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Crime, Gangs and Food

Hardeep Singh Kohli meets the woman who broke up a notorious south London gang through the power of faith, food and motherly love.

Hardeep Singh Kohli meets the woman who broke-up a notorious South London gang through the power of faith, food and motherly love. In 2006 Pastor Mimi Asher discovered that her 13 year-old-son Michael had joined Brixton's "Organised Crime" gang. Violence was spiralling out-of-control on her estate, a crime-ridden no-go area nicknamed "Baghdad" and she feared a bleak outcome for her son. The journey that followed is an extraordinary story and it's a one Hardeep unravels as he arrives in Brixton to cook Punjabi goat curry for Pastor Mimi, her son Michael Adusei and former gang leader Karl Lokko.

Producer: Catherine Earlam.

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30 minutes

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Sun 23 Nov 2014 13:30

Hardeep, Mimi, Michael and Karl have lunch

Hardeep, Mimi, Michael and Karl have lunch

Hardeep鈥檚 Punjabi Goat Curry

Hardeep鈥檚 Punjabi Goat Curry

Hardeep with Pastor Mimi and former gang leader Karl Lokko

Hardeep with Pastor Mimi and former gang leader Karl Lokko

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  • Sun 23 Nov 2014 13:30