Family's world is turned upside down after trying to sell items on Facebook Marketplace
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA masked gang raided a family's farm after spotting some items for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The burglars travelled from Bristol into Wales to target the victims after they saw an off-road bike advertised on the selling platform, Wales Online reports.
They tracked down the farm's location via a computer IP address and travelled for more than 60 miles to get there, Swansea Crown Court heard.
David King, Sheldon Meaker, and a third male equipped themselves with masks, gloves, and bolt cutters and crossed the border in a stolen van.
The trio were caught red-handed stealing a scrambler motorbike from a shed in the early hours of the morning. READ NEXT: Sexy Fish chef, 42, dies after drinking bottle of Jack Daniels months into his new life in Manchester One was caught at the farm, one ended up getting stuck under the farmer's pickup truck after fleeing on one of the stolen machines, and one made good his escape on foot over the fields.
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