GoPro captures gunpoint mountain bike robbery in Somerset West

[dev null]

I like that idea, shall we set up a safari company.

They can cycle Jozi with us and I will also take them in to Braamies and such on road bikes.

 

We can do a Cape Town night ride, From SW to Cape Town via the usual suspect routes. Let's see how many contestants make it to Cape Town with their bike.

[blacksmith]

We can do a Cape Town night ride, From SW to Cape Town via the usual suspect routes. Let's see how many contestants make it to Cape Town with their bike.

 

...and the winner gets to keep his bike

[Sewanee]

Did they catch the Scum?

[No Hare]

Did they catch the Scum?

 

Ja, one was caught. He attempted to leave the country with a stolen passport (photo attached). The other six are still missing.

[gummibear]

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Martial arts expert killed by muggers

Durban - The family of a combat sport and self-defence enthusiast who was murdered for his cellphone while walking home in oThongathi (Tongaat) are trying to piece together his last moments.

They believe Tyson Murugan, 24, who was trained in self-defence and street-fighting techniques, might have been caught unawares by his assailants because he was listening to music on his earphones at the time of the vicious attack.

Murugan, of Fairbreeze, had been out exercising and was walking home from a nearby café when he was attacked on a walkway alongside Gopalall Hurbans Road on Tuesday night.

The aspiring mixed martial arts instructor and stunt choreographer was stabbed in the chest and stomach and died at the scene.

His cellphone was stolen.

Karna Murugan, 56, said on Wednesday that he was at the gym when he received a call at about 7pm telling him that his son had been stabbed.

“As I drove I kept thinking to myself, please God, don’t take his life. When I got there I just went numb. I saw Tyson lying on the ground with froth on the side of his mouth.

“The paramedics told me it’s too late – he is dead,” the tearful father said at the family home.

His other son, Mason, had broken the news of the stabbing to him, having been alerted by a neighbour who had seen Tyson lying on the ground, surrounded by a crowd. Mason said his brother had been listening to music on his BlackBerry when attacked and this might have distracted him.

“Tyson was one of the strongest people I came across. There must have been a group of people that attacked him because he could handle himself in any combat situation,” he said.

“I saw on my BBM that he was listening to music at the time of the incident so I assume robbers probably attacked him from behind and he possibly didn’t hear them.”

Mason said: “Tyson was actively involved in defence combat sports and was one of the first in the country to be involved with Defence Lab. This is an overseas organisation, which teaches defence fighting and combat methods.

“Tyson was a superb athlete and I find it difficult to believe that one or two people may have attacked him.

“He had even gone overseas to study the art and in November would have qualified as a Defence Lab instructor.”

Apart from his love for martial arts, Tyson had also begun training in stunt choreography and was taking acting classes.

He recently produced his own short film, The Cobra, which showed combat teaching methods, said Mason.

Police spokesman Captain Thulani Zwane said the motive for the murder was unknown and investigations were continuing.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/martial-arts-expert-killed-by-muggers-1.1699282

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Martial arts expert killed by muggers

Durban - The family of a combat sport and self-defence enthusiast who was murdered for his cellphone while walking home in oThongathi (Tongaat) are trying to piece together his last moments.

They believe Tyson Murugan, 24, who was trained in self-defence and street-fighting techniques, might have been caught unawares by his assailants because he was listening to music on his earphones at the time of the vicious attack.

Murugan, of Fairbreeze, had been out exercising and was walking home from a nearby café when he was attacked on a walkway alongside Gopalall Hurbans Road on Tuesday night.

The aspiring mixed martial arts instructor and stunt choreographer was stabbed in the chest and stomach and died at the scene.

His cellphone was stolen.

Karna Murugan, 56, said on Wednesday that he was at the gym when he received a call at about 7pm telling him that his son had been stabbed.

“As I drove I kept thinking to myself, please God, don’t take his life. When I got there I just went numb. I saw Tyson lying on the ground with froth on the side of his mouth.

“The paramedics told me it’s too late – he is dead,” the tearful father said at the family home.

