- The Fast Show star Paul Whitehouse was targeted by a mugger at a cash point in London’s Islington while collecting medication for his wife.
- The 68-year-old actor fought back against the assailant and successfully retrieved his bank card, forcing the perpetrator to flee empty-handed.
- Whitehouse's wife, Dr Mine Conkbayir, shared details of the incident on Instagram to urge the public to be “super vigilant”.
- Dr Conkbayir explained that Whitehouse was set upon after picking up medication for her following a “bad reaction” to a medical treatment.
- The mugging comes amid heightened debate over street crime in London, where Mayor Sadiq Khan recently claimed personal robbery rates are falling.
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