Out of the Box - The Story of Leroy Smith: outoftheboxbook.uk

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Speaking to The Voice, he said: “When they pulled us, I knew I was wanted, and knew I would be going to prison. It is a wonder Smith is alive at all. His mother was murdered when he was two and by the age of 12 he was bunking off school, driving stolen cars, thieving and smoking weed. I often tell kids who are struggling, 'Get respect the right way, make something of yourself. Then you'll be someone.'" He retired from policing in 2014 after 30 year’s on service and returned to police driving school in 2016. Mr Seymour currently trains police officers to drive on blue lights, pursuits and surveillance techniques. We have seven newsletters you can currently sign up for - including a different one for each part of London, as well as an EastEnders one for all the gossip from Albert Square, and a London Underground one to keep you up to date on the latest transport news.

From community stories and news covering every borough of London to celebrity and lifestyle stories, we'll make sure you get the very best every day. I found out about his life, his mum getting murdered, where he was brought up [and] the temptation of dealing drugs,” he continued. When you bust it, you feel that power. Only those who have fired a gun know what it feels like. It's cold."But from the moment they met both were assured of the other's intentions, James said he could tell straight away that Leroy regretted what he did. Leroy chose a train station for him and James to meet, as he feared the whole thing might be a ruse to get revenge. On his desire to see Leroy in person, James explained: “For many years there was a lot of bitterness there. Not hatred, but bitterness. I never hated [Leroy], I certainly didn't like him. But I didn't hate him because it wasn't personal. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

When Mr Smith was released from prison after 20 years, he wrote a book, Out of the Box, about his experiences. Both men were apprehensive before meeting each other after the crime (Image: Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon) Now out of jail, he is trying to start again from nothing, knowing that the forces that drew him into a life of violence in the first place are – in some respects – even stronger than before. To sign up to any of our newsletters, simply follow this link and select the newsletter that's right for you. It is also not a book with an entirely happy ending, because life is much more complicated than that. Yes, Smith is now on the straight and narrow. Yes, he’s doing his best to atone for his sins and pass his life lessons onto younger generations. But his past has not necessarily been forgotten or forgiven, even by those closest to him.

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Smith himself did not convert immediately he was asked to because he says he’s not the type to “jump on a bandwagon when it comes to God.” Instead he took his time and eventually, in 2007, came to the conclusion that Islam was for him. As he was travelling across the Atlantic his prints were being pulled from the weapon in Brixton. Not only that, his accomplice had been captured and was giving evidence against him. Through the Victim Support charity, James had been keeping tabs on Leroy's life and, out of natural curiosity, read his book that detailed a life growing up in 1980s Brixton after his mother had been murdered when he was just two years old. Mr Smith who was 25 years old at the time, had gone to Brixton with a friend to complete a drug deal but both men were approached by PC James Seymour and his colleague PC Simon Carroll. Leroy Smith featured in the BAFTA award-winning documentary Gun No6 produced by Garden TV

As part of this session, new recruits are shown and then discuss a video featuring former Met police Constable James Seymour who was shot by Leroy Smith while on duty in 1994. Leroy Smith from Clapham, south London, is an ex-drug dealer who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting two Metropolitan Police Constables in Brixton, south London, in March 1993. Sad Sweet Dreamer was No.1 in Britain and a Top 20 hit in America and for all the hoopla about Manchester music, only Oasis and Simply Red have achieved this since the Seventies.He was well-liked in the neighbourhood, everybody knew him. It's a shame he was on his own when he died."