Lives Less Ordinary

Lives Less Ordinary


Blades, bullets and my escape from 'murder city'

May 12, 2020

Jessel Recinos loved the skate park in his hometown in Honduras, but it was there that he got drawn into a gang. When he was 16, Jessel was shot in the back - and barely survived, but as soon as he could walk again he went back to rollerblading. He created a club called Skate Brothers which offers young people an alternative to crime.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Deiniol Buxton

Picture: In-line skater flies off the ramp
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