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Paul Whitehouse ‘Mugged at London Cash Point’ While Picking up Wife’s Medication
The comedian fought off the attacker and retrieved his card, while his wife said the incident happened as he bought medicine for her.
- On Friday, Fast Show and Gone Fishing star Paul Whitehouse was targeted by a mugger while using a cashpoint outside a Sainsbury Local on Essex Road in Islington.
- Whitehouse was out purchasing medicine for his wife, Mine Conkbayir, late Friday night when the incident occurred; she described the ordeal as a "horrid start to the weekend" on Instagram.
- According to Conkbayir, Whitehouse fought back and successfully retrieved his bank card, forcing the attacker to "scuttle away empty-handed."
- Actor Georgina Hagen and Guilty Feminist host Deborah Frances-White joined others in offering support, as Conkbayir warned people to remain "super vigilant" while out and about.
- While the couple considers reporting the incident to the police, Conkbayir expressed skepticism, stating "the police have never helped when it's happened to me" in comments.
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Paul Whitehouse mugged in terrifying attack on London street as wife issues statement about ordeal
Paul Whitehouse, the 68-year-old comedian known for The Fast Show and BBC's Gone Fishing, was targeted by a mugger at a cashpoint in north London while out to collect medication for his wife.The incident took place on Essex Road in Islington after his wife, Dr Mine Conkbayir, suffered an adverse reaction to medical treatment that left her unwell and needing medicine.Dr Conkbayir, who married Mr Whitehouse in 2019, shared the ordeal on Instagram …
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