This is the shocking moment when a gunman is shot dead after one of the men he tried to rob turned out to have a pistol of his own. CCTV footage shows how four pals are sat outside a bar in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro state, south-eastern Brazil on…
A terrified passenger hurled himself from a fast-moving bus when an armed robber staged a hold-up. CCTV footage of the drama - from Manaus, northern Brazil - shows the crook pulling what looks like a handgun from the waistband of his trousers. And as he marches towards the fare collector,…
A hapless motorcycle mugger fled empty-handed after tripping over his own bike and dropping his loot in a botched street robbery. The biker was trying to snatch a phone from a woman standing outside a health clinic in Teresina, Piaui state, Brazil, on 29th May. But hilarious footage shows how…
A 21-year-old man escaping from a street mugging and trying to hide has been beaten to death by locals who thought he was a burglar. Matias Villarino was found dead in the suburb of La Florida, in the Chilean capital, Santiago, on 23rd March. According to local reports, he was…
A nine-year-old girl who was heading out to celebrate Valentine's Day with her family has died in hospital after she was fatally shot, allegedly by a robbery victim in a case of mistaken identity. Arlene Alvarez died in hospital despite doctors' best efforts to save her life, according to police.…
