(posted 7982 days ago)Vendor Steps In
The Big Issue
June 24-30 2002A woman who was attacked outside a supermarket was rescued by a Big Issue vendor. Diana Braithwaite was assaulted by a man outside a branch of Tesco in London. "The cash machine wasn't working and this guy seemed to be getting impatient. Then I felt two blows to my head and fell to the floor and he started kicking me. A Big Issue vendor came and chased the guy. I didn't find out his name before I was taken to hospital. I'd like to thank him." Police are investigating the attack.