Family puts life of fear behind them

By David Quick
Updated December 6 2012 - 11:34am, first published December 5 2012 - 9:38am

NOT so long ago, 13-year-old Andrew Van der Zel was unable to ride to school on his bicycle because of the very real risk of being "bikejacked", with a knife at his young throat.

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