Overview

• Norris spoke publicly by video link to the Royal Courts of Justice, accepting he was at the scene and admitting he punched Stephen Lawrence while denying he used a knife.
• Pressed to identify other attackers, he declined to name them, saying disclosure would endanger him and his family.
• Stephen Lawrence’s parents and brother urged the panel to keep Norris in prison, with Baroness Doreen Lawrence calling him a danger and Neville Lawrence saying release should not be considered unless he names the rest of the gang.
• The Justice Secretary opposes release; the Parole Board is weighing whether to free Norris or move him to open conditions, with a decision expected later this month.
• Evidence presented included recent racist language and intelligence about links to racist groups and attempts to influence a vulnerable prisoner, alongside reports of his participation in anti-violence and anti-racism work while incarcerated.