atek3
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A good story coming from a sad, sad country.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20040520032845675C785183&set_id=1
A woman hit a robber where it hurts most - and then turned his own gun on him.
Sharon van der Merwe said on Wednesday she and her boyfriend could have been killed if she had not attacked him.
"It was self-defence," said 35-year-old Van der Merwe, who was held up with 45-year-old Gordon Joubert by gunmen on their plot in Muldersdrift, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday.
The robbers tied up the couple, forced them into the shower and then loaded goods into their trailer and BMW.
Two of the robbers went to town to withdraw money from Joubert's bank account - but he had given them a false PIN - while the third continued to load the couple's belongings.
Van der Merwe said the couple decided to attack the remaining gunman.
She managed to untie herself and her partner, and they plotted their attack.
"He was in our bedroom packing our things when I called him and said: 'Baba, I need a cigarette'," Van der Merwe said.
"He emerged from the bedroom and took a cigarette from his pack. I then stood up and gave him a hard kick in his genitals."
She said the battle continued when Joubert and the robber fought for the gun.
"I then grabbed and pulled his genitals very hard, while Gordon tried to get control of his gun," Van der Merwe added.
"I attacked the robber so hard that I think he has no genitals left."
Van der Merwe said she then attacked the robber with an assortment of "weapons", such as a juice bottle, hair brush and clippers, until the three of them were in the kitchen.
"I opened a drawer and pulled out a breadknife and stabbed him several times in the face and body," Van der Merwe said.
Joubert, who was bitten on a hand and elbow during the fight, said he managed to grab the gun from the robber and threw it to Van der Merwe.
"I picked up his gun and fired three shots at the robber," she said.
"The bleeding man then turned in my direction, opened my fridge and took out a wine bottle to attack us. We fled from our house and called our neighbours for help."
Van der Merwe and Joubert were later treated by the neighbours - who happen to be paramedics - while the wounded robber disappeared into the bushes.
West Rand police spokesperson Superintendent Milica Bezuidenhout warned that confronting an armed attacker "could land you in even greater danger".
That last line is the kicker though,
What could be a greater danger than being at the mercy of 3 robbers with guns, angry that you gave them a false PIN number
:banghead:
atek3
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20040520032845675C785183&set_id=1
A woman hit a robber where it hurts most - and then turned his own gun on him.
Sharon van der Merwe said on Wednesday she and her boyfriend could have been killed if she had not attacked him.
"It was self-defence," said 35-year-old Van der Merwe, who was held up with 45-year-old Gordon Joubert by gunmen on their plot in Muldersdrift, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday.
The robbers tied up the couple, forced them into the shower and then loaded goods into their trailer and BMW.
Two of the robbers went to town to withdraw money from Joubert's bank account - but he had given them a false PIN - while the third continued to load the couple's belongings.
Van der Merwe said the couple decided to attack the remaining gunman.
She managed to untie herself and her partner, and they plotted their attack.
"He was in our bedroom packing our things when I called him and said: 'Baba, I need a cigarette'," Van der Merwe said.
"He emerged from the bedroom and took a cigarette from his pack. I then stood up and gave him a hard kick in his genitals."
She said the battle continued when Joubert and the robber fought for the gun.
"I then grabbed and pulled his genitals very hard, while Gordon tried to get control of his gun," Van der Merwe added.
"I attacked the robber so hard that I think he has no genitals left."
Van der Merwe said she then attacked the robber with an assortment of "weapons", such as a juice bottle, hair brush and clippers, until the three of them were in the kitchen.
"I opened a drawer and pulled out a breadknife and stabbed him several times in the face and body," Van der Merwe said.
Joubert, who was bitten on a hand and elbow during the fight, said he managed to grab the gun from the robber and threw it to Van der Merwe.
"I picked up his gun and fired three shots at the robber," she said.
"The bleeding man then turned in my direction, opened my fridge and took out a wine bottle to attack us. We fled from our house and called our neighbours for help."
Van der Merwe and Joubert were later treated by the neighbours - who happen to be paramedics - while the wounded robber disappeared into the bushes.
West Rand police spokesperson Superintendent Milica Bezuidenhout warned that confronting an armed attacker "could land you in even greater danger".
That last line is the kicker though,
What could be a greater danger than being at the mercy of 3 robbers with guns, angry that you gave them a false PIN number
:banghead: atek3
