Liam Burke has set up '2nd Chances' after turning away from a life of crime
A young man who spent his 18th birthday in a cell has turned his life around and set up his own social enterprise. Growing up in Bromley Liam Burke, 22, left Catford's Sedgehill School in Year 10 and became involved in crime. After being locked up when he was just 17, he realised it was time to change. Mr Burke, new father to two-month-old Rory, said: "From the age of about 14 or 15 I was involved in a lot of drug dealing. I went to a young offender institution after I was sentenced to a six month detention order. "The turning point for me was my 18th birthday, I was sat in a cell as well as on Christmas and New Year and something clicked." Upon his release, Mr Burke was determined to change his life and has now launched 2nd Chances. The initiative operates a waste disposal service which then upcycles or recycles items, and properly disposes of all other waste to reduce fly-tipping. One of five children, Mr Burke explained: "My mum was always on a low income r...