RANGER KILLED IN CARJACKING; Gunmen blast tragic winger at the wheel.A former Rangers and Aberdeen player has been shot dead.Bobby Hume, 56, was killed in a carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger as he drove in Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . A police spokesman said last night: "Two men jumped out, forcing him to stop. "They tried to grab the keys and a woman passenger in the car ran off. She later heard a gunshot." Bobby, originally from Hyndland, Glasgow, was hit in the chest and died behind the steering wheel. He lived in Johannesburg with his wife and they had four children. Wing ace Bobby joined Rangers from junior club Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Rob Roy [Scottish Gaelic,=red Rob], 1671–1734, Scottish freebooter, whose real name was Robert MacGregor. He is remembered chiefly as he figures in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1818). in 1958 and played around 30 first team games team games npl → jeux mpl d'équipe team games npl → giochi mpl di squadra as well as being a reserve side stalwart. He went to Middlesbrough for pounds 10,000 in 1962 and a year later transferred to Aberdeen for pounds 3000. Bobby joined the Highland Park Highland Park. 1 City (1990 pop. 30,575), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business and medical center for the North Shore area. team in Johannesburg in 1965 and had lived in the city since then. Last night Rangers legend John Greig said: "I am deeply saddened." Bobby was one of 24 people killed in Johannesburg carjackings on Wednesday alone. |
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