Vincent Foley Jailed for Seven Years for Hammer Attack on Handforth Greggs

The judge cited his extensive record in imposing a seven-year term with release on licence after half.

Overview

Chester Crown Court sentenced Foley on September 11 after he admitted multiple offences linked to the July 4 spree.
On July 4, he entered the Handforth Greggs in a balaclava with a hammer, struck a staff member, failed to open the safe, and fled.
Later that day he burgled a nearby home, stealing watches, bracelets, a deactivated shotgun and a chequebook, then tried to cash cheques on July 7.
He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, burglary and theft, and possessing an offensive weapon, while wounding and fraud charges will lie on file.
The Greggs employee needed six stitches above his left eye and told the court he was ‘scarred for life,’ as police credited CCTV for identifying Foley before his July 14 arrest and prosecutors outlined 43 prior convictions including a 2014 robbery.