Meet the last surviving member of the Stander Gang
In a little less than a week, lovers of books, history and those interested in the working of the criminal mind will have the opportunity to meet no less than a member of the infamous Stander Gang right here in the city.
MBOMBELA – Allan Heyl, the last surviving member of the Stander Gang: a group of bank robbers who both appalled and enthralled South Africans in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
Heyl has since penned Bank Robber: My Time with André Stander and will talk about the book and his time as a bank robber, at Lowvelder’s Pen in My Hand event on Thursday.
The Stander Gang was responsible for a string of bank robberies and prison escapes in the 1980s. Heyl served more than 27 years behind bars in South Africa and England.
In Bank Robber: My Time with André Stander he recounts the bank robberies in a fast-paced, no-holds-barred, no-punches-pulled memoir.
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Heyl exposes the hell of prison life, revels in the sheer gung-ho audacity of robbing banks and hiding in plain sight, and reveals an inept and incompetent police force with humour, fresh insight and self-revelation.
In the book he turns a critical eye on himself and the times in which he operated, taking the reader into the heart of a bank robber.
Since his release from prison on May 18, 2005, Heyl has made a name for himself as a riveting speaker and he promises to keep the Pen in My Hand audience engrossed right in their backyards at A Bica coffee shop on Thursday.
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You will of course be able to ask Heyl any questions you like and, obviously, meet him and have him sign your copy of his book. Copies will be on sale at a slight discount.
Please book in advance though, for catering purposes as the R50 payable at the door gets you a hearty plate of delicious dinner. A cash bar is available.
Phone 062-422-6842 to book your place at A Bica for Thursday. The event starts at 18:00.
