REALLIFE
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Karma’s A B*tch!
AH, karma –– the great equaliser!
The belief that every action leaves an
imprint, and each imprint eventually
gives rise to its own effect.
I
T wasSylvesterStallonewho
nailedit ontheheadwhenhe
said,“There’sa naturallawof
karma that vindictive people,
whogooutoftheirwaytohurtothers,
willendupbroke andalone.”Often
whenlife seemsunfair, karma steps in
to level theplaying field.Take alook
at unbelievablecases ofhow karma
played ahandinrighti ngwrongs!BY VA N ESSA PA PASHusky Killer
DIES IN CAR CRASH
usky Killery
INJuly2007SouthAfricans were sickened whenreports hitnew headlinesthat
amanhaddecapitatedhisfour-month-oldhuskypuppy withachainsaw.The
punishmenthereceived caused even more ofanoutcry –notonlywas hefined
apitifulR10000buthewas deemedfitby acourt oflaw to conti nueto own
dogs.PhillipMatt hysen ofSundra inMpumalanga,thenaged 31,told horrified
reportersthat hehadkilledhisdogbecause itmauledhisAfrican Grey parrot.
Hesaidhehadbeensoangry over thebird’s death that heasked hisgardener to
holdthepuppy whilehefilledthechainsaw withpetrol before cuttingthedog’s
headoff.Aveterinariandescribedthedog’s finalmomentsas‘excruciatingly
painful andcruel’. Matt hysen must have thought ladyluckwas onhissideaft er
getti ngaway solightly for co
crime.Perhaps at that very
wasn’t longaft erkarma step
score. Just months later, Ma
afreak car accident. It’s beli
ofhisvehicle anditrolled se
earlyhours ofaSunday mor
car was onlydiscoveredfou
aft ertheaccident occurred
it’s notknown for how long
Matt hysen suffered before
hesuccumbedto hisinjurie
and bled to death.SCORNED EX
Wins The Jackpot
RANDY FLETCHER’Sworld crashed down when he
caught hiswife offour years inthearmsofanother
manaft er com Abrutal
divorce follow lost hishouse
andmost ofhi ceedings.
Butkarma has es... and
someti mes thr st for kicks!
Whilebrowsin acebook,
Fletcher found gfree spins.
After playing f kgold. He
won thejackp eded couple
ofthousands, million.
“Karma gave ese numbers
just two days ted,” he
said.“Iasked my lawyer andheconfi rmed that Irightly
owe nothingto my ex.”Fletcher said he planned to use
the money to pay off his debt and get back onto his
feet. Then he said he planned to buy himself a nice new
house, a Harley motorbike, and a new puppy!INSTANT KARMA FOR ROBBER
A ROBBER in Sunnydale, Noordhoek, got more than he had bargained for when
he broke into a residence only to be mauled in the face by the tenant’s feisty
dog. The homeowner had locked and armed her home at about 20h45 on
the night the break-in took place. The complainant told police that she heard
sounds coming from the roof of her upstairs room and assumed it was ducks,
but later realised that the sounds shewas hearingwere in fact footsteps. She
then locked herself and her son inaroom andactivated the panic butt on. Her
landlord had made his way outsidetheresidenceaft erhewas alerted that
something was going on. The robber
jumped out the window in a hasty
get-away but the dog stopped him
dead in his tracks, pulling him to
the ground and biti ng him in the
face. The robber was subsequently
hospitalised and later arrested. At
the ti me of the house robbery, the
suspect was wanted on three cases
in Ocean View: att empted murder,
house-breaking and theft! As they
say: every dog has his day!3
Elder Bully
GETS FIRED
A PORSCHEdriver from Johannesburgwas onthe
receiving endofinstant karma in2017whenhelost
hisjobandhisreputati on.This,aft eravideofootage
emerged ofhimbullyinganelderlypensionerfollowing
aminorcollision. Whenbothdrivers pulledinto the
relati ve safety ofanearby Caltex garage, thePorsche
driver exchangedaseriesofblows to theoldman’s
vehicle. Theelderlymanescaped unharmedfrom both
thecollision andhisconfrontation.AstheCCTV footage
went viral, theotherdriver, however, was promptly
suspendedfrom hispositionascompany managing
director.4
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