Lad Knocks Out Mugger, Takes A Selfie With Him, Then Puts Him In The Recovery Position

Featured image credit: Nathan Wood via Facebook

An accountant who was on the verge of being the victim of a mugger took a selfie of the man who would have been his attacker.

This isn't your run of the mill smile-and-filter selfie, though - the mugger was lay flat on his back, unconscious.

Nathan Wood, 27, was outside a nightclub in Stellenbosch, South Africa, when two men followed him and a friend into an alleyway, with one of them wielding a knife.

"The main culprit tried to convince me it was in my best interest by brandishing a fairly large dagger and holding it to my throat," Nathan said.

But the mugger's plans didn't go too smoothly and, with one swing, the would-be criminal was out for the count.

"I then convinced the mugger that it was not in his best interest by knocking him unconscious with a well-timed punch," the accountant said.

"His friend then dashed off. I dragged him out of the street, snapped a selfie, took off his jacket and put it under his head, placed him in the recovery position and alerted security."

At least Nathan was still in a good enough mood to worry for the man's safety after knocking him the fuck out. What a nice guy.

He said: "'If I hadn't knocked the guy out I believe I would have been either another crime statistic or another South African that ended up in a body-bag."

At the time of posting the selfie late last month, Nathan came under quite a bit of online backlash. However, after leaving the picture up, he was soon flooded with messages of congrats.

Words by Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan

Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.