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A former BBC television presenter who hit a teenager with a 3ft pole in a fight at the West Midlands bar he owned is to appeal against his jail sentence. | A former BBC television presenter who hit a teenager with a 3ft pole in a fight at the West Midlands bar he owned is to appeal against his jail sentence. |
Ashley Blake, who presented Midlands Today, was jailed for two years last week for wounding and intending to pervert the course of justice. | Ashley Blake, who presented Midlands Today, was jailed for two years last week for wounding and intending to pervert the course of justice. |
Errol Robinson, senior partner at law firm McGrath and Co, confirmed 40-year-old Blake intended to appeal. | Errol Robinson, senior partner at law firm McGrath and Co, confirmed 40-year-old Blake intended to appeal. |
Mr Robinson said he could not not comment on the grounds of the action. | Mr Robinson said he could not not comment on the grounds of the action. |
Blake was sentenced a week ago following his conviction at Birmingham Crown Court. | Blake was sentenced a week ago following his conviction at Birmingham Crown Court. |
He was sacked by the BBC after being found guilty. | He was sacked by the BBC after being found guilty. |
Facial injuries | |
Blake had denied January's attack outside The Place 2B restaurant in Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. | |
Sentencing him, Judge Peter Carr said: "Your career is over. You have nobody to blame for that but yourself." | Sentencing him, Judge Peter Carr said: "Your career is over. You have nobody to blame for that but yourself." |
Blake's trial heard how he swung the patio umbrella pole above his head, hitting 17-year-old Greg Jones in the face. | |
The teenager suffered injuries to his lip and chin. | |
Jurors head how Blake tried to hide the pole by throwing it into a neighbouring garden centre. | |
He later admitted lying to detectives about having the pole after being shown CCTV footage of him fetching it from behind the bar. | |
Blake was also given a six-month sentence, to run concurrently with the two-year term, for intending to pervert the course of justice. |
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