.
The source said: 'He added that he had 'never lost a wink of sleep over it'. I have a number of black friends and was really shocked by that comment. I don't know how someone could take someone's life and not be phased by it.'
The Mail's bombshell investigation today also reveals how Norris, who has never publicly admitted his guilt over Stephen's murder or apologised to the teenager's parents, has a 'cushy' job in HMP Dartmoor's garden and recently acquired designer trainers and a sweatshirt worth nearly £300 to improve his 'status' in jail.
The killer is paid about £18 a week to grow courgettes, lettuce and chillies in the polythene 'polytunnel' greenhouse in the grounds of the jail, which is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
In May it emerged that Norris had been denied a request to move to an open prison.
Mr Raab, who was justice secretary at the time, blocked the move amid fears he still poses a risk to the public.
Five men were initially arrested over the racist murder of A-level student Stephen. After an acclaimed campaign for justice by the Mail, two men, Norris and Gary Dobson, now 47, were eventually prosecuted and jailed for life for murder in 2012.
Informed of our bombshell revelations, former Met Commissioner Lord Stevens said: 'I am shocked and appalled. They must be thoroughly investigated.'
Former Met Commissioner Lord Stevens said: 'I am shocked and appalled. They must be thoroughly investigated.'
Last night the Mail shared the findings of our investigation – including details of Norris's phone number - with the Ministry of Justice, which ordered an urgent search at Dartmoor Prison to find his smartphone.
He was later placed in segregation pending the outcome of the operation.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: 'We do not tolerate illicit phones in jail and prisoners found with them should expect to face longer behind bars.
'We have invested £125 million in tougher prison security measures - including X-ray body scanners that have intercepted over 20,000 attempts to smuggle contraband behind bars in the past two years.'
A prison source told the Mail: We immediately investigated this and are conducting thorough cell searches, while working to have any social media accounts potentially linked with this individual shut down.
'The individual will be placed on report and pending the result of investigations could face further punishment.
'All new prisons will have 'airport style' security as standard, including cutting-edge X-ray body scanners, biometric identification for visitors and drug dogs and hand-held wands at prison gates.'
Dartmoor Prison's first inmates were Napoleonic prisoners-of-war
For decades Dartmoor Prison has housed some of Britain's most notorious prisoners.
Work began on building the grim moorland jail in March 1806 on land owned by the then-Prince of Wales, using broken up boulders which littered the site together with dressed stone from Herne Hole quarry.
Its first inmates, who arrived three years later, were Napoleonic prisoners-of-war.
They were followed in April 1815 by American soldiers captured during Britain's war with the United States.
From the outset the prison was overcrowded and outbreaks of disease such as pneumonia, typhoid and smallpox were commonplace, killing thousands of inmates.
In closed in 1816 before re-opening once more as a penal establishment for domestic convicts in 1850.
The first arrivals were inmates from prison ships in Thames and Gosport, who it was hoped would benefit from the fresh air.
During the First World War conscientious objectors who opposed fighting on moral or religious grounds accepted non-combatant duties in what was designated a prison camp and all locks were removed.
From 1920, it housed some of Britain's most notorious criminals, including gangsters such as Jack 'The Hat' McVitie, Jack 'Spot' Comer and Frank Mitchell, the so-called Mad Axeman, who made a famous breakout in 1966.
Despite the biggest ever manhunt including 200 police officers, 100 Royal Marines and an RAF helicopter, Mitchell was never found - although within hours he was in east London with the Krays, who later murdered him.
Today, the jail is a Category-C establishment – recently renamed His Majesty's Prison Dartmoor following the death of the Queen - which accommodates 640 men in single rooms across six wings.
Its high granite walls still dominate the landscape close to the Duchy of Cornwall-owned village of Princetown.
In the most recent inspection, in November 2020, it was found to be suffering from leaking roofs and damp cells, with some inmates locked up for 23 hours a day and contact with families severely limited.
An adjoining museum which chronicles the infamous history of the prison, complete with manacles, straightjackets and flogging apparatus, attracts 35,000 visitors a year.
The prison's website makes clear that inmates cannot have mobile phones.
It says: 'Prisoners do not have phones in their cells so they will always have to call you. They have to buy phone credits to do this.
'They can phone anyone named on their list of friends and family. This list is checked by security when they first arrive so it may take a few days before they are able to call.'
The website adds: 'You cannot send gifts and parcels to Dartmoor. Instead you can send money and the prisoner can purchase approved items.
'Friends and families of prisoners are permitted to send books directly to their loved ones, or can order books from approved retailers, which can source and send the books on to prisoners.'
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X-box, TV, smuggled mobile phone, Armani clothes and aviator shades… How Stephen Lawrence murderer David Norris is living the life of luxury and mocking the prison system
By Stephen Wright Associate Editor for the Daily Mail
The cost of living crisis has forced many of us to change our spending habits, with people understandably cutting back on non-essential purchases.
But not, it would seem, on E Wing at His Majesty's Prison Dartmoor, where one of the country's most reviled killers has recently taken delivery of two prized additions to his wardrobe.
David Norris, 46, who murdered the black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993, is seemingly unaffected by the widespread need to tighten purse strings after acquiring a £150 pair of Emporio Armani EA7 trainers and, from the same brand, a £145 EA7 sweatshirt.
From the outside, the need to wear expensive designer clothes to socialise with inmates in the Category C jail in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in Devon, is perplexing.
But a whistle-blower, who spoke on condition of anonymity as part of a major Daily Mail investigation into the Norris 'selfie scandal' and his alleged 'luxury' life behind bars, said it all comes down to his
