The DJ died three days after being injured on his doorstep

Heart FM presenter Tushar Makwana, died three days after being injured on the doorstep of his Birmingham home.

As Tony Blair visited the city on Monday Deepika Mukwana called on him to get tough on violent criminals.

She said: "At the moment I'm really, really angry at the way this happened. The fact it happened at all."

Detectives believe Mr Makwana was run over after confronting intruders outside his semi-detached house in Castle Bromwich during the early hours of 9 February.

The father-of-three was found by his wife and taken to hospital where his life support machine was switched off three days later.

'Terrible thing'

Speaking to BBC Midlands Today Mrs Makwana said she always knew that her husband would act if his family or property were threatened.

She said: "He had worked very hard for what we had.

"I always knew in the back of my mind that he would intervene if he had to. That was just him."

Mr Makwana was injured when he confronted intruders at his home

Mrs Makwana said her life and those of the couple's three children had been "wrecked forever" by her husband's death.

Speaking on Monday Mr Blair described the radio presenter's death as "a terrible, terrible thing".

Violent crime

The Prime Minister said: "What I've got to do is the most that Government can in the situation.

"That is change the law and the criminal justice system and make sure that the sentences for such offences are implemented and carried out."

Mr Blair also promised to put more police officers on the street to tackle violent crime.

Mrs Makwana said she hoped the Prime Minister would act on his pledges.

She said: "I hope he carries his words through. I hope he does what he is saying, and soon."

Mr Makwana was born in Uganda, but moved to the UK in the 1970s.