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Mon 11 Mar 2002 09:10

Crime doesn't pay ... - ian (cape town)

Ok, ok, I know, but what a marvellous story!!!

A robber was mauled to death by tigers when he scaled a fence at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve at Kromdraai, near Krugersdorp on the West Rand, while escaping the scene of his crime, police said on Sunday.
The man and two others had allegedly held up a cashier at the kiosk at the reserve's entrance around 5.30pm on Saturday, Superintendent Melica Bezuidenhout said.
Posing as tourists, the three men drop up in a blue Ford Sierra (MOTORING LINK, Martyn!!!). The driver stayed in the car (ANOTHER ONE!) while two of them allegedly demanded money at gunpoint. Bezuidenhout said once they realised the kiosk had no money, they took the cashier's wallet, cellphone and two-way radio.
A co-worker of the cashier realised something was amiss and pursued the two men.

They ran off in different directions - one towards the car (AGAIN!), and the other into the reserve.

The man running to the car (DITTO) was observed throwing away a pistol. He and the driver were later arrested and a pistol, licensed to the driver, was confiscated.

Early on Sunday morning police returned to the reserve to search for a another fire arm. They were summoned to the tiger's enclosure where the body of the other man was found. He had a fractured skull and a broken neck, which suggested the tigers had mauled him.
The big cats were tranquillised so that the police could recover the body.
The cashier's wallet and cellphone were found in his clothing and returned to the rightful owner.
The surviving men will appear in court soon.

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Mon 11 Mar 2002 12:07

Re: Crime doesn't pay ... - Alwyn

>The surviving men will appear in court soon.<

On what charge? Attempting to choke a tiger by feeding themselves to it?

Can we borrow the tigers please. Could be useful in North Wales!

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Mon 11 Mar 2002 19:15

Re: Crime doesn't pay ... - Sherwood

They will think twice before doing that again.We used to put a Tigre in our tank
(motoring link)

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Mon 11 Mar 2002 21:07

Re: Crime doesn't pay ... - paul

Any comment from THe Growler on this one?

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