I’m Raoul Moat’s long-lost dad – the new ITV show about his rampage is wrong and his kids are the real victims
RAOUL Moat's long-lost dad has slammed the new ITV show documenting the gunman's rampage.
Peter Blake, 81, claims the three-part doc will "re-traumatise" his grandkids.
Bodybuilder and ex-bouncer Moat, 37, went on a killing spree in 2010 after he was freed from jail.
After a week-long manhunt, cops cornered Moat in Rothbury, Northumberland, before he shot himself.
And in a new series airing tonight Moat's terrifying campaign - which saw him kill one person and injure two - will be re-told.
However Peter has said it should "never have been made".
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He 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.
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";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, who had never met his murderous son, watched cops hunt him down on TV.
He said: "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."
Previously convicted Moat tracked down ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and her new boyfriend Chris Brown, 29, 13 years ago.
After firing a shotgun through a window in Gateshead, Moat killed Chris while injuring Sam.
He then blasted PC David Rathband twice, in Newcastle, at close range blinding him.
Two years later in 2012, David sadly took his own life after struggling to deal with his disability.
His brother Darren Rathband has now said "the victims were never a priority" when it came to filming the series.
Daughter Katelaine Fitzpatrick, 24, previously told The Sun the series will "bring the horror back".
The mum, who admits she's ashamed to call Moat her dad, 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.
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"He was a monster. He ruined so many lives and I don’t think it will ever stop affecting my life.”
The Hunt for Raoul Moat starts on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, 16 April. Episode two airs Monday, 17 April and episode three airs Tuesday, 18 April.