UK UK - Janice Weston, 36, Murdered, A1 Layby, Brampton, Cambs. / London, 10 September 1983

[Konstantin]

Does the killer wait until the tyre is changed before he strikes? Or does he bludgeon Janice, dump her body nearby, then finish changing the tyre before driving off?

The latter would seem to be quite risky but then, he could have been pumped with adrenaline and the only way to drive off is to finish changing the tyre, so...

I think there is a bit of a misconception about certain martial arts and their ability to give people, particularly women vs male attackers, a fighting chance. Martial arts are practiced within a specific ruleset. They are very much not street fighting where there are no rules -- actually there are very different rules. You fight other women in your weight class in very specific rules. There is a reason why sports are gender segregated (I know that is controversial but having trained combat sports, there is a reason why there are weight classes and men should NOT be fighting women). Even if Janice had a black belt in BJJ and fought Muay Thai as an ammy or pro, she would have little chance against a male attacker with a weapon and bad intentions.

A smaller woman has really no chance against a larger male who is hellbent on hurting her, especially if he has a weapon and is not helpfully sticking to the set of rules you learned in a gym. The best way to win a fight is not to get involved in one which is not something you have a choice about when you are attacked.