Overview

• Rosamund Pike shared that she was attacked and had her phone stolen in London in 2006 while speaking to her mother on the phone.
• The mugger, described as a kid on a bicycle, punched Pike in the face, leaving her with a bruise, before snatching her phone.
• The actress's mother, Caroline Friend, endured a distressing 15 minutes until Pike could call her back using another phone.
• London has reported over 70,000 mobile phone thefts in the last year, with a phone stolen every six minutes, often by thieves on bikes or mopeds.
• The Metropolitan Police have reported some success in reducing thefts through targeted operations, but city officials emphasize more work is needed to combat the issue.