Tattoo man gathers pace amidst intention to remove artwork
Scroll to bottom of article to see what Mark Cropp will look like without his tattoo
The former inmate struggling to find work due to his prison facial tattoo has accepted an offer to have it removed using a laser.
Mark Cropp opened up to the Herald yesterday about hisstruggle to get a job because of the tattoo, which was done - while he was drunk on homebrew - by his brother in prison a few months ago.
Since being freed from jail, Cropp has struggled to get a job to support his family and claims he wants to turn his life around.
Cropp told NZ Herald Focus he regretted getting the tattoo and believed removing it is the only way he can continue on his new pathway.
After reading of Cropp's plight on Facebook a company in Kingsland, Auckland contacted him offering to laser remove the tattoo for free - and to provide transport to and from the clinic.
Cropp says he will take them up on the offer.
He had previously rejected offers from the Corrections Department to have the tattoo removed.