Mark “Bruni” Brown, president of the Mad Dogs Motorcycle Club, has spoken out after he and his fellow bikers were attacked with swords and bats on the M74 in Scotland
A defiant biker boss has hit out at the “masked and heavily armed cowards” who allegedly assaulted him and his gang in a brutal motorway ambush.
Mark “Bruni” Brown, president of the Mad Dogs Motorcycle Club, claimed he and his fellow bikers were attacked with swords and bats by “cowardly cardboard gangster puppets”. He said “we’re still standing and always will be” after allegedly being targeted by 12 weapon-toting thugs.
The 63-year-old has pledged to continue fighting after being hospitalised due to the shocking incident on Sunday, which is currently under investigation by Police Scotland.
Officers were dispatched to the M74 near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, following the reported brawl on the motorway.
In a social media post that has since been removed, Bruni wrote: “A bit of background to what has been going on with the dogs. This is NOT rumours or bulls***, just straight facts.
“To set it straight YES we were attacked on the M74 motorway by 12 masked and heavily armed cowardly cardboard gangster puppets with swords, bats and anything they could grab as a weapon.
“Here’s their version, ‘We are all in hospital and some of us are dead’. Clearly not, you incompetent cowards. You know what, we’re still standing and always will be!”.
“We have the same rights to drive on the roads as anyone else, doing what we want to do, but some people just can’t handle the fact we’re still here and growing stronger.”
The post also made reference to previous altercations between the groups. Just last month, Bruni took to social media to say: “On behalf of Mad Dogs I’d like to thank everyone for their continued support and encouragement over the last few weeks. It means a lot to us.”
It’s believed that Bruni and his fellow Mad Dogs members were returning to Scotland from a weekend in England with other bikers when they were allegedly ambushed.
Its claimed the culprits had been travelling in four vehicles and then attacked Bruni, who is often seen sporting clothing adorned with 1% logos, a nod to outlaw motorcycle gangs.
Police have issued an appeal for information regarding a red Mazda car used in the attack, which was later found in Ayrshire. Cops said bystanders who witnessed the incident were “left shaken” by what they saw.
It comes amid a feud between Bruni’s Mad Dog MC gang and the Blue Angels biker gang, just days after he had publicly thanked friends for their support. This came 10 days after an attack on Mad Dogs members outside a pub.
Bruni fears there could be a connection to the Blue Angels, Scotland’s oldest outlaw motorcycle club, in relation to both the pub and motorway attacks. However, sources within the biker community have cast doubt on whether the Blue Angels were responsible for the most recent ambush.
One individual revealed: “There’s a long-running feud between Bruni and other Mad Dogs members and the Blue Angels, that’s no secret, and there have been plenty of incidents between them.
“But there’s question marks over this one. Something like this needs to be sanctioned from the top, and the talk is that is not what happened here.
“Also, the attackers jumped out of cars. Doing something in the name of the gang is one thing. If it is bikers, doing it in cars instead of on their bikes looks bad for them and bad for the club’s image and reputation.
“Bikers are proud and when they do things in the name of their gang, they want their rivals to know it was them. But there are question marks over this, with some bikers saying it might be connected to a relative rather than the feud. What is for sure is that the police want to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible.”
Detective Sergeant Craig Wait stated: “We believe this was a targeted attack on the group of motorcyclists and it’s vital we trace the people responsible.”