A masked armed robber who collapsed after he was tackled by a have-a-go hero during a raid on a bookmakers suffered a cardiac arrest and died, an inquest has heard.
Career criminal Alan Levers, 50, was wearing a black gas mask and carrying an imitation handgun when he was wrestled to the ground by a punter at the bookies.
The man, known only as Robert, described to the inquest how he "jumped on him from behind and wrestled him to the floor" when Levers stormed into the Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in Plymouth, Devon.
He had him in a headlock, seconds after Levers had pointed the fake 9mm pistol at the betting shop manager and demanded cash.
John Doyle and his brother Patrick, who were also in the bookmakers on the evening of January 25, went to help and knocked the pistol out of the gunman's hand, holding him down until police arrived.
Robert, who asked not to give his full name publicly, said: "The man was struggling quite considerably and I was scared to let him up because I was concerned he might have had potentially some unconventional weapon like a knife or a screwdriver that could do as much damage.
"The other man said not to hold on to him too tight and I remember replying that I wasn't holding on to him too tight, I was just making sure he didn't get up.
The attempted armed robbery took place at a bookmakers in Plymouth "We also didn't know if he had any people outside the shop who could have done anything - kick us, stab us - do anything to release that man."
John Doyle said in a written statement that he "kicked the robber to the right side of his ribcage" and "punched out at him several times at his hand" to try and get Levers to release the gun.
He added: "Paddy kicked the gun out of his right hand. The offender was struggling for a few minutes and then seemed to relax."
His brother described how once he had got the gun away, he "did not see the robber move much more".
Officers found that Levers, an alcoholic and former heroin addict, was not responding to their commands and when they removed his gas mask he was unconscious.
Paramedics could not revive him and he was pronounced dead later that night, the inquest in Plymouth heard.
A post-mortem examination found that Levers, a former steel erector from Plymouth, had 289mg of alcohol in 100ml blood, meaning he was more than three-and-a-half times the drink drive limit.
Dr Russell Delaney said the cause of death was a combination of chest compression, restricted breathing and alcohol intake.
The court also watched a recording of the incident which had been captured on two cameras inside the bookmakers.
Detective Sergeant Paul Otter, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the incident had been fully investigated and there was no evidence that any of the people involved in restraining Levers committed any offence.
Plymouth coroner Ian Arrow recorded a narrative verdict.
Levers' partner, Julie Lidstone, told the hearing he had been trying to overcome his alcohol addiction and that he had not been able to work as a roofer because of the bad weather and was short of money.
"I am sorry for what the witnesses were put through at Ladbrokes. What happened should never have happened in the first place and Alan paid the ultimate price," she said afterwards.
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