Justice for racial hate victim in UK: Duo get 15 years

January 04, 2012 17:57

As Anuj Bidve's parents and brother-in-law leave for the UK for the terrible task of collecting his body, Stephen Lawrence gets justice after 18 very long years, the victim of another race crime.

Two men convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence have been detained for a minimum of 15 years and two months and 14 years and three months. The jury found Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35, guilty of the 1993 killing in south east London.

Dobson and Norris were sentenced as juveniles as both were under 18 when the black teenager was killed.

The judge, Justice Treacy, said the crime was committed for no other reason than racial hatred. The life sentences will see Dobson serve a minimum of 15 years and two months and Norris to 14 years and three months, reports the bbc.co.uk.

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