Ashton man charged after an attempted robbery

A man from Ashton has been sentenced to 27 months in prison following an attempted robbery.

Gregory Braithwaite (pictured), 36, of Penrith Avenue, Ashton was seen before Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday (6 April) where he received his final sentencing.

Reports of an attempted robbery were received after the Premier Store on Crowhill Road in Ashton was entered by Braithwaite in May of last year, carrying a makeshift axe and threatening the shopkeeper, demanding a bottle of alcohol.

Gregory Braithwaite left empty handed but left a mother and her 8-year-old son extremely shaken as they were present in the shop at the time of his offence.

PC Grange, Neighbourhood Beat Officer, reported of how Braithwaite was unable to remember this incident due to alcohol and drugs. He plead guilty throughout the investigation and showed remorse for his actions.