Rock Machine members sentenced for gang attack in Coleford
Members of the Rock Machine motorcycle club were sentenced for a gang attack in Coleford.
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Rock Machine members sentenced for gang attack in Coleford
Members of the Rock Machine motorcycle club have been sentenced for a violent attack on a rival gang leader and his partner in the centre of Coleford. The incident took place on a Saturday afternoon in April last year, when a group of men armed with metal poles, a baseball bat and a hammer descended on a couple standing nearby.
The victims were the leader of the local chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang and his partner. The attack was described as a daylight clash between rival groups. The victim suffered serious injuries.
At a hearing today, a judge sentenced several members of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club for their involvement in the assault. The court heard how the violence erupted in the normally quiet Forest of Dean town, with vehicles pulling up and stopping in the middle of the road before the attackers ran over to the couple.
The sentencing marks the conclusion of a case that highlighted the presence of organised motorcycle gang violence in the area. Further details of the sentences handed down have not been disclosed in the broadcast.
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| Claim | BBC One |
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| Attack targeted the leader of the local Outlaws chapter and his partner, carried out by members of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club using metal poles, a baseball bat and a hammer. |
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The report focused on the local impact of the gang violence, emphasising the shocking nature of a daylight attack in a normally quiet town. It highlighted the roles of the victims (Outlaws leader and partner) and the weapons used, and noted that the judge had sentenced some of the attackers.
- “The leader of the local chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle gang and his partner were attacked by men from a rival group in a shocking daylight clash in Coleford”
- “Men armed with metal poles a baseball bat and a hammer run over and seriously attack a couple standing nearby”
- “His injuries were quite serious”
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