yip, i'm on Wilddogs and it's one of the guys there who got mugged. in his own words..... Cycling home form work yesterday a colleague and I take the under-construction road in the veld across Cornwall hill, speeding down the hill when very suddenly 4 guys jump out of the bushes next to us. They jumped right into our way such that we could not miss them, we collided with them and went down, doing about 30km/h or so. Anyway, getting up the first thing I do is start taking a swing at the guy closest to me, when I notice the knife in my face and my colleague also held at knife point. They took our backpacks, bicycles, my shirt and shoes, watch, ring, everything. Then led me into the bush to the left and my colleague to the bush on the right, all the while holding knives to our throats. It was only then that I started worrying, there's no reason to lead me into the veld if they already have all my stuff, and I started fearing the worst. They made me lie face down, hitting me on the head with a rock if I dare look up. I was just waiting for the stabbing to start. Luckily it did not. They bound my hands behind by back with wire, and my feet, then held the knife to my throat again until I gave them my iPhone's passcode. After that they were gone. Long story short, we were found by security guys and the community policing forum of Pierre Van Ryneveld, and they unbound us. In the end, I was lucky to still get home and see my wife and kids. The rest can be replaced. The CPF eventually recovered our bicycles, ironically the only item that is insured. I still don't know how I feel about the whole lot, but I suppose I'll start feeling something over the weekend. For now, I'm just happy my sons still have someone to call dad, and my wife's not sleeping alone.
