South African artists Craig Lucas and The Kiffness were both victims of crime this week but in different parts of the world.
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Craig Lucas, season 2 winner of ‘The Voice SA,’ believes he is lucky to be alive after being robbed at gunpoint in Thornton, Cape Town, on Wednesday.
He explained on Instagram that he had a flat tyre and that a car pulled up in front of him while he was waiting for help.
‘I thought they were coming to help me. Instead they robbed me. They had a gun a:d the one guy told the other to shoot me as they were making off,’ Lucas explained on the social media platform.
‘I begged him not to shoot me and thank God he didn’t.’
Lucas went on to say that the robbers stole his phone and changed the passwords to his email and Apple ID.
‘I can’t locate the phone or erase it until I am able to access my account.’
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He explained that the robbers stole his phone while it was unlocked, and that they have access to it.
‘If anyone messages you asking for anything, please assume it isn’t me for now.’
Lucas said he was also in the process of recovering his number and regaining access to his accounts but that this could take up to two days.
Meanwhile, The Kiffness’ gear was recently stolen in Detroit, US, forcing him to cancel a show.
Taking to X, the musician, whose real name is David Scott and who is in the band with Raiven Hansmann and Mathew Gold, explained that the incident was both unfortunate and inconvenient.
Bad news, Detroit 😔💔
This morning, our tour van got broken into in a secure parking space along with a few other cars.
A bunch of our gear is missing, but we're going to try our best to make a plan before the show tonight.
— The Kiffness (@TheKiffness) November 7, 2023
‘Bad news, Detroit. This morning, our tour van got broken into in a secure parking space along with a few other cars,’ he said through The Kiffness’s page.
‘A bunch of our gear is missing, but we’re going to try our best to make a plan before the show tonight,’ the post continued.
‘It gets worse.’ he added. ‘Our merch guy was getting what was left out of the car now and someone tried to take the keys from him, but he ran away and called the police.’
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‘Luckily they detained him now while he was looting the car. Our poor merch guy is in shock. @JoeBiden what’s going on?’
Scott also stated that the robbery prevented the band from performing in Detroit, but that they were working to resolve the situation.
‘I’m very sorry to inform my fans in Detroit that tonight’s show’s been cancelled due to gear being stolen out of our van,’ he wrote.
‘Between getting a new van, new equipment, police reports, we just don’t have enough time to get the show ready,’ he continued. ‘Refunds available at point of purchase.’
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Picture: Craig Lucas / Facebook