David Raydors survives attack by a black man with electric saw, couple follows attackers and has them arrested
-- Cathy and David Raysdors followed their attackers to the railway station because they were sick and tired of these home-invaders
'This is my country too' - Wed, 17 Jul 2013 "This is my country too. Why am I not entitled to live happy and safe? Why can’t we live in peace?," a frustrated Durban homeowner said after being the victim of another home invasion.
Cathy and David Raysdors of Inchanga have had enough after a man tried to attack David with an electric saw. The 60-year-old Inchanga resident had been working on the outside plumbing when the attack occured.
"I saw a guy stretching his hand towards my tool box and when he saw me he picked up a circular saw and ran towards me," David told the Daily News.
The attacker swung the saw at David but dropped it as it was too heavy. In the ensuing struggle the attacker then tried to call out to an accomplice.
"I loosened my grip to check for the other guy and he pushed up and ran away," he said.
David's wife 53-year-old Cathy said that as she was calling the police, she saw the attacker and his accomplice walking to the station.
"As I was phoning the police and SA CAN (a community action network), I saw them casually walking on the railway, looking back every now and then. I said to my husband, ‘I am going to catch this bas***d’," she said.
The couple followed the attackers to the station and confronted them there.
"As I walked up to them, the guy saw my husband behind me and said, 'It wasn’t me', before I even said anything, then took off running."
"He looked surprised, but I am beyond scared," Cathy told the Daily News.
By this time the police had arrived and arrested the attacker.
"I was so angry I slapped him, right there in the van. I’m actually in a very bad place at the moment. I’m not scared of them anymore. I’m not going to allow them to rule my life anymore."
"The only way out is to take him (the perpetrator) out," said Cathy. "This is my country too. Why am I not entitled to live happy and safe? Why can’t we live in peace?"
Police have confirmed that the attacker was arrested.
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