Notorious gang leader and convicted murderer Wendell Petersen was given a second bite at the cherry on Thursday when the Gqeberha high court granted him leave to appeal against his convictions.
A gangster king-pin and his accomplices, who committed murders in 2015, were given maximum sentencesyesterday in the Gqeberha/PE high court. The SAPS recounted the incident on 14 September that year three people were shot and killed in separate incidents in the Gelvandale and Mount Road policing areas in PE
He ruled the northern areas with an iron fist, leaving pain and destruction in his wake, but on Thursday the gavel finally came down on notorious gang boss Wendell Petersen, when he was handed three life sentences.
Morne “Naykie” Nel testified about fearing for his life and the safety of his family before he turned state witness against the leader of one of the Bay’s most notorious gangs.