These young women were savagely attacked while walking along the streets. Thankfully, they had run into a former Croatian Army commando. Luckily, this commando was well-prepared for an extreme type of confrontation.
A pair of young women was walking nonchalantly along the streets of Cologne, Germany when they were viciously attacked by a group of Arab men.
While the gang sexually harassed them, they managed to get away from their harassers, running toward a nearby hotel for help. Amazing, the horrified women had run into Ivan Jurcevic, a former Croatian Army commando, and a five-time world champion kickboxer. This 7-foot-tall, 285-pound man just retired from his military career to live out his dream as an action film star and a kickboxer.
Luckily, Jurcevic happened to be working as the doorman for the Hotel Excelsior that night when he snatched the moment to live out his movie roles in real life as he possessed a “particular set of skills” that would leave their attackers begging for mercy.
Jurcevic said that when the gang of “drunken, lecherous Arabs” told him “not to interfere” with the harassment they were doing to the young women, he decided to deal with them himself. Imitating one of his characters in an action role, he took out the harassers one-by-one, according to MailOnline.
Speaking to MailOnline, Jurcevic said:
“There were four of them, young men in their 20s, speaking Arabic. They told me not to interfere, that the girls were ‘theirs.’ The girls looked like they worked in a bank, they were wearing jeans and coats, nothing provocative, they were really frightened. I told them to stand behind me.”
Since the group of harassers declined to concede, Jurcevic was forced to physically protect himself and the women. Good thing, this kickboxing champ was well-prepared for this exact type of encounter.
Jurcevic added:
“Then the loudest member of the gang came at me with a bottle so I kicked him in the chest and sent him flying. Another came at me so I slapped him across the face and he went over as well.”
After taking out two of the attackers, there were only two men left to finish the duel, however, having seen what his colleagues had suffered, the leader decided against dueling with him.
Jurcevic concluded:
“The leader drew his finger across his throat and told me he would be back to kill me. I stood my ground and they went on their way.”
Jurcevic was previously arrested when he later decided to join a group of avengers who volunteered to guard the streets of Cologne in defense against sex attackers. However, he remains a legend across Germany known as the “Hero of Cologne.”
Jurcevic is still willing to help anyone in need, even though he is pursuing his successful acting career, Beloved by many, the archetypal hero continues to engage in roles that complement his brawn and fearlessness.
Thanks to him, the women managed to avoid a grim assault.