{"id":11476,"date":"2026-10-26T18:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=11476"},"modified":"2026-10-26T18:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:29:43","slug":"video-i-will-die-for-my-kids-pinetown-father-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=11476","title":{"rendered":"Video: \u2018I will die for my kids,\u2019 \u2013 Pinetown father speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-sub-title\">Sidney Hill, known to the world as South Africa&#8217;s John Wick, speaks out after viral Pinetown shoot-out video.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"single-post-meta post-meta clearfix\"><span class=\"date meta-item tie-icon\"><span class=\"post-meta-timestamp\" data-value=\"1793030167\">3 hours ago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tie-alignright\"><span class=\"single-author with-avatars\"><span class=\"meta-item meta-author-wrapper\"> <span class=\"meta-author\">Sanelisiwe Tsinde<\/span><\/span> <\/span><span class=\"meta-reading-time meta-item\"> 2 minutes read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"share-buttons-top\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-top\">\n<div class=\"share-links  icons-text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post lazy-img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.caxton.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-26-at-4.27.45-PM-780x470.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"470\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">The Pinetown father who has been hailed as a hero for protecting his children, Sidney Hill, with his neighbour who was the first on the scene, Des Brown. Photo: Sanelisiwe Tsinde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A PEACEFUL Manors community turned into a movie scene on Friday, October 9, when a father returned fire on hijacking suspects, fatally wounding one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the surfacing of the video, which shows the heroic acts of Sidney Hill, who has been named South Africa\u2019s John Wick, the news has gone viral, even overseas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"Mobile_Art_LB1\" class=\"jannah_ad mobile\" data-google-query-id=\"CIi0goKo2JcDFc5-ngYdklgOnw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/24143856\/Highway_Mail\/Article\/Mobile_Art_LB1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/24143856\/Highway_Mail\/Article\/Mobile_Art_LB1_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/24143856\/Highway_Mail\/Article\/Mobile_Art_LB1_0\" width=\"440\" height=\"383\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to the Highway Mail, Hill, a friendly father who speaks softly, greeted with a smile and said, \u201cI am sorry for being late.\u201d<br \/>\nAddressing him as Mr John Wick, he laughed and said he has been called all kinds of names.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/highway-mail\/news-headlines\/local-news\/2026\/10\/26\/pinetown-gunfight-video-one-arrested-in-kwadabeka\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"515534\">Pinetown gunfight video: One arrested in KwaDabeka<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nAlthough Hill is a bodyguard by profession and it is his daily job to protect, protecting his family hit differently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-solid is-layout-flow wp-block-quote quote-solid-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\u201cMy children mean the world to me, I will die for my kids without hesitation, I did not care what was going to happen to me but knowing that they were protected eased me,\u201d said the single father .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy kids know what I do for a living but seeing it live makes my heart sore. I never wanted them to experience that and see that side of me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hill said he had moved to the area just four days before the incident happened. \u201cI just got home and we going out to get bread and milk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One man has since been arrested and charged for attempted carjacking, attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am happy that he has been arrested but to tell the truth I wish they found him dead somewhere as he pointed a gun to my son,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the gunfight, Hill said he was also injured in the arm and on the knee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am fine though now, and my children are receiving counselling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his story drawing worldwide attention, a BackaBuddy campaign has also been set up for the father with more than R320 000 raised thus far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/highway-mail\/news-headlines\/2026\/10\/24\/backabuddy-for-pinetown-father-dubbed-a-hero-after-viral-video\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"515495\">BackaBuddy for Pinetown father dubbed a hero after viral video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking about the campaign, the grateful father of four shook his head and said he never expected all this, but is grateful to everyone for the support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did not plan for something like this to happen and I did not expect any of it. I can not believe that South Africa has come together like that, not only in South Africa but people from all over the world, I have no words to explain my gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the neighbours who was the first to respond to the scene, Des Brown, said communities need a hero like Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can be united and be one nation, criminals need to know we will not always stand back, we need to look out for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described his neighboourhood as a peaceful community with just petty crime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-solid is-layout-flow wp-block-quote quote-solid-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a second major incident, as a suspected\u00a0hitman allegedly linked to multiple murder cases in the South Coast area was killed in a shoot-out with police on this road.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown said he blocked the road with his car and called Blue Security.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-video fb_iframe_widget fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop fb_iframe_widget_fluid\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video.php?v=2096660121212675\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:video Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v2.3\/plugins\/video.php?allowfullscreen=true&amp;app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df17aadb7fb2326af7%26domain%3Dwww.citizen.co.za%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.citizen.co.za%252Ff80d61b0baa95e31b%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=410&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvideo.php%3Fv%3D2096660121212675&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;sdk=joey\" name=\"fa9a6b949d43d0d8b\" width=\"1000px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"fb:video Facebook Social Plugin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis came as a shock as it is a peaceful community and we have active patrollers, we look out for one another and there are cameras in all corners,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more from the\u00a0Highway Mail,\u00a0follow us on\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/highwaymail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HighwayMail%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/highwaymail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><strong>You can also check out our videos on our\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a 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