Burglar Beaten by Karate Expert
May 14, 2002 09:42 AM ET Email this article Printer friendly version
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A burglar who tried to strangle a South African woman ended up in hospital with a fractured skull when the 45-year-old karate expert fought back, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The Star said Marietjie Fourie, who will compete in the Shotokan Karate World Championships in 2003, let fly a flurry of blows when her attacker grabbed her at her home in the port city of Durban.
The man struck back, but Fourie grabbed wooden fighting sticks joined by a chain and lit into him, putting him in hospital with a smashed skull and facial bones.
Fourie was quoted by the newspaper as saying it was the third time she had physically repelled intruders or attackers.
"Every time I have caught someone trying to break into my house or attack me, I have beaten them off, incapacitating them or forcing them to flee," she said.
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of violent crime and violence against women is widespread.
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May 14, 2002 09:42 AM ET Email this article Printer friendly version
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A burglar who tried to strangle a South African woman ended up in hospital with a fractured skull when the 45-year-old karate expert fought back, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The Star said Marietjie Fourie, who will compete in the Shotokan Karate World Championships in 2003, let fly a flurry of blows when her attacker grabbed her at her home in the port city of Durban.
The man struck back, but Fourie grabbed wooden fighting sticks joined by a chain and lit into him, putting him in hospital with a smashed skull and facial bones.
Fourie was quoted by the newspaper as saying it was the third time she had physically repelled intruders or attackers.
"Every time I have caught someone trying to break into my house or attack me, I have beaten them off, incapacitating them or forcing them to flee," she said.
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of violent crime and violence against women is widespread.
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=957743