Kye Lemathy was once described as a 'magician' of a footballer with Premier League clubs interested in him.

But the teenage prodigy spiralled into cannabis use and crime after being released by Walsall FC's academy .

Now he is facing spending most of his 20s in jail for shooting at two people on a Birmingham street after being stabbed by one of them.

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Life has been troubled from day one for Lemathy who was born addicted to heroin and had to been weaned off on methadone in his first week, Birmingham Crown Court was told.

He was brought up by his grandmother and grew up 'angry' at the world, including his drug addict parents.

Yet there was hope for his future due to his footballing

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