His other son, Mason, had broken the news of the stabbing to him, having been alerted by a neighbour who had seen Tyson lying on the ground, surrounded by a crowd. Mason said his brother had been listening to music on his BlackBerry when attacked and this might have distracted him.

“Tyson was one of the strongest people I came across. There must have been a group of people that attacked him because he could handle himself in any combat situation,” he said.

“I saw on my BBM that he was listening to music at the time of the incident so I assume robbers probably attacked him from behind and he possibly didn’t hear them.”

Mason said: “Tyson was actively involved in defence combat sports and was one of the first in the country to be involved with Defence Lab. This is an overseas organisation, which teaches defence fighting and combat methods.

“Tyson was a superb athlete and I find it difficult to believe that one or two people may have attacked him.

“He had even gone overseas to study the art and in November would have qualified as a Defence Lab instructor.”

Apart from his love for martial arts, Tyson had also begun training in stunt choreography and was taking acting classes.

He recently produced his own short film, The Cobra, which showed combat teaching methods, said Mason.

Police spokesman Captain Thulani Zwane said the motive for the murder was unknown and investigations were continuing.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/martial-arts-expert-killed-by-muggers-1.1699282

 

 

Very sad gummi I wonder what all the keyboard warriors will make of this,

[gummibear]

Very sad gummi I wonder what all the keyboard warriors will make of this,

 

That's why i posted this.Life means nothing to these thugs and they'll kill you without blinking.

[TrackGuy]

Wow, that is some intense stuff right there. I would have just fallen over, adapt to the fetus position, roll over and cry.

[Mr X]

Thank goodness not all are too sissy to stand up for what is right otherwise these criminals would be more rampant. The sissies should roll over and let their stuff be stolen and they can call their actions wise, that is fine, but those who have the guts to fight back should be thanked.

[nathrix]

From @BicycleSafetySA (Happened 4 days ago in Poch on a training ride)

@Viehanndup: Stabbed 3 times today while out training. puntured lung but so far everything is stable. thanx for all the messages!

[rouxtjie]

Thank goodness not all are too sissy to stand up for what is right otherwise these criminals would be more rampant. The sissies should roll over and let their stuff be stolen and they can call their actions wise, that is fine, but those who have the guts to fight back should be thanked.

Couldn't you have waited for friday...really so selfish.

[Guest EdEdEd]

those who have the guts to fight back should be thanked...

in their eulogy, sure

[nonky]

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Martial arts expert killed by muggers

 

Durban - The family of a combat sport and self-defence enthusiast who was murdered for his cellphone

 

http://www.iol.co.za...ggers-1.1699282

 

KILLED for a Blackberry, for crying out loud.

 

I don't care what the gun-experts, Rambo's, Chuclk Norrises and other hard-core okes say on this forum, if a guy/s armed with anything stop me, they can have the bike and anything else they want.

 

I will be running as fast as possible in the opposite direction.

 

See the other article above...only stabbed 3 times and a punctured lung...the criminals in this country will kill you without thinking twice, why give them a reason?

[CJVDM]

This thing is giving our country a bad name. I invited a Danish colleague over to come mountain biking and she forwarded me this link http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article2302133.ece - our mugging even reached their newspapers!! Now she wants to know whether its safe (a bit jokingly but still).

[Jaco-fiets]

This thing is giving our country a bad name. I invited a Danish colleague over to come mountain biking and she forwarded me this link http://ekstrabladet....icle2302133.ece - our mugging even reached their newspapers!! Now she wants to know whether its safe (a bit jokingly but still).

 

Well you better not lie to her. Cycling is quickly becoming the most dangerous sport in SA. Local pro riders should actually get danger pay from their sponsors just to be out training

 

My international colleagues get the highest insurance possible when they come out to SA. At least their families will be happy when they croak on our shores...........

[porqui]

Thank goodness not all are too sissy to stand up for what is right otherwise these criminals would be more rampant. The sissies should roll over and let their stuff be stolen and they can call their actions wise, that is fine, but those who have the guts to fight back should be thanked.

 

Serious ??