A bunch of drug-fuelled bikies were given the all clear by police to carry out a revenge attack on a man they believed had posted nude selfies of an alleged associate.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal Finks Melbourne bikie boss Brent Reker and a group of tattooed cohorts – one who was wielding a tyre iron – strolled right into their victim’s home under the watch of undercover detectives who had been told by force command to let them go.
Reker had been under surveillance at the time by Echo Taskforce detectives, who had eyes and listening devices all over the feared crime boss.
Tara Egglestone (pictured) allegedly had a beef with a man she claimed posted semi-nude photos of her on Facebook
Police allege Finks bikie boss Brent James ‘BJ’ Reker (pictured) undertook a revenge attack on a man with his bikie mates after naked photos of Tara Egglestone were posted online
South Australian Fink and ‘meth head’ Nathan ‘Chop’ Martinow is behind bars over his role in the savaging bashing
But Reker would not live to be brought to justice over the savage attack in September 2018.
The 35-year old died inside Ravenhall Correctional Centre in January while awaiting trial.
Nick Gold had been at home with his girlfriend and father when Reker and his crew came to settle a score.
Police were already aware Reker and his mates had planned to steal motorbikes from Mr Gold and had been watching his home.
On September 5, police claim to have intercepted a phone call to Reker from Tara Egglestone – a 29-year-old who allegedly had a serious beef with Mr Gold.
Detectives allege Egglestone claimed to have suffered ‘public humiliation’ when some semi-nude photos of her appeared on a fake Facebook account she believed was created by Mr Gold and another man named Mason Lambert.
‘Oh, he’s getting sorted,’ Reker was heard telling Egglestone.
‘Yeah, well okay, he’s going to get publicly humiliated. The c**t will never walk again. He’ll be in a wheelchair. He’ll be dead alright.’
Days later, Reker met up with South Australian Fink and ‘meth head’ Nathan ‘Chop’ Martinow and two other members of the gang.
Police listened to every word as they drove over to Mr Gold’s house in Hampton Park – 36kms southeast of Melbourne.
When they got there, detectives in a marked police vehicle were already in position outside Mr Gold’s home ready to intercept.
They were ordered to stand down over safety concerns.
Paul Gold – Nick Gold’s dad – had only arrived when the four bikies barged their way inside.
The men immediately set upon Nick Gold and demanded to know where Mason Lambert was.
Reker let loose, punching Mr Gold in the face before Martinow followed up with one of his own.
Nick Gold pleaded with the men, declaring he had no idea who created the Facebook page.
They didn’t believe him.
Bikies were accused of carrying out a revenge attack after semi-nude photos of Tara Egglestone appeared on social media
Police allege Finks bikies attacked a man after amid claims he had posted nude photos of Tara Egglestone online
Reker (pictured), 33, died in prison while awaiting trial over his involvement in the alleged revenge attack
What followed was a savage beating, which saw Mr Gold beaten with the tyre iron.
During the attack, Reker made a phone call to Egglestone, which was again allegedly captured on a police listening device.
‘Let’s blow his kneecaps out and kill the girl,’ one of Reker’s mates said.
Police believe it was only the presence of Nick Gold’s sick dad that saved all of their lives.
Reker told him they’d be back to kill his kids and ‘his misses’ if he blabbed to police.
The officers waiting outside attempted to follow the men, but lost them a short while later.
They caught up with Reker days later but Martinow had already fled the state back to South Australia.
But his freedom was short lived and he was captured while visiting Reker in jail less than two weeks later.
Martinow appeared in the County Court of Victoria on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and intentionally causing injury.
South Australian Fink Nathan ‘Chop’ Martinow bashed a man and escaped only to be captured when he returned to Victoria and visited his boss in jail
Nathan ‘Chop’ Martinow killed a man in 2002 while drink-driving. He claims to have handed over his Finks patch and plans to remove his Finks tattoos
The court heard Martinow had spent 556 days behind bars since his arrest and had since abandoned the Finks motorcycle club – selling his bike and dumping his patch.
The only thing that remained were his Finks tattoos, which he also planned to remove.
Judge Susan Pullen revealed Martinow had previously killed before.
In 2005, Martinow received a three-year prison term for killing 61-year-old Lincoln Kakoshki while he was drunk at the wheel.
Martinow had been drinking at work and had a blood alcohol level of between .09 and .14 at the time of the crash.
He also had previous convictions for assaults among 18 court appearances.
Judge Pullen sentenced Martinow to three years and eight months in jail with a non-parole period of two years.
With time already served, he could be out in less than six months.