Jail for man who attacked takeaway worker with wheel brace

A man who attacked a takeaway staff member with a car wheel brace in Stoke-on-Trent, has been jailed for four and a half years.

Dominic Chaplin who's 28 and from Stoke-on-Trent, demanded money from a staff member at the Lin Chinese takeaway on King Street in Fenton. It happened on Friday 27th September at around 11.50pm.

The attack was seen on the takeaway's CCTV:

Chaplin verbally abused the worker, demanding money. The worker handed Chaplin £40 of his own money, but he was then followed into the kitchen where he was pushed against the wall and struck over the head.

Chaplin then made off and was arrested a short time later.

The worker suffered head injuries and was given glue treatment for open wounds.

Chaplin pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court at an earlier hearing. He also pleaded guilty to possession of Class B drugs after officers searched his home address and recovered cannabis, and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.