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An 'armed' robber who raided a McDonald's in the Midlands was forced to buy a cheeseburger in order to get the till open.

Daniel Parra-Braun struck at a Coventry McDonalds and was told the till couldn't be opened without something being bought.

So he ordered a cheeseburger to get it open and even handed over a fiver to pay for it, reports CoventryLive .

Parra-Braun, of Allesley Old Road, Chapelfields, was jailed for five years on Friday (October 4) after he pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court to two charges of robbery and two of attempted robbery.

He had burst into the fast-food restaurant and placed a note on the counter which read: “I am armed. Give till cash now.”

He told staff: “You’re going to have to, I’m armed.”

It was one of four times Parra-Braun struck in 12 hours.

He has now been jailed for five years after admitting two robberies and two attempted robberies.

Parra-Braun was caught shortly after the raids in June last year in his home city of Coventry.

Judge Peter Cooke said at Warwick Crown Court: “I accept this bizarre few hours in your life was the product of something of a psychiatric collapse.

"Your behaviour has that peculiar flavour to it and was not just about obtaining money.

“There’s no suggestion you had a weapon, but the people on the other end of the threats were not to know that.”

Ian Windridge, defending, said that a few days earlier Parra-Braun had attended St Michael’s psychiatric hospital in Warwick and remained there for a night or two before voluntarily discharging himself.

“He has mental health conditions, but they did not contribute to the offending, nor did they require hospital treatment," said Mr Windridge.

“He goes back to Coventry. He doesn’t really know what he’s doing. He makes comments and writes notes.

"He wasn’t in need of money. It was a cry for help, but not a substantial one."