Beorn
08-26-2009, 05:18 PM
Well done to the Green Arrow (http://isupporttheresistance.blogspot.com/2009/08/typical-bbc-reporting.html) for spotting this one.
Gumtree buyer stabbed in heart
Open heart surgery was needed to save a man stabbed in east London after going to buy a car from someone he contacted through the website Gumtree.
The victim, 42, went to Barking to buy a VW Golf advertised on the site.
But he was ambushed, then beaten, kicked and stabbed in the heart, lungs and abdomen, before the £5,000 he was to pay with was stolen.
Read more here. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8222087.stm)
Now see what Yahoo had to say.
A man almost died after being attacked on his way to buy a car offered for sale in a fake advert on the Gumtree listings website.
The 42-year-old was beaten and stabbed in North Street, Barking, east London, at 3.50pm on July 30, after being lured to the area by the advert for a Volkswagen Golf.
Witnesses saw two men, described as black and believed to be in their 20s, punch, kick and finally stab the victim as they tried to wrestle a bag with around £5,000 in it from him.
Read more here. (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090826/tuk-man-stabbed-after-answering-fake-ad-6323e80.html)
It's alright people, nothing to see here. Carry on with your lives. Everything is okay. I repeat, everything is okay.
Gumtree buyer stabbed in heart
Open heart surgery was needed to save a man stabbed in east London after going to buy a car from someone he contacted through the website Gumtree.
The victim, 42, went to Barking to buy a VW Golf advertised on the site.
But he was ambushed, then beaten, kicked and stabbed in the heart, lungs and abdomen, before the £5,000 he was to pay with was stolen.
Read more here. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8222087.stm)
Now see what Yahoo had to say.
A man almost died after being attacked on his way to buy a car offered for sale in a fake advert on the Gumtree listings website.
The 42-year-old was beaten and stabbed in North Street, Barking, east London, at 3.50pm on July 30, after being lured to the area by the advert for a Volkswagen Golf.
Witnesses saw two men, described as black and believed to be in their 20s, punch, kick and finally stab the victim as they tried to wrestle a bag with around £5,000 in it from him.
Read more here. (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090826/tuk-man-stabbed-after-answering-fake-ad-6323e80.html)
It's alright people, nothing to see here. Carry on with your lives. Everything is okay. I repeat, everything is okay.