Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt jailed for 'flagrant' breach of court order

Jamie Acourt has been sent backmost to situation aft failing to archer constabulary helium was driving a transit van connected 12 abstracted occasions betwixt 11 August and 21 October

One of the men suspected of murdering Stephen Lawrence has been jailed for six months aft showing a "flagrant disregard" for a superior transgression behaviour order.

Jamie Acourt, 48, was arrested connected suspicion of sidesplitting Stephen, 18, aft helium was stabbed to decease successful a racially-motivated attack successful Eltham, south-east London, connected 22 April 1993. Acourt, who ever denied engagement successful the execution and was ne'er charged, fled to Spain hidden successful the backmost of a car successful 2016 aft being tipped disconnected that helium was wanted arsenic a ringleader of the cannabis trafficking gang.

He spent over 2 years connected the tally successful Barcelona nether the alias Simon Alfonzo aft his flight earlier being extradited backmost to the UK. Acourt was yet jailed for years successful 2018 for masterminding a two-year £3m drugs plot. He was released from situation successful November 2022 aft serving fractional his sentence.

But helium was sent backmost to jailhouse successful October aft breaching a superior transgression behaviour bid by failing to archer constabulary helium was driving a achromatic transit van connected 12 abstracted occasions betwixt 11 August and 21 October. Acourt pleaded blameworthy to the offences, on with driving without security astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court. He was jailed for six months and had six points enactment connected his licence past month, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed.

The offences related to an incidental successful Park Way, successful Hounslow, westbound London, the Met Police said. According to tribunal documents seen by Sky News, helium was handed a custodial condemnation "because the suspect has a flagrant disregard for tribunal orders". In January 2021, Acourt was ordered to wage backmost £90,000 oregon person different twelvemonth added to his jailhouse sentence.

He was aboriginal ordered to wage backmost £500 a month, aft City of London magistrates tribunal heard Acourt, who has 2 children, was a self-employed courier earning £3,600 a month, with outgoings of astir £2,700. Prosecutor Shahida Parveen said Acourt had made 3 £500 payments, but present owed a full of £102,329 with interest. Acourt's member Neil, who was besides arrested implicit Stephen's murder, was jailed for six years implicit the aforesaid drugs plot. Gary Dobson and David Norris, were yet convicted of budding designer Stephen's sidesplitting successful 2011. Former fishy Luke Knight is inactive surviving adjacent Eltham.