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Drunk bloke caused £20,000 worth of damage trying to break into Selfridges with an axe

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alcohol has been sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years.Mark Mills caused more than £20,000 worth of damage to a plate-glass window at Selfridges on New Cathedral Street, Manchester in a poorly-planned attempted robbery that was “almost bound to fail”.At the time Mills was bingeing on up to nine litres of cider a day.

A judge has now spared him a prison term after being told that he has vowed to tackle his alcoholism.Manchester Crown Court heard that Mills and another unknown man were seen attempting to smash a window at the store at about 3.30am on March 13.

They were trying to force their way into the Louis Vuitton display which looks onto New Cathedral Street.Police arrived soon after and witnessed Mills wielding the axe, reports the Manchester Evening News.

They also saw him discard an item which was found to be a large kitchen knife, prosecutor Simon Barrett said.The pair had managed to create a hole in the window, and the knife had been used to make it larger so they could reach through it.

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