‘I’d do it again’: Katherine Jenkins defends her ‘instinctive’ decision to help elderly woman in ‘violent’ street robbery as singer insists she’s forgiven the mugger
- The musician, , broke her silence on the street robbery which left her ‘shaken up’ in a new interview
- In December, the singer was mugged for her £ 2019 iPhone after she attempted to stop her attacker snatching an elderly woman’s handbag in West London
- Just hours after the mugging, the Angel hitmaker performed at the Henry van Straubenzee charity carol concert as she ‘did want to let anyone down ‘
- The Classical songstress claimed she stepped in as the elderly woman was’ clearly in distress and screaming for help ‘
- Katherine insisted she wants to extend an olive branch to th e mugger due to her Christian faith
- The – year-old, who was arrested at the scene with a friend, also pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at the hearing at Highbury Magistrates’ Court
By Rianne Addo For Mailonline
Published: : (BST,) (March) :
(Last last year, the musician, 42, was mugged for her £ 500 iPhone after she bravely attempted to stop her attacker snatching an elderly woman’s handbag on King’s Road in West London .
Nearly four months on from the incident, the singer has defended her ‘instinctive’ decision to help the victim, and has even insisted she’s ‘forgiven’ the teenage mugger due to her Christian faith.
‘If it happened again, I’d do it again’: Katherine Jenkins has broken her silence on the street robbery which left her ‘shaken up’
‘If it happened again, I’d do it again ‘, the media personality defiantly told
She explained: ‘So many people just walked past. It was an instinct to rush over and, in doing so, I got attacked as well. It’s part of my faith to give people a chance and show forgiveness. ‘
Horror: In December, the singer, 42, was mugged for her iPhone after she bravely attempted to stop her attacker snatching an elderly woman’s handbag in West London (pictured)
‘I didn’t want to let them down’: Just hours after the mugging, the Angel hitmaker performed at the Henry van Straubenzee charity carol concert at St Luke’s Church (pictured)
‘It was an instinct’: The classical songstress claimed she stepped in as the elderly woman was ‘clearly in distress and screaming for help’ during the incident
Katherine said she was apprehensive to discover her husband Andrew Levitas’ opinion on her bold act, but was relieve d when he told her: ‘I’m proud of you’.
Just hours after the mugging, the Angel hitmaker performed at the Henry van Straubenzee charity carol concert at St Luke’s Church.
On why she decided to take to the stage, she added: ‘I was shaken up initially. But my instinct is always to keep going, so I got out there. It was a charity. I didn’t want to let them down. ‘ Support: Katherine said she was apprehensive to discover her husband Andrew Levitas’ opinion on her bold act, but was relieved when he told her: ‘I’m proud of you’ (pictured in
In January, the – year-old, described as a ‘Grade A’ student who cannot be named because of her age, said she wants to apologize in person.
The teen, who was arrested at the scene with a friend, also pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at the hearing at Highbury Magistrates’ Court.
The girl told magistrates that she grabbed the singer’s Apple iPhone fearing she was being filmed while trying to rob the woman Katherine stepped in to protect.
The Welsh mezzo-soprano was referred to on the charge sheet under her married name Katheri ne Levitas, because she did not appear at court.
When asked by the judge what she could do to help Katherine feel better, the ‘ashamed’ mugger said she ‘ d ‘probably apologise’ and write her a letter, admitting: ‘I know that’s not going to make up for what I did’.
The blonde, who shares daughter Aaliyah, four, and son Xander, months, with the film director , , has recently been keeping busy by entertaining fans with online concerts amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Back to business: The blonde has recently been keeping busy by entertaining fans with online concerts amid the coronavirus pandemic (pictured earlier this month)
GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings