Exiled Comanchero bikie 'Lethal' Les Grantham, who was left for dead with his tattoos burnt off outside Rockingham Hospital after a gang fallout, has spoken about his darkest days.
Childhood trauma and early crime
In an exclusive interview with The West Australian, Grantham made a devastating admission about his younger years, revealing a past involving childhood sexual abuse and a teenage methamphetamine habit. He discussed how he became entangled in the Australian criminal underworld, stating that by his early teens he was on a highway to hell.
“Drugs became part of life — trips, dope, pills — and with that came stealing, burglaries, and trouble,” he said. “I was suspended and eventually expelled from school. I later went to South Fremantle High School but only lasted part way through Year 9 before leaving and heading to TAFE.”
Violence and destruction
Grantham said his life of crime led him to inflict “violence in ways most people can’t imagine”. “I’ve taken people’s legs out from them and I’ve been bashed in the head with a hammer 20 times,” he said. “Prison, drugs, crime, extortions, violence, and destruction consumed my life for many years. I hurt a lot of people.”
The full exclusive interview, in which Grantham talks about his abuse and meth addiction in his own words, is available at thewest.com.au.
