Knife-Wielding 90-Year-Old Sends Intruder Packing

Reuters ^ | Jan. 14, 2004

[jwalburg]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A 90-year old New Zealand man grabbed a carving knife from his kitchen and chased away a masked intruder who had threatened his wife with a butter knife.

The intruder waved the flimsy weapon at David Saulbrey's wife when she tried to ring the police to report Tuesday's break-in at their home in Lower Hutt, near Wellington, the Dominion-Post newspaper reported.

Saulbrey, who failed to hear the hapless intruder's demand for money because he was not wearing his hearing aid, then beat the burglar in a search for a more threatening weapon.

"Once I got the carving knife I said: 'Now you bastard, you're for it.' With that he threw his knife at me and took off out the door," Saulbrey told the newspaper.

"I was that bloody wild I would have stuck (the knife) in his Adam's apple," he said.

New Zealand police said they did not recommend confronting an armed intruder but praised Saulbrey's bravery.

"He's a tough old bugger. You wouldn't think he was 90, that's for sure," Detective Scott Cooper was quoted as saying.

[jwalburg]

Next time use a bigger butter knife!

[JRandomFreeper]

New Zealand police said they did not recommend confronting an armed intruder but praised Saulbrey's bravery.

"He's a tough old bugger. You wouldn't think he was 90, that's for sure,"

Sure, I'd believe he's 90. He remembers when it was lawful to defend oneself in the Commonwealth. He's lucky he's not in stir for assault.

/john

[shaggy eel]

"Now you bastard, you're for it."

,,, no shortage of bastards in Lower Hutt.

[apackof2]

Way to go grandpa!

[Prodigal Son]

Saulbrey, who failed to hear the hapless intruder's demand for money because he was not wearing his hearing aid

LOL.

"I said give me money or I'll stick you with this butter knife!"

"Ay!"

[mylife]

Knife wielding zoolander ping!! ;^)

[mylife]

I have a meat cleaver here that you could shave with!

And I know were it is at all times! ...and then there are the guns ;^)

[mylife]

Didnt see ya there. LOL please disregard the ping.

We have some tuff ol coots like the guy in the story here in Texas.

[shaggy eel]

...and then there are the guns

,,, of course. With a gun, you're a spectator with a finger on the trigger. With a knife, well, you don't get to 90 in New Zealand without living on the edge a little.

[cyborg]

He ate the breakfast of champions.

[shaggy eel]

,,, brilliant! You're getting to grips with the culture, aren't ya? Your free knife will be mailed to you.

[mylife]

Oh you rough and tumble New Zealanders do embrace life dont you? ;^)

[shaggy eel]

,,, we ain't too smart but we have a whole lotta fun! I'm looking over the harbour to Lower Hutt right now trying to imagine how it would be if we had handguns.

[shaggy eel]

,,, thought I should post this too.

[BADROTOFINGER]

"You gimme the money old man, or all spread you all over this kitchen!!!"

JFK

[mylife]

I'm looking over the harbour to Lower Hutt right now trying to imagine how it would be if we had handguns.

I lived in Arizona for 4 years and having the popuplous walk around with side arms in holsters is a wonderful thing.

[shaggy eel]

,,, I've seen cops in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bahrain, the US and Australia with side arms - wouldn't like it that way here. The cops who have them here keep them very well concealed.

[mylife]

Not Cops..citizens!
If im carrying in the open you probably arent gonna start anything. It works.

[cyborg]

That should be prison food staple over here (they'll never want to go to jail again).

[shaggy eel]

,,, yep, I know, citizens. Citizens wouldn't have a hope in hell of that here. I know what you mean - good insurance scheme!