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Dad strangled daughter for 20 minutes

- BY TOM PETTIFOR

ADMISSION Robert Peters MEMORIAL Doreen & son Stuart remember tragic Stephen, below PRINCE Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle are introduced to Doreen Lawrence as they arrive at a memorial for her son Stephen, who was 18 when he was murdered by racists in London 25 years ago. At the service in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Harry, 33, spoke of the Lawrence family’s determinat­ion “to ensure that Stephen’s story did not end with despair, but continued with hope”. And PM Theresa May told the congregati­on a Stephen Lawrence Day would be held each year on April 22, the anniversar­y of his death. She said: “It is right that Stephen’s name and legacy lives on.” Stephen’s dad Neville, 76, said: ‘Our son’s memory is going to be enshrined in history.” And Doreen, 65, said: “I feel honoured.” RESPECT Meghan and Harry at service

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