INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Benedict Cumberbatch jumped out of his taxi and ran to aid the man working for a food delivery company
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, known for his portrayal of fictional
crime-fighter Sherlock Holmes and comic book superhero Doctor Strange in the Marvel movies, has been hailed a hero for chasing away four
assailants as they mugged a cyclist in London.Cumberbatch, 41, jumped out of his taxi and ran to the aid of the man working for food
delivery company Deliveroo as he was set upon by the muggers, the Sun newspaper reported."The cyclist was lucky, Benedict's a superhero,"
Cumberbatch's Uber driver Manuel Dias told the Sun
"Benedict was courageous, brave and selfless
If he hadn't stepped in the cyclist could have been seriously injured.The attempted robbery took place on Marylebone High Street, just
around the corner from Holmes' fictional home on Baker Street."One of the males attempted to grab the victim's cycle He was then punched in
the face, struck on the head and hit with his helmet," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, adding that the incident took place in
November last year."Nothing was reported stolen
The victim did not require hospital treatment
No arrests have been made," the statement added.Cumberbatch, who has played the fictional detective in TV series "Sherlock" since 2010, has
also starred in films such as The Hobbit, Avengers: Infinity War and The Imitation Game, where he portrayed British World War Two
codebreaker Alan Turing.Dias said the actor ran up to the assailants and pulled them away, shouting "leave him alone" before they
fled.Cumberbatch told the Sun he was not a hero."I did it out of, well, I had to, you know," he was quoted as saying.© Thomson Reuters
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