Public urged to be 'super vigilant' after Paul Whitehouse mugged in London

• 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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