Darryn August
Darryn August is a South African[1] known as The Train hero for the incident that left him disabled.
August grew up in Athlone on the Cape Flats where he became involved in community work.[2]
On 25 April 2016[3] he reportedly attempted to intervene in a robbery taking place on a train and was flung from the train, however he might have just jumped and hurt himself.[4][5] He was found several hours later by maintenance workers.[3]
August initially could not remember the incident[4] and train operator Metrorail initially said it had no record of the incident.[6] It later emerged that one of the commuters in August's carriage, targeted by a large group of robbers, had been a heavily pregnant woman.[7][8] August was reported to have been defending the pregnant woman when he came under attack.[9] He was hit with a crowbar, stabbed with a knife, then thrown from the moving train, hitting a tree that snapped his spine.[10]
August was hailed as a hero[11][12] and a fund set up with the goal of raising R50,000 for his treatment.[13] The target was increased after it attracted five times that amount.[14][10]
In February 2018, investigative TV programme Carte Blanche raised questions about Darryn August's account of the event.[15][16][17]
None of those who had donated money towards his cause asked for refunds[18].
References
- ↑ "Train robbery hero learning to walk again, sights set on Paralympics". News24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Thrown from speeding train, a recovering Darryn August forgives attackers - BizNews.com". BizNews.com. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mob pushes injured young man from train". Netwerk24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "3 months after being stabbed and thrown from a train, Darryn August in high spirits". News24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ Malgas, Natalie. "CT man stable after being mugged & thrown from moving train". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Train hero may never walk again | IOL News". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Commuter who tried to thwart robbery may not walk again". News24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Cape train hero Darryn August given free bus transport for mother's funeral". CapeTalk. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "GUARDS ON TRAINS BRINGS RELIEF!". DailySun. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Thousands raised for hero commuter thrown from train". News24. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "'Not true - I'm no hero'". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "World hails Cape Town train hero | IOL News". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Help pours in for man thrown from train - Athlone News". Athlone News. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Quarter of a million rand raised so far for man thrown off Cape train". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "'Carte Blanche'". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ "Hailed a hero for being thrown off a moving train while trying to protect a pregnant woman from gangsters. But is there more to Darryn August's story? @DerekWatts & @journojohn report after the break on #CarteBlanche". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ Contributor, SAPeople (2018-02-13). "Cape Town Train Hero Darryn August Exposed as Fraud, After South Africans Raised Half a Million For Him". SAPeople - Your Worldwide South African Community. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ↑ Mohedeen, Nabeelah (2018-02-28). "No one asked to refund train 'hero' money". Southern Mail. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
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