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Armed robber in Leeds captured by customer

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An armed robber was tackled by a customer in a Leeds betting office who had been threatened at gunpoint.

Judo enthusiast Martin Richardson could now be in line for a bravery award after preventing Azar Sulman's escape after the robbery at a William Hill branch in January.

Twenty-year-old student Sulman has been sentenced to a six-year term in a young offenders' institution after admitting a series of robberies.

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