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An armed groom-to-be tried to rob a corner shop after he lost the money he needed for his wedding to a cryptocurrency con.
Louis Crosby 'naively' converted his savings into a digital cash investment but had been the victim of an online scam and lost the lot.
Newcastle Crown Court heard within an hour of finding out all of his money had gone, the 25-year-old walked into a Premier shop in Sunderland, armed with a pistol and ordered 'give me the money, I have a gun.'
However, the store owner and the worker behind the till put up an 'astonishing' fight, knocked the weapon out of his hand and kept him there until the police arrived.
Crosby, who has never been in trouble before, has now been given a suspended prison sentence after a judge said the cryptocurrency 'disaster' plunged him into a mental 'crisis'.
Louis Crosby, 25, of Sunderland, 'naively' converted his savings into a digital cash investment but quickly found he was the victim of an online scam and had lost everything
After losing his savings, a desperate Crosby armed himself with an air rifle and attempted to rob a Premier corner shop, but was fought off by staff who called police
The court heard Crosby had put his hood up, covered his face in a scarf and slipped on sunglasses before he went into the shop at St. Luke's Road in Sunderland at around 10.50pm on November 27 last year.
Proscutor Neil Pallister told the court: 'The defendant approached the counter and the complainant saw a gun pointing towards him, through the gap at the bottom of the perspex screen.
'The defendant said 'give me the money, I have a gun'.'
The court heard instead of cowering away, the brave shop worker walked towards the armed raider, despite the gun still being pointed at him.
And when the shop owner heard the commotion, he pressed the panic alarm and then stepped in to help.
Mr Pallister said the shop owner picked up a broken broom handle to use in self defence because he 'feared for his life'.
The shop worker then grabbed at the gun and
