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03/11/2010
Man Remanded As Robbery Pensioner Dies
The PSNI has launched a murder inquiry after an elderly Belfast man who tackled a robber died in hospital.
The 75-year-old - who suffered a heart attack after trying to prevent a robbery in west Belfast - died in the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH).
Samuel Crawford was in a corner shop in Cavendish Street on Monday when a masked man entered and attempted to steal the till.
As he tried to stop the robber, Mr Crawford took a heart attack at the shop doorway and collapsed.
He was taken to the nearby RVH in a critical condition and died on Wednesday.
A 19-year-old, Darren Valliday-Smyth, of no fixed abode, has since been charged with attempted robbery, assault, and possession of a canister of CS gas.
He is alleged to have tried to steal a till from the newsagents on Cavendish Street. There was no application for bail and Mr Valliday-Smyth is due to reappear before the court via video link on the 11 November.
(BMcC/GK)
The 75-year-old - who suffered a heart attack after trying to prevent a robbery in west Belfast - died in the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH).
Samuel Crawford was in a corner shop in Cavendish Street on Monday when a masked man entered and attempted to steal the till.
As he tried to stop the robber, Mr Crawford took a heart attack at the shop doorway and collapsed.
He was taken to the nearby RVH in a critical condition and died on Wednesday.
A 19-year-old, Darren Valliday-Smyth, of no fixed abode, has since been charged with attempted robbery, assault, and possession of a canister of CS gas.
He is alleged to have tried to steal a till from the newsagents on Cavendish Street. There was no application for bail and Mr Valliday-Smyth is due to reappear before the court via video link on the 11 November.
(BMcC/GK)
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