Video: Ashley Blake talks about his early criminal record
When BBC Midlands Today presenter Ashley Blake was on screen, viewers saw a friendly, charming face. When he was found guilty of unlawful wounding and attempting to pervert the course of justice, the world was shocked to learn of a long list of previous convictions. Just before he was jailed, he told MAUREEN MESSENT of his childhood in inner city Birmingham and his early year of petty crime.
HEAR the second part of fallen prime time TV presenter Ashley Blake's exclusive interview with Birmingham Mail award winning writer Maureen Messent.
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See the video: Ashley Blake interview - The early years
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