Shane Bryant from Birmingham, died two days after robbing a Co-Op store in Ashby with a friend (Photo)

An armed robber, who died after a have-a-go-hero restrained him in a shop raid, smashed his head on a concrete beam while trying to escape, a court heard today.
Father-of-two Shane Bryant, 29, of Birmingham, and a friend robbed a Co-Op store in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, while wielding a golf club and baseball bat on Thursday night.

As the pair tried to flee the scene, a 24-year-old man restrained Bryant and the robber's accomplice mounted the pavement in his Audi in an unsuccessful attempt to free his friend.
One of the crowd who detained suspect Bryant claims he collapsed shortly after hitting his head on a beam as he tried to clamber over a gate which passersby had shut.

Bryant died after police were called to reports of two men entering a Co-op on Market Street in Ashby, and threatening staff with a baseball bat and golf club.
He was rushed to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre following the raid last Thursday night in a 'critical' condition but he died on Saturday morning.

A 24-year-old man who helped foil Bryant's getaway was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm but has since been released pending inquiries.
A 67-year-old man who helped restrain Bryant has told how he saw the crook smash his head while trying to scale a gate by an alleyway at the side of the shop.
The witness, who had been drinking with his two sons in a pub opposite the Co-op at the time of the raid, said: 'It was Thursday night, around 10pm. We were in the White