College Student Raises Money for Mugging Victim

2008_09_melf.jpgOne heartwarming thing to come from the horrible mugging of 85-year-old Lillian France in a Brooklyn apartment building's elevator: The Daily News reports that Megdar Evans College student Keyston Boyce raised $900 to replace the money that was stolen from France. Boyston, who "led a door-to-door effort," explained, "She could have easily been my grandmother." (Police arrested Cornelius Abson, suspected of mugging many other senior citizens, a few days after the crime.) France said of Boyce, "In spite of all these bad things that are going on in this country and in our neighborhoods, there are still good kids around who are willing to do good things."

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Excellent story; I'm glad this was publicized.

I know--it makes humankind seem slightly less doomed.

I think she planned the whole thing. You go Granny :) C'mon just kidding.

Look at her face, she is hardcore!!

It's Medgar Evers College, not Megdar Evans.

There should be much more stories like this in the media.

she scared away the mugger with her bulldog looks.

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