Stephen Lawrence's body will be returned to the UK from Jamaica

Stephen died while he was waiting for a bus in Eltham.

Doreen Lawrence announced that after 31 years since his racist killing, Stephen Lawrence's remains will be brought back to the UK from Jamaica.

Baroness Lawrence expressed that photos of her son's grave were shared on social media after his body was removed, causing her family great pain.

The Lawrence family buried their 18-year-old family member in a foreign country because they believed he would not find peace if laid to rest in their own country.

Mr. Lawrence, a black British man from Plumstead, south-east London, was fatally attacked in a racially motivated incident while he waited for a bus in Eltham in April 1993.

Only two out of the group of five or six people responsible for the crime have been arrested and held accountable.

The initial police inquiry into the death of the 18-year-old was tainted by systemic racism within the Metropolitan Police, lack of ability, and suspected dishonesty.

Baroness Lawrence was awarded an honorary degree in recognition of her efforts to support and advance education.

I wanted to share that my family and I have seen the pictures of my son's grave being shared on social media recently. This has caused us great distress and we are saddened by this invasion of privacy.

"After three decades, our family has made the decision to bring Stephen back home to be nearer to us."

Baroness Lawrence mentioned that the funeral home in Jamaica removed her son's body from the grave without considering their feelings and privacy. She was upset that they chose to keep Stephen's grave open to the public instead of closing it off.

"We are saddened by the person who decided to share photos on social media without thinking about how it could affect our family."

Several years after the initial police inquiry into Mr. Lawrence's death, it was revealed that undercover police officers had monitored activists who were backing the Lawrence family in their quest for accountability.

The BBC uncovered more problems related to a sixth person involved in the case, Matthew White, last year.

In June, Baroness Lawrence expressed her confusion, frustration, and outrage at the decision to not press charges against four officers who were part of the flawed investigation into her son's murder.

Baroness Lawrence expressed that the ruling represented a new low in the way her family has been treated by the criminal justice system. She also felt that this decision indicated that no police officer would ever acknowledge their responsibility for the mistakes in the case.