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Online Dating Nightmare: Gay Man Killed After Internet Meetup

Posted by on Mar 6, 2013 in Oh Hell No! | 1 comment

And you thought you had been on some of the worst online dating misadventures of all time. Well, the worst of your worst have nothing on this poor guy.

A gay man from Sea Point was reportedly killed over the weekend after he went on a date with someone he had met over the internet.

The body of Graham Flax, 65, was found under a duvet in the corridor outside his flat in the Costa Bravo apartment building, reported Die Burger.

His friend, Atol McLaggan, said Flax had gone to meet someone, but wasn’t sure if it was a friend or a date. He added that Flax often went on internet dates.

That this grizzly murder happened in South Africa, which legalized same-sex marriage in 2006, just goes to show that we still have a long, long way to go before LGBT people the world over are safe and sound. Well, that and the fact that people are just the absolute worst, aren’t they?

Police said the murder could not be linked to the murders of eight other gay men in Gauteng, but said there were similarities in the cases.

Ugh.

How could somebody with such a healthy name meet such an untimely, terrible fate? Our condolences go out to Graham’s family, friends and loved ones. And the entire South African LGBT community. Be safe, y’all!

***A number of UB readers would like me to point out that it’s always a good idea to let a friend know where you’re headed when you meet somebody online in real life. Good advice.

(via News24)