'UCT prof' stabbed to death

Syndyre said:
It seems hardly anywhere's safe anymore unless its a gated area.
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Recently at Midrand a gated secure area fell victim to criminals who dug a hole under the wall, entered , robbed and affluent family and force the woman to drive them out the high secure gates with finger print protection and "luckily" dropped her outside the gate. The was quiet a few crime incidents in so called secure areas lately, prolly because it is least expected there and those that live there should be fairly well off!
 
NoADSLyet said:
Recently at Midrand a gated secure area fell victim to criminals who dug a hole under the wall, entered , robbed and affluent family and force the woman to drive them out the high secure gates with finger print protection and "luckily" dropped her outside the gate. The was quiet a few crime incidents in so called secure areas lately, prolly because it is least expected there and those that live there should be fairly well off!
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:eek: Seems like there's no escape then, its really beyond ridiculous.
 
NoADSLyet said:
http://www.24.com/news/?p=tsa&i=755580

Another very unfortunate incident?
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Very sick incident. I never heard of a single incident during my time at UCT apart from student-to-student incidents.

Criminals now leave in gated areas. Its a safe heaven for them. We had drug dealers in my complex. They are finally gone but its been hard for the body corporate because we feared for our lives.
 
Roslyn Road is between the Main Road and the Liesbeeck River, near the Riverside Centre. It is a pleasant, leafy street, but residents are fed up, claiming that muggings are an almost everyday occurrence.
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Source: IOL

Not cool.
 
.geek said:
Source: IOL

Not cool.
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Flip. :mad: I walk that area often with a fair amount of cash / electronics on me. Will be avoiding it now. :(

I wish police would actually walk around the streets and bother those who really shouldn't be there. Also, this area is blocks away from T-Bones and the ministers houses. Surely they would like a safe neighbourhood? :confused:
 
Sickening this is. Really sickening.

Such a pretty neighbourhood that is as well. Just off lower campus of UCT...Such a pity.
 
dlk001 said:
Very sick incident. I never heard of a single incident during my time at UCT apart from student-to-student incidents.

Criminals now leave in gated areas. Its a safe heaven for them. We had drug dealers in my complex. They are finally gone but its been hard for the body corporate because we feared for our lives.
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There have been many attacks on UCT academics in the past few years. Hijackings, home invasions, muggings and at least three attacks on campus.
 
The victim of this crime, Prof. Mike Larkin (of UCT but formerly of Wits), was one of South Africa's leading authorities on corporate and commercial law. He was a close friend of mine, and on numerous occasions spent considerable time --- once, an entire 3-day "long weekend" --- researching with/for me (without charging any fee etc) questions of law relevant to ongoing litigation against Telkom. I also have affidavit evidence, given by him, which will (in all probability) eventually be used in the litigation against Telkom.

Although most members of this forum may not have heard of him, the death of Prof. Larkin constitutes a major loss to us. It also, in my view, represents a considerable loss to South Africa. He was one of the kindest and most considerate men I have ever met, and a complete gentleman in the best old-fashioned sense of that word, as well as being a distinguished scholar and teacher.

I feel absolutely numbed by the horrible news of his murder in Cape Town.


Michael Alachouzos
 
I have heard of Prof Larkin before, and dealt with some of his stuff while I was studying Law at varsity. I feel the same as alacos, this is a huge loss for South Africa as a whole....

:(
 
alacos said:
The victim of this crime, Prof. Mike Larkin (of UCT but formerly of Wits), was one of South Africa's leading authorities on corporate and commercial law. He was a close friend of mine, and on numerous occasions spent considerable time --- once, an entire 3-day "long weekend" --- researching with/for me (without charging any fee etc) questions of law relevant to ongoing litigation against Telkom. I also have affidavit evidence, given by him, which will (in all probability) eventually be used in the litigation against Telkom.

Although most members of this forum may not have heard of him, the death of Prof. Larkin constitutes a major loss to us. It also, in my view, represents a considerable loss to South Africa. He was one of the kindest and most considerate men I have ever met, and a complete gentleman in the best old-fashioned sense of that word, as well as being a distinguished scholar and teacher.

I feel absolutely numbed by the horrible news of his murder in Cape Town.


Michael Alachouzos
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Terrible. :(


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So the high profile people are getting killed now by crims, it was bound to happen...

I'm gonna strangle someone in my family if the armed robbers dont get to them first, leaving the key in the security door :rolleyes:
 
:(

was always a pleasure to work with you and i hope that all is at peace with you mike
 
Such a person will be terribly missed by all the people whose lives he touched.

I know he had a great deal of good will, and from the one or two lawyers I've spoken to today he was an amazing person like alacos has said.

I hope they catch the b@stards who did it and throw them in a deep dark cell forever, they do not deserve to mix with the rest of humanity anymore.
 
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