Stephen Lawrence murder suspect's chilling nickname trends now
The thug named as the sixth suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murdered brazenly called himself 'the lucky one' after a police bungled their investigation may have helped him evade justice for decades.
Matthew ‘Matty’ White, who died aged 50 of a drugs overdose in 2021, also attacked a black shopkeeper yards from where the aspiring architect died in Eltham and warned him: 'You'll be Stephen Lawrenced'.
'Remember you're in Eltham, remember where you are, remember what happened to Stephen Lawrence. I can call my boys, they can come down and they can deal with you,' he said in 2020.
The victim said White mentioned Stephen Lawrence 'in almost in every threat' and even referenced the nearby bus stop the 18-year-old was at on Well Hall Road when he was set upon and killed.
Matthew White was today named as the sixth suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder. He died of a drug overdose aged 50 in 2021. Police failed to trace his stepfather who stated that White had admitted being there when the murder took place in 1993
In 2020, White attacked a man while trying to shoplift. He then told him: 'Remember you're in Eltham, remember where you are, remember what happened to Stephen Lawrence'
According to a BBC investigation, the so-called ‘sixth man’ in the most notorious racist murder in British history was White. MailOnline revealed last night that he even arranged to meet a police officer to discuss the racist killing - but the officer didn’t turn up.
His stepfather Jack Severs, who died in 2020, was only spoken to for the first time in 2013 and was shocked that it had taken two decades to be visited by Scotland Yard.
Mr Severs said that in the days after Stephen's murder he saw White in the street in Eltham and his stepson admitted being there when the teen was killed. White acted like it was an 'everyday occurrence' and insisted Stephen 'had deserved it', he said.
White died in 2021 of a drug overdose in a bedsit. He was said to be suicidal and depressed at the time.
At his inquest there was no mention of the Stephen Lawrence case, but perhaps tellingly a relative said in a statement: 'Matthew was a lovely lad that happened to go to the wrong place at the wrong time.'
Stephen Lawrence's father berated Scotland Yard last night Neville Lawrence said it was ‘appalling’ to learn that ‘Matty’ White had escaped justice for 28 years.
White was arrested twice over the 18-year-old’s murder but no further action was taken amid police blunders and missed opportunities. He died in 2021 of a drugs overdose aged 50.
Dr Lawrence said: 'During the 30 years we have spent fighting for justice for Stephen, we have uncovered so many flaws in the police investigation that it hardly comes as a surprise. Almostfrom the outset we have had to rely on journalists to bring us the truth.
Two original suspects, Gary Dobson (left) and David Norris (right), were convicted of murdering Stephen in 2012 and jailed for life after new evidence came to light
Jamie Acourt (left) and his brother Neil were also suspects but were never convicted. They were later jailed for drugs offences
Another Lawrence murder suspect, Luke Knight, remains living in south London. He denies involvement in Stephen's killing
'The Daily Mail has fought our cause admirably, publishing crucial stories that helped to put two of Stephen's killers in prison, while White's part in the murder was exposed by the BBC. If only the Met had done its job with as much conviction as the Press, Matthew White might well have been caught too.'
