They prowled the streets of Nelson Mandela Bay armed with pickaxes and crowbars with the sole intention of breaking into houses and stealing valuable items to fuel their greed.
While four of the five men believed to be members of the notorious “crowbar gang” have admitted to their part in a spate of house robberies across Nelson Mandela Bay, their fate now lies in the hands of the Gqeberha high court as judgment looms.
They each allegedly played an integral role in committing about 40 house break-ins across Nelson Mandela Bay in just more than six months, earning the title of the “Crowbar Gang”.
Five men dubbed “the crowbar gang” who allegedly terrorised residents of Nelson Mandela Bay over a seven-month period in 2019, appeared in the Gqeberha high court on Tuesday, where they face a string of charges.
From bedding to Rolex watches, firearms and foreign currency, everything was fair game for five alleged bandits, dubbed the “crowbar group”, who are accused of operating an illegal racketeering enterprise behind at least 42 housebreakings in and around Gqeberha.