One of the original suspects in the murder of Stephen Lawrence has been jailed for six months after flouting a serious criminal behaviour order.
Jamie Acourt, 48, always denied being involved in the 18 year old's murder in south east London in 1993 - and was never convicted. He was previously jailed in 2018 for masterminding a £3 million drug plot, but was released four years later.Acourt, who spent two years on the run living in Spain under the alias Simon Alfonzo before being extradited to the UK, was released from prison in November 2022 after serving half his sentence.
Acourt pleaded guilty to the charge, as well as driving without insurance, and was jailed for six months and had six points put on his licence at a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court last month, the CPS confirmed.The Metropolitan Police said the offences related to an incident in Park Way, Hounslow, west London, on 21 October.Gary Dobson and David Norris were handed life sentences in 2012 after being found guilty of Mr Lawrence's murder at the Old Bailey.
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