A CONVICTED murderer who claims art saved his life is exhibiting his work at a town centre gallery to raise money for charity.
Darren Green, 41, was sent to prison in 1997 after a fight in Cudworth got out of hand.
He was released four years ago and said art 'keeps him on an even keel'. A selection of his work is now being exhibited at the Newburgh Gallery on Dodworth Road.
Darren, who lives in the town centre, said: "I am an ex-prisoner who has rehabilitated through art - it saved my life.
"People who know me know what happened, but it was a fight between me and a friend and I just went over the top.
"My crime was not planned but my actions in 1997 were very reckless and someone died."
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated March 6. **
