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13.06.2022 - 20:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A former gang boss who groomed children into organised crime gangs and ‘flooded the streets with guns’ is now looking to use his past for good and steer young people away from crime.
Sicarius McGrath was once labeled as presenting a “monumental risk to the public” but has now transformed his life.
The 41-year-old was heavily involved in organised violence from a young age, from the mid-1990s until 2016, and was sent to prison multiple times including for intimidation, violence and in 2003 was caged for his role in setting up an illegal gun factory.
In 2016 he was sentenced to eight years behind bars for conspiracy to blackmail, controlling prostitution and possession of cocaine and a canister of CS gas found at his home on his arrest.
It was as contemplated his crimes from his cell in 2017 that his criminal lifestyle hit home. “I was sat in my cell and a programme covering the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones was televised, Little Boy Blue,” he said.
“It brought me to tears. I felt partly responsible as I’d put hundreds of weapons on the streets. I straight away wrote to the charity his parents had set-up.
“I had a passion from that point to change myself as a person and use my expertise to help others and reduce the amount of children becoming involved in knife crime, firearms, county lines, youth violence and anti social behaviour.” Since his release from prison, Sicarius, who now lives in Middleton, has worked with charities across the UK and has been in contact with multiple agencies to set-up his own group, OCG Solutions.
This has included attending youth groups to see how they operate, and to test his own methods of how to keep children out of violence, reports Manchester Evening News. Sicarius is very candid
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sentenced to 20 years behind bars for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in his abuse of young girls — but she won’t be doing hard time in high-security. On Tuesday, Judge Alison Nathan recommended that the disgraced British socialite, 60, be sent to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury — a low-security facility 55 miles north of New York City.
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Pink Floyd have announced a physical release date for their Ukraine benefit single ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’, which marked the rock titans’ first new song in 25 years when it arrived digitally back in April.The new song will be available as both a seven-inch vinyl and CD single on July 15 in the UK, Europe and other markets, while it will be released on August 3 in Japan. In North America, Canada, Australia and Mexico, it will arrive on October 21.The B-side will feature a reworked version of ‘A Great Day For Freedom’, from Pink Floyd’s 1994 album ‘The Division Bell’, reimagined by David Gilmour based on the original tapes for the track.‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ was recorded in March of this year.
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British troops must be ready "to fight in Europe once again" as the war in Ukraine continues, an army chief has warned.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is joining calls for next year's Eurovision Song Contest to be hosted in Scotland.
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Hugo Hammond has finally done what he struggled to do during his time in the Love Island villa; find love. The former 25 year old PE teacher's time in the villa will always remain infamous after he struggled to couple up when he took part in the seventh series of the ITV2 dating show. But he appears to have put his lady troubles behind him as he took to Instagram to post a photo with his new girlfriend, Molly Wilkins.
BBC Three and HBO Max have commissioned a third season of Rose Matafeo’s critically-acclaimed comedy Starstruck.
Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday with her wife Susie McKenna. The 55-year-old English actress wore a floor-length, long-sleeved gown with bright floral and geometric patterns upon arrival for the 75th annual awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.
Sharon D. Clarke has made her entrance on the carpet!
Fans tuning in to watch the annual Soccer Aid charity match for UNICEF were eagerly anticipating Liam Payne's pre-match interview. Liam, who is captain of England in the England vs World XI game on ITV, were wondering what his accent would be after his famous chat from the Oscars earler this year.
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s fantasy family martial arts movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once, has officially taken over Ari Aster’s Hereditary as the highest grossing movie worldwide ever from A24, $80.9M to $80.2M.