75 year old man outwits 4 hijackers

A 75-year old man faced a gun to his head on Friday afternoon when he went to drop his domestic worker at the 4-way stop to Orangefarm, south of JHB where she catches a taxi home. As the domestic worker got out of the car with her bags, they were approached by 5 men. One man entered the car and put a gun to the man's head, demanding money and trying to pull the keys from the ignition. The victim was cool and calm and accelerated the car, causing the hijacker to fall out of the car. The angry criminals hit the domestic and grabbed a bag with food and clothes, money and a cellphone. She was picked up by her employer and taken to the police station.

Craig Mischief Attemted Hijakcing

Well-known, South African comedian, Craig Mischief was involved in an attempted hijacking on Friday night.

Craig was returning home from a show in Port Elizabeth when he noticed a blue Golf appeared next to his car in the road. A flustered looking foreigner gave Craig the impression that he was lost and needed directions. Craig rolled down his window to find out what the driver of the blue Golf wanted when something told Craig to check his side mirror.

Says Craig: "... I saw an accomplice running up on the drivers side, with a firearm in his hand. I also saw another 3 approaching from the passenger side. Needless to say, I put my foot Flat on the floor, and sped off."

Luckily the would-be hijackers didn't shoot, but they jumped into the Golf and started chasing Craig. "After driving like a maniac with my lights off in order to lose them, I managed to shake them off long enough to get into my security complex."

On Saturday, Craig was happy to be unharmed and looking forward to relax with the family. "A person that runs up to your car with a firearm in hand, is NOT there because he likes you; He is there to hurt you and deny your innocent children the right to grow up with a loving Father!"

This follows a spate of hijackings in Port Elizabeth. In another incident on Friday night, a 12-year old girl was demanded by armed men to become a prostitute. The driver managed to speed off with the girl and was later hospitalised after going into a diabetic coma due to the shock of the incident.

When will our Government start protecting our young girls?