Cape extortion accused dies in hit

A man implicated in an extortion syndicate in Cape Town was shot five times in an apparent hit in Belhar.

Police confirmed the death of Carl Lakay, 45, in a shooting incident as he sat in his car in a driveway in Paarl Street at 8.30pm on Sunday.

Lakay was part of a group headed by Nafiz Modack and Colin Booysen‚ who were allegedly behind the takeover of nightclub security from another group‚ headed by Mark Lifman‚ Jerome “Donkie” Booysen and Andre Naude.

It is alleged that both groups used extortion to strong-arm nightclub owners into paying for security services.

Lakay was expected to stand trial along with Modack‚ Colin Booysen‚ Jacques Cronje and Ashley Fields in November on charges of extortion and intimidation relating to their alleged extortion of Grand Cafe Africa in Green Point.

Lakay owned a security company that was allegedly linked to the group’s alleged extortion activities.

His death comes after Donkie Booysen‚ alleged boss of the Sexy Boys gang‚ was shot at a Spur restaurant at Kuils River last week by a member of the rival Hard Livings gang.

He survived after the man reportedly “froze” as he approached with a drawn pistol.

Booysen was shot once in the left arm before retaliating with his own firearm‚ shooting the man in the head.

At least three people were killed and three others wounded in violence between the Hard Livings and Americans gangs in the days after Booysen’s shooting.

His death comes after the alleged boss of the Sexy Boys gang was shot at a Spur restaurant at Kuils River last week by a member of the rival Hard Livings gang