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Axe-wielding Congleton hotel burglars jailed

By Matthew Hancock-Bruce 30th May 2025

Two men who broke into a hotel on Swan Bank have been jailed (Credit: Nub News)
Two men who broke into a hotel on Swan Bank have been jailed (Credit: Nub News)

Axe-wielding burglars have been jailed.

Grant Holder, 42, and Jonathan Williams, 37, have each been sentenced to seven weeks imprisonment following a burglary in Congleton.

It is understood they broke into the Lion & Swan Hotel and stole cleaning supplies.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "On April 8, it was reported that occupants at a hotel in Swan Bank, Congleton, had stolen cleaning products from the storeroom.

"This was captured on CCTV which also showed them in possession of an axe."

Holder, of Spring Lodge Avenue Bridge in Stoke-on-Trent, and Williams, of Aylesbury Road in Stoke-on-Trent, appeared at Crewe Magistrates Court on Wednesday (May 28) for sentencing.

They were both charged with burglary other than a dwelling and possession of a bladed article, namely an axe.

Both men were sentenced to seven weeks imprisonment.

The court records state that such a sentence was justified as the defendants are considered 'professional criminals'.

The court also ordered the duo to pay £85 each in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

     

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