Ex-prisoner Wayne Haycock turns life around to be a chaplain

A former prisoner who used to walk around carrying a meat cleaver is now a chaplain.

Wayne Haycock, 34, had a difficult childhood and was involved in crime from an early age.

When he was just 16 he was involved in a botched drug importation in Jamaica.

Following years of homelessness, drug-taking and a stint in prison, Mr Haycock said he hit "rock bottom" and broke down by the side of a canal after committing a robbery.

The next day he sought help at a Christian rehabilitation centre.

Five years on, Mr Haycock is now a chaplain at St Peter's in the City Church in Derby.

"I'm trying to do everything possibly within my power to make a difference to people's lives and make up for the mistakes that I've made," he said.