Security guard relives shooting

The armed robbery took place in Newport city centre

A security guard has described how he was robbed of £75,000 at gunpoint before being shot in the leg at the Halifax Bank in Newport.

Roy Grey described to Cardiff Crown Court how a masked man held a gun to his face during a delivery last April.

Leroy Davidson, 22, Daniel Nelson, 27, and Michail Sinclair, all from Birmingham, deny wounding.

A fourth man, Ryan Gamble, 23, from Birmingham, denies the shooting and a firearm charge. The trial continues.

Giving evidence on Friday, Mr Grey told the court that on the day of the robbery he and his Securicor colleague Reg Johnson had made several stops in Newport, before he went into the Halifax carrying a small envelope of foreign currency.

The prosecution allege Ryan Gamble, of Highgate, Birmingham, and Michail Sinclair, 20, of Erdington, Birmingham entered the bank in Newport and shot the guard.

CCTV image of a black car pulling away from the robbery scene

Mr Grey described to the jurors how someone took hold of him and began demanding money, shouting "give us the money" and "we want your money", as he waited to be taken through to a secure area in the bank.

He said he handed over what he was carrying, and was pushed outside and held up against the back window of the Securicor van, in view of his colleague.

It was then he saw the gun, he said, as it was pointed at the side of his face.

Mr Grey said he crouched down and called through the hatch. Mr Johnson passed out a dummy bag, and then cash as the robber demanded more.

After the money was handed over, Mr Grey told the court he began to get a feeling he would be shot.

He described how the robber lowered the gun down to his chest, then stomach, and further down to his legs.

The masked man was about 18 inches away when he shot him in the thigh.

Mr Grey told the court he fell to the ground, but at first he did not think he had been shot.

'Flashbacks'

Worried he would be shot again, Mr Grey said he rolled around the back of the van as the robber turned and left.

Mr Grey spent four days in hospital and was away from work for nearly six months.

He says he still suffers from pain and 'flashbacks' of the incident.

Leroy Davidson is accused of keeping look-out during the robbery, and the oldest of the defendants, Daniel Nelson is accused of driving the get-away car and providing a safe-house.

Mr Davidson and Mr Nelson deny conspiracy to rob, possessing a firearm with intent to rob, and unlawful wounding.

Mr Sinclair has admitted conspiracy to commit robbery and to having a firearm with intent to rob, but denies unlawful wounding.

Mr Gamble denies all the charges and an additional charge of having a firearm with criminal intent.