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Old 26-01-2013, 10:06   #8
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Re: Gunman dies after public stop Plymouth bookmaker robbery

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Originally Posted by Derek View Post
Doubtful. Wearing a gas mask, in his 50's and (assuming here from the usual older robber background) in poor health getting pinned to the ground by a bunch of people would probably bring on a heart attack or some form of positional asphyxia.

Unless the CCTV, which is usually excellent in bookies, shows anything untoward it's just one very poor decision by the robber.
It's probably better it happened in civilian hands than police hands because you can bet your bottom dollar that some poor copper would get hung out to dry if the robber had died when the police pinned him to the ground
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