{"id":144706,"date":"2018-06-22T06:52:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T06:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/home-and-aways-orpheus-pledger-helped-stop-street-attack\/"},"modified":"2018-06-22T06:52:52","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T06:52:52","slug":"home-and-aways-orpheus-pledger-helped-stop-street-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/home-and-aways-orpheus-pledger-helped-stop-street-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Home and Away’s Orpheus Pledger helped stop street attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger has described how he intervened to help a woman who was being attacked on an Australian street.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old, who plays Mason Morgan in the Australian soap, said he had spotted the woman apparently being followed by a man in Sydney last year.<\/p>\n

When the woman was approached and thrown to the ground, Pledger grabbed the attacker and helped restrain him.<\/p>\n

The man, 28, was convicted of assault this week, Australian media reported.<\/p>\n

Pledger said he had noticed a "suspicious character" emerge from an alleyway during a walk at night.<\/p>\n

"I instantly drew my attention to this person - my instinct told me something was wrong," said Pledger, who gave evidence to a court in April.<\/p>\n

Sydney's Daily Telegraph reported that Pledger could not speak publicly about the case, an attempted robbery, until it had concluded.<\/p>\n

The actor's account comes amid intense discussion in Australia about violence in public places following the high-profile killing of a young comedian in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

'Call the police'<\/h2>\n

Pledger said he had acted after seeing the man run up behind the woman and throw her to the ground.<\/p>\n

"In that moment my instincts kicked in and I ran up and was screaming, 'stop stop stop'," he told the BBC.<\/p>\n

"I pulled him off her and was holding him back physically while yelling out for someone to call the police."<\/p>\n

He said nearby residents had alerted authorities and helped restrain the man until police arrived.<\/p>\n

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    The attacker could face up to 20 years in jail, the Daily Telegraph said. Pledger said the victim was "ok", but could not give further details.<\/p>\n

    "Violence towards anyone should never be tolerated," the actor said.<\/p>\n

    The killing of comedian Eurydice Dixon, whose body was found in a Melbourne park last week, has prompted a wide-ranging discussion in Australia about bettering public safety.<\/p>\n

    While police have welcomed many ideas, they have also repeated cautions about the public intervening in potentially dangerous situations.<\/p>\n

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    • Young comedian's killing shocks Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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