Peter Crouch gets haircut from elderly riot victim

One of the most widely seen images of the London riots was 89-year-old Aaron Biber looking over the damage to his ransacked and looted barber shop on Tottenham High Street. After decades of working out of the small shop, Biber said he would have to close when he found his windows smashed, hairdryers stolen and tea kettle gone because he didn't have insurance and couldn't afford repairs.

Yet, as terrible as it was, football fans couldn't help but joke about how one item the looters didn't take was the Peter Crouch autographed photo propped beside Mr. Biber's mirror. The Crouch jokes weren't the only thing to come out of the elderly barber's story, though. A "Keep Aaron Cutting" campaign was started on the Internet and quickly raised 35,000 to get the lifelong Spurs fan back up and running. And to show his support for the campaign, Peter Crouch himself even showed up at the Aaron Biber's Gentlemens Hairdressing shop for a visit...

Said Crouch/a PR rep (via Spurs' official website):

"I wasn't expecting to get a hair cut but I needed one and was in a barber shop, so I thought 'why not!?' Aaron did a great job.

"It was sad to see what had happened to his, and a lot of other people's businesses and lives, after the recent troubles. But it's great to see the r! esponse so many people have given.

"From spending time with Aaron there's no doubt he's a lifelong Spurs fan and his shop is walking distance from the stadium, so it's only right we show our support.

"The Club do a lot of good work in the community and it's something we will continue to do to help Tottenham recover from what has happened, and the players are fully behind this."

Hopefully Gervinho pays Mr. Biber a visit next.

Photos: Getty