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’It was either me or him and I won,’ British retiree says after beating back mugger

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84-year-old British man beat back mugger who tried to rob him at a laundry in the north of England .

Ron Croker was drying clothes at the unstaffed Coin-Op Launderette in Maltby in South Yorkshire .

The would-be robber wanted his wallet and Croker wasn't giving it up without a fight.

Croker pushed the man out the door, and told him if he came back, "I'm gonna kill you".

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54

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50

Neutral language

39

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

25

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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short-lived

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