BBC Midlands Today presenter Ashley Blake has been found guilty of wounding a teenager with a large wooden pole.

Blake was yesterday convicted of unlawful wounding at Birmingham Crown Court after swinging a patio umbrella pole above his head and striking 17-year-old Greg Jones in the face at an 18th birthday party at the pub Blake then owned, The Place 2B in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.

The 40-year-old, who also works on the Inside Out current affairs show, was acquitted of an alternative charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but was found guilty of intending to pervert the course of justice by throwing the pole into a neighbouring garden centre in an attempt to conceal it from police.

The jury heard Blake ran to fetch the pole from behind the bar after customer Steven Sproule punched 17-year-old Adam Finn in the face on January 25, leaving him unconscious on the ground.

The court heard Mr Jones was trying to calm the situation when he was attacked by Blake. Judge Peter Carr warned Blake he faced a possible jail sentence.

Speaking after the verdict, Blake said: “There are no words to describe how I’m feeling right now. (I am) just gutted.”

Steven Jones, the father of Blake’s 17-year-old victim, said outside court: “I’m just pleased Ashley Blake got what he deserves. He lied to the police, he lied on several occasions. My son is walking around with a scar for the rest of his life.”