The long-lost father of murderer Raoul Moat has said a new documentary going into detail about his murdering spree will only help traumatise his grandchildren... again.
Peter Blake has slammed the new three-part ITV documentary which starts tonight.
The 81-year-old believes the episodes, which tell the story of ex-builder and bouncer Moat's vicious spree after he was released from jail, will only torment his grandchildren one more time.
The 37-year-old was part of a week-long manhunt back in 2010 before he was cornered in Rothbury, Northumberland, and shot himself.
ITV's new series will relive the ordeal, which saw Moat kill one person and injure two others, the Sun reports.
Fuming Peter said: "The biggest victims out of this are his children. They were traumatised at the time and this will traumatise them further.
"I have been in contact with his children and advised them not to watch. I told them it won't be sympathetic towards him and it will be sensationalised to appeal to viewers.
"They still live in Newcastle and some people know who they are. They have already suffered because of Raoul's crimes such as being tormented at school.
"They are innocent but their lives have been blighted by this. I'm very worried of how this will impact them.
"I find the whole thing distasteful. The whole thing is still raw. I'm sure it will also be upsetting for Chris Brown's family and other victims."
Peter watched the police hunt down Moat, who he had never met, on TV.
He added: "I was listening to the radio and heard about a gunman in Gateshead and I didn't pay too much attention to it until I heard the name Raoul Thomas Moat and I knew it was my son.
"I called the police and told them it was my son. I felt it in my bones that it would end in a stand off, I just knew.
"I asked if I could come up and chat to him when it inevitably happened. I knew he wouldn't surrender to the police but he might to me.
"If I showed up and told him he was my son, he would have believed me. I would have told him that I always felt love for him and that it was unconditional.
"I would have asked him to put the gun down. They ended up not needing me so I watched the whole stand off on television. I couldn't sleep while it was going on.
"I heard the gun shot and knew it was over, I felt like I couldn't do anything. It was very emotional."
Moat's murderous spree started after he tracked down his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and her new boyfriend Chris Brown, 29, over a decade ago.
He killed Chris after firing a shotgun through a window in Gateshead, while injuring Sam in the process.
He then blasted PC David Rathband twice, in Newcastle, at close range, which left him blind. PC Rathbrand took his life two years later after struggling to deal with his disability.
Raoul Moat's daughter Katelaine Fitzpatrick, 24, admits she's ashamed to call him her dad, and thinks the documentary will bring back more pain for everyone involved.
She said: "This TV series is going to bring the horror back.
"For many it will just be a crime drama on telly, but for me and his victims, and the family of his victims, this is our life.
"He was a monster. He ruined so many lives and I don’t think it will ever stop affecting my life.”
