Justice at last

Doreen Lawrence showed dignity in court on Tuesday when she finally saw two men being convicted of the murder of her son Stephen (your report, 4 January).

She quite rightly pointed out that it would be difficult for her to celebrate when she could no longer see or speak to her son. I have heard of anti-violence programmes in which victims’ mothers talk to perpetrators. I do hope that seeing Mrs Lawrence’s heartbreak goes some way towards encouraging would-be thugs to think again.

W EMERSON

Glasgow