EXCLUSIVE: Police officially describe OneFour street gang as a ‘criminal group’ – as a rapper is charged over a vicious late night brawl that left two men stabbed
- OneFour started as a western Sydney street gang, became drill rap group name
- Rapper Salec Sua, 26, has been charged over Mount Druitt brawl last year
- Police say two men were stabbed and another person was run over by vehicle
- As rapper prepares to face court, charge sheet says OneFour a ‘criminal group’
- But police sources say that is referring to the street gang, rather than musicians
It started as the name of a western Sydney street gang and was adopted by Australia’s first drill group – and now the word ‘OneFour’ is poison to police.
One of the main OneFour rappers has been charged over an alleged violent brawl where two men were stabbed and another hit by a car outside a Mount Druitt pub.
Salec Sua, the musician best known by his stage name Lekks, was arrested at Parklea prison last year and charged with riot and affray over the July 10 incident.
A charge sheet filed in a western Sydney court recently seemingly put in black-and-white what NSW police think of the brand ‘OneFour’.
OneFour, the music group (above), has four key members and a larger secondary line-up. A western Sydney street gang is of the same name
Police alleged in the court document that Sua ‘did participate in a criminal group … ONEFOUR, during a riot/affray’ in the Mount Druitt incident.
But police sources told Daily Mail Australia that description of ‘OneFour’ as a criminal group is a reference to the street gang based in Sydney’s outer west, rather than the musical collective of the same name.
Sua, who is regardless one of the OneFour rap group’s most prominent members, is one of at least 12 people police allege were involved in an alleged fight where two men were stabbed and one person was hit by ‘a vehicle’.
Salec Sua, 26, is best known by his stage name Lekks
The fight allegedly occurred between 10pm and 12.15am in Sydney’s west and Sua was arrested at Parklea Correctional Centre a month later.
Police will claim Sua was among a group of people who had gathered to fight another gang.
He’s also accused of violence against ‘unknown persons’.
Sua is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He has not applied for bail and it was formally refused, and the artist will face court again later this week.
Police treatment of the western Sydney music sensation – described as the country’s first drill rappers – has sparked controversy.
A OneFour concert tour was shut down due to concerns about public safety and several members are behind bars.
A scene from a OneFour music video. The drill group’s music videos have more than 30 million streams
A police officer attached to Strike Force Raptor recently told the ABC’s Background Briefing recently: ‘We are shutting down their concerts, but it’s to stop the violence.
‘We haven’t had it since the concerts have been shut down.’
A NSW police spokeswoman said it is standard practice for police to provide venues, promoters and others with safety and security advice before events.
Drill music is rap music known for its dark content – largely about crime and life on the streets – and has been pioneered by OneFour’s musicians.
The group’s music videos have racked up more than 30 million streams and several of their hits have gone viral.
In a statement, police said they reject any assertion that ‘their investigation or response to violent crimes is based on bias of any kind’.