Secretary Mugged
TREVOR CLARKE "FINE" AFTER KNIFE HOLD UP
"You know what I want" said the prospective attacker, "just give me your money."
Trevor told Call Sign that he had decided in that second that he wasn’t going to be intimidated by this rather pathetic looking specimen of human being and got ready to swing his briefcase into the part of the muggers body that usually guarantees tears!
Almost sensing Trevor’s possible
"I felt some fear at that moment" said Trevor, "but I had already decided that he wasn’t going to get a thing from me".
On the other side of the road, three BT workers were standing and watching the events but made no attempt to intervene although probably realising that if all three ran across the road shouting, the hoodlum would have run off. There was suddenly a surprising lack of people walking by on the same side as Trevor and his assailant (it was about 7.30 by now and the City is hardly quiet at that time) but passers-by all seemed to be on the other side pointing to each other at the mugging that was taking place before their eyes.
Suddenly someone walked passed and asked Trevor if he was okay.
"Do I look okay" said Trevor with the knife still in his attacker’s hand. The
Then the hero of the day appeared - who else but a licensed taxi driver. As he slowed down for the lights, he saw the knife being waved. He pulled up and jumped out shouting. The attacker ran off down the street with nothing, while the cab driver insisted that Trevor got into his cab and took him into the car park refusing any offer of money.
"I was a bit shaken" said Trevor "but it wasn’t until the next day that it really hit me."
Trevor went on to say that it wasn’t a radio cab that stopped and he would appreciate it if any Call Sign readers who may know the identity of the driver, could let Trevor know his name. He would like to thank him personally.
