Leicestershire Police says it is 'considering the next steps' after an inquest jury concluded that a robber died after unreasonable force was used to detain him at an Ashby store.

The BBC reported that Shane Bryant, 29, was confronted by a group following a raid at the Co-op in Market Street, in 2017.

The inquest previously heard he was put in a headlock and restrained by members of the public for 17 minutes.

Yesterday (Tuesday) a jury found while much of the force used to restrain him was reasonable, some "more likely than not" contributed to his death.

North Leicestershire Coroner's Court also heard there were missed opportunities by an off-duty police officer in the management of the restraint of Mr Bryant, that "more likely than not" contributed to his death.

The medical cause of death was given as global brain ischaemia and multiple organ failure after cardiorespiratory arrest following a period of restraint.

The inquest had earlier heard Mr Bryant, who was from Birmingham, was in a group that targeted the store in Ashby-de-la-Zouch late on 13 July.

A female member of staff was dragged away from the store's counter but the noise attracted people from nearby pubs.

It was this group - which included an off-duty Leicestershire Police officer and a retired West Midlands officer - that confronted Mr Bryant and intervened to stop him fleeing.

Mr Bryant was taken ill at the scene and pronounced dead two days later.

Leicestershire Police issued a statement following the jury's conclusion.

The force said: "Today (Tuesday 26 October) a three week inquest concluded following the death of 29-year-old Shane Bryant following an incident in July 2017."

The Deputy Chief Constable Rob Nixon added: "The past four years have no doubt been an extremely distressing time for the family and friends of Mr Bryant and my thoughts and sympathies remain with them at this time.

"It has also, no doubt, been an extremely distressing time for all those who were involved in the incident on the evening of 13 July 2017. My thoughts are also with them.

"Over the past three weeks, the inquest has heard from officers and members of the public who were trying to do the right thing when unexpectedly faced with an extremely terrifying situation.

"I would like to thank them for participating in this inquest which has been an extremely complex, difficult and sensitive hearing.

"Today's conclusion has determined that whilst much of the force which was used on Mr Bryant was reasonable there were some aspects which were not.

"No more clarity has been provided as to which those aspects were.

"The conclusion has also highlighted that there were some missed opportunities in the management of this incident by one of our officers who had intervened when off duty, and that some of those missed opportunities contributed to Mr Bryant's death.

"We know this was an extremely challenging situation for this, or any, officer to find himself in.

"We continue to give the officer all possible support. We will now consider our response to this finding and the next steps that we take.

"We will remain in contact with Mr Bryant's family and other organisations involved as we progress with this."