A man on a disability pension living in a Melbourne public housing unit was brutally bashed with a timber plank early on Saturday morning for the sake of an iPad.
Four young men of African appearance stormed into the home around 3am through an open back door while one repeatedly struck the man on the head and torso with a wooden plank.
It took the men only five minutes to break into the Collingwood home on Vere Street, raid the unit and leave with a stolen iPad, Nine News reported.
Adam, a 41-year-old man on a disability pension, (pictured) suffered fractured ribs, cuts and bruises from the assault with a timber plank and now feels unsafe to live in his home
Adam, a 41-year-old man whose last name has not been disclosed, had only moved into the home three months ago.
‘These guys were motivated … these guys were crazy,’ he told Nine News.
Adam said the men shouted ‘where’s your camera system, where’s your camera system’ over and over again.
He suffered fractured ribs, cuts and bruises from the assault and now feels unsafe to live in his home.
‘I don’t want to live here, I want to leave, I don’t want to be here anymore,’ he said.
Adam’s mother, Adela, said her son was targeted because he was a vulnerable disability pensioner.
‘I don’t want to live here, I want to leave, I don’t want to be here anymore,’ Adam told Nine News
‘It was really quite upsetting to see him in that state, he was terribly, terribly upset,’ she said.
The attackers fled the scene but were captured on the property’s security camera.
Police are now reviewing the footage of the incident, with investigations ongoing.
The Yarra Criminal Investigation Unit told Daily Mail Australia that they are continuing to make further enquiries.
Adam, a 41-year-old man whose last name has not been disclosed, had only moved into the home three months ago
The home robbery comes after a spate of recent reports of teenage thugs clad in red hoodies and bandanas causing havoc in Melbourne.
Youths in Melbourne’s south-east are known as the Reds, and have been reportedly linked to a series of assaults, robberies and thefts.
Melbourne’s problem with gangs has been widely documented and reported over the summer.
A series of crimes believed to be linked to African gangs came to a head in January.
Mostly Sudanese youths are accused of stealing cars, invading homes and businesses, and theft.
Four young men of African appearance stormed into the home around 3am through an open back door while one repeatedly struck the man on the head and torso with a wooden plank. Adam held a t-shirt to his bleeding head after the offenders left (pictured)
The crime spree has even prompted some residents to fork out $10,000 on security systems for their homes.
The Menace To Society gang, whose presence emerged after the earlier exploits of the more prominent Apex gang, are believed to be linked to several crimes in the Tarneit area, 25km west of Melbourne.
One woman was reportedly hit across the face when 14 men ransacked her home in Hillside, in the city’s far north west.
Alleged Apex gang kingpin Mahmoud Taha, 21, was jailed last week for organising three armed heists.