Britain’s oldest employee has told how he single-handedly fought off a gang of muggers.
Buster Martin, 100, a van cleaner for Pimlico Plumbers, was walking to a bus stop in south London when three youths pounced on him from behind.
Despite their best efforts to subdue him, the Second World War veteran launched a counterattack and sent them running empty-handed.
He said: “They obviously thought I would be an easy touch because I’m old. But they soon found out I’m still a good fighter.
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1 jimmy // Mar 30, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Good for him! It just goes to show that you don’t need to be young to defend yourself
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