A VICIOUS robber who hit an Ellesmere Port man in the face with a gin glass during a raid on his home has been jailed for 12 years.

Wesley Sherlock, 27, of St Marys Street, Wallasey, left the 23-year-old victim with lifelong injuries following the terrifying incident on December 1 last year.

He was today (February 27) sentenced at Chester Crown Court.

Sherlock forced his way into the victim’s house on Victoria Road, Ellesmere Port, while shouting ‘police’ before attacking him.

The victim was grabbed by the coat and told to lie on his stomach and put his hands behind his back.

His watch was stolen from his wrist and he could hear rooms in his house being searched.

As the victim lay on the floor he was bleeding heavily from his face but unable to move.

Sherlock stole a games console, a designer handbag and a watch before escaping in a black BMW car parked nearby.

The victim was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital by ambulance and police were called.

On December 20 a warrant was executed at Sherlock’s address in Wallasey and he was arrested.

Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Constable Chris O’Connor, from Ellesmere Port Policing Unit, said: “Sherlock is a vicious and nasty individual as well as prolific in his offending.

“This attack saw a young man left with significant facial injuries which will forever remind him of what took place in his own home.

“I can only hope the sentence handed to Sherlock is a form of closure to the victim and helps him to move forward.”