Paul Whitehouse fought back during Islington mugging attempt

Comedian Paul Whitehouse fought back during an attempted mugging at a cashpoint in Islington while buying medicine for his wife, Mine Conkbayir, according to her account on social media. She said he recovered his bank card and the assailant fled without it. Conkbayir said Whitehouse had gone out to get medication after she felt unwell following a reaction to medical treatment. She placed the incident at a cashpoint beside a Sainsbury’s Local on Essex Road, in north London. The reports described the incident as occurring on Friday, October 16. In her post, Conkbayir said Whitehouse fought back after the attacker tried to take his card. She later said he was okay but frustrated, and that nobody had helped him during the incident. She said she shared the account with his permission to encourage people to be alert in public. The account of the incident and its details comes from Conkbayir’s social-media statements. The available information does not establish that police received a formal report or opened an investigation. Conkbayir said the couple were considering reporting it; no subsequent filing was confirmed. The attacker’s identity and whether anyone was arrested have not...