Brian Hadcock
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Well it appears that not all the problems are found in the border towns. On Jan.6 north of Cabo, a Kamloops B.C. Canada couple where in the middle of
thier winter vacation on a beach. They were camping and three men approached them it appears that they were beaten with a pipe or machette. Now the
man was a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer (63) and his wife a nurse in Kamloops. Both have travelled in many diffrent countries and are
knowledgeable. The woman was medi-vac back to Canada and is in critical, but stable condition, the man is being medi-vac as I write this and is also
in critical but stable condition. Of course they lost thier money and camper, but they are alive and expected to make a full recovery. Now the good
news, the police have two in custody and are still looking for the third. This is an example of the good police work done by the local police force
and the concern of the local government and the Minister of tourisim for this couple. We usually only hear about the negative like the beating, here
we have the issue mostly resolved to the point of 2 out of 3 in custody. Here's a high five to the Cabo area Police. Well done, keep it up.
Brian
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Thank you Brian
These are the parts of the story that never seem to make it to the publics eyes in the U.S. media.
It's time for a return to Addams Family values!
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Stories published on Fred's board indicate the crime was near El Rosario, not Cabo. JK
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Brian Hadcock
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It is possible, I was repeating what was reported on our local news. Also you must remember we are some 3,000 miles away so no local reporter from
here, prehaps it was a wire service item. But fact remains those police did a good job and the folks will survive.
Brian
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Up date from todays Province News paper, Vancouver B.C. the article is very long so I will just hit the high points. Hugh Daykin suffered numerous
facial laceration, a dislocated jaw, head wounds, an injured foot and broken finger in the attack, but is recovering and listed in good condition
yesterday. Howeverr he may need facial reconstructive surgery. Lillian Daykin was still being treated in the intensive care unit and is in serious
but stable condition. She sustained similar injuries but to a greater degree. They were beaten into unconscioueness. Hours later Hugh Daykin woke
to a woman kneeling over him, telling him police and an ambulance were on their way. At the printing of the news release their truck had been
recovered but the camper was still missing as was their little poodle-shih-tzu mix and they fear she is gone.
On the bright side, Hugh Daykin said he was overwhelmed by the immediate outpouring of support from local officials -everyone from the mayor of
Ensenada to the Baja governor to the officials from the Canadian Embassey in Tijuana rushed to their aid. The couple hope to be released from the
hospital mid week. And Hugh Dayken says he has not ruled out vacationing in Mexico in the future. "Even here in Kamloops and anywhere across Canada,
things like this happen, so you can't say it's Mexico," Daykin said. "It's just a very unfortunate incident" This has been an edited version of the
article as my fingers don't type that well. Anyway I am sure you all get the drift. It appears to me this is one REALLY nice guy and his wife that
deserved better, but don't blame the Mexican people for the actions of a few bad apples. I am sorry for the miss information in my first entry, but
it was related by the TV media at home here that the incident took place North of Cabo, and I guess in the truest sense of the word is was north, but
one heck of a long way north. Well that's it for now, if there are anymore important changes I will post them.
Brian
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Ex-Mountie now a victim of crime
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/story.asp?id=DAC...
Elaine O'Connor
The Province
January 12, 2004
Lillian and Hugh Daykin are being treated in Kamloops hospital after being severely beaten with a pipe in Mexico.
Retired RCMP officer Hugh Daykin discovered for the first time last week what it's like to be the victim of a crime.
He and his wife Lillian were beaten, thrown out of their camper and abandoned in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico.
"It's kind of different being on the other side of the fence -- being a victim instead of the investigator," Daykin, 63, a Mountie for 33 years, said
yesterday from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, where he is being treated for his injuries.
Daykin suffered numerous facial lacerations, a dislocated jaw, head wounds, an injured foot and broken fingers in the attack, but is recovering and
listed in good condition yesterday. However, he may need facial reconstruction surgery.
His 58-year-old wife, a nurse at the hospital, was still being treated in the intensive-care unit and is in serious but stable condition. She
sustained similar injuries, but to a greater degree -- her mouth was smashed in with a pipe, several fingers were broken and her eyes were swollen
shut from the beating.
The couple had been on holiday touring south of Ensenada after visiting friends in San Felipe. When night fell and there were no campgrounds in sight,
they pulled off to the side of Highway 1 and bunked down for the night.
About 5 a.m. Tuesday, Daykin woke and heard men calling out in Spanish. Thinking they were motorists in trouble, he dressed and opened the door. He
was confronted by three men who demanded he move the camper, which they said was parked on private property.
"I said, 'I'm very sorry, we'll move if you wish,' " Daykin said. "But they got abusive and asked for identification and they eventually grabbed my
jacket and tried to pull me out the door.
"Then they got inside and had a piece of pipe about 17 inches long and they just beat us about the head and face and arms."
Daykin and his wife were beaten into unconsciousness.
The next thing Daykin knew, he found himself "dumped out on to the road."
When the pair came to, they agreed to walk toward the lights of the highway in the distance.
Daykin said he tried to lead his wife, who was blinded by her swollen-shut eyes, but they were too weak and collapsed.
"She said, 'I'm so cold,' and I said, 'Let's just rest here for a minute.' Then I remember the sand on my face and I passed out."
Hours later, Daykin woke to a woman kneeling over him, telling him police and an ambulance were on their way. The pair had been rescued by a group of
cyclists.
Local authorities told Daykin they have three men in custody and have recovered the couple's truck, but the camper is missing.
However, the couple have lost more than their camper and vacation plans. Their dog Fritzie, a poodle-shih-tzu mix, was in the camper and now they fear
she's gone.
On the bright side, Daykin said he was overwhelmed by the immediate outpouring of support from local officials -- everyone from the mayor of Ensenada
to the Baja governor to officials from the Canadian Embassy in Tijuana rushed to their aid.
Their own family, son Edward and daughters Lara and Charlotte, have rallied around.
"We had the best of possible help you could think of," Daykin said. "It was just so good."
The couple hope to go home by mid-week. And Daykin says he has not ruled out vacationing in Mexico in the future.
"Even here in Kamloops and anywhere across Canada, things like that happen, so you can't say it's Mexico," Daykin said.
"It's just a very unfortunate incident."
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Man charged after B.C. couple attacked
http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_me...
Jan 12 2004
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Mexican authorities have charged one man and arrested another after a Kamloops couple were robbed and beaten while camping on the
Baja Peninsula.
Lillian Daykin, a 58-year-old nurse, and her 63-year-old husband Hugh, a retired RCMP officer, were pulled from their motorhome last Tuesday and
beaten with a metal pipe, a hospital official said.
The attackers stole their motorhome, money, personal documents and dog.
They were left by the roadside, where they were found by another woman vacationing in the area and taken to hospital.
Lillian was flown back to Kamloops on Thursday and her husband returned Friday night.
Hugh Daykin says his wife suffered severe injuries to her skull and teeth, but he expects they'll both be released from hospital soon.
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It's out there still! We got ripped off about a week a go on Jucalito(sp). 8beach chairs--one MINE , my boat gas can and hose, cooler of pop, BIG
cooler with medicine,vitimines(sp), water filter pump --- total value approx $2000 total take.
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Stephanie Jackter
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What a drag.
Security on the beaches has become more of an issue than ever. Sorry to hear you guys got stung. - Stephanie
When the goin' gets tough, the wierd turn pro
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Penality
It will be interesting to know what the actual sentence will be for these three desperados, or will their families grease the right palms in return
for a slap on the wrist?This is the REAL question.Hyme
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