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Stephen Lawrence Murder Trial Day 3: Royston Westbrook, Joseph Shepherd And Alexandra Marie Hear The Silence

STEPHEN Lawrence Murder Trial Day 3: Anorak’s daily look at the April 22, 1993 killing in the news: Royston Westbrook, Joseph Shepherd And Alexandra Marie hear the silence:

Prosecutor Mark Ellison is holding sway at the Old Bailey. Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35, deny murder.

Royston Westbrook is in the witness box. He says he was stood at the same bus stop as Stephen, 18, and his friend Duwayne Brooks. He saw the white gang approach in Eltham, south-east London.

“Stephen and Duwayne were stood right by the bus stop. They were talking about football, and just general chit-chat. They were discussing among themselves whether they should go back to the roundabout because they could see if the bus was coming. They decided to walk back to the roundabout.”

Many more were at that bus stop. The two black youths had gone to the top of the to see if the bus was coming. It was 10:30pm.

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Posted: 16th, November 2011 | In: Key Posts, Reviews | Comments (2)