Comedian Paul Whitehouse reportedly mugged at London cash machine

Reports from BBC, Oxford Mail and The Telegraph say comedian Paul Whitehouse, 68, was mugged at a London cash machine and fought off the attacker while buying medicine for his wife. The items give no further details on the incident.

Timeline

1. 16 Oct, 14:50 UTCTelegraph reports he fought off mugger
2. 18 Oct, 00:06 UTCFirst appeared on BBC Entertainment
3. 18 Oct, 20:40 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
4. 18 Oct, 20:40 UTCBBC reports Whitehouse mugging

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