STEPHEN Lawrence's father has called on the two men convicted of his son's murder to turn in the other people involved in the attack.

Speaking outside the Old Bailey after the sentencing Neville Lawrence said: "One of my greatest hopes is that these people have now realised that they have been found out, and they are going to give up the rest of the people so that I (can) come out here again in a year's time and talk to you people again."

Stephen's mother, Doreen, said it had been a "really difficult day" but added that she could now start moving on with her life. She thanked the judge, accepting that he was unable to pass stiffer sentences on Dobson and Norris.

She said: "The sentences that happened may be quite low, but at the same time the judge's hands were tied. And for that, as much as he can do, I am very grateful.”

Yesterday Mrs Lawrence spoke outside the court after the guilty verdicts.

She said: "Had the police done their job properly, I would have spent the last 18 years grieving for my son rather than fighting to get his killers to court."

"These verdicts will not bring my son back. How can I celebrate when I know that this day could have come 18 years ago if the police who were meant to find my son's killers (had not) failed so miserably to do so?"

"I now want people to remember him as a bright, beautiful young man who any parents of whatever background would have been proud of.”

She added: "He was a wonderful son and a shining example of what any parent would want in a child. I miss him with a passion. Hopefully now he can rest in peace."