Bradford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Jayna Mistry and her co-director Asad Ashraf used a customer's personal identification records from a mobile phone dealership to nominate an innocent motorist as the driver for two speeding offences, causing the innocent motorist to receive £706 in fines and court costs and five penalty points. The scheme was uncovered by West Yorkshire Police's Digital Submissions and Investigation Team.

Asad Ashraf and his co-director Jayna Mistry used personal identification documents previously provided by a customer at a mobile phone dealership to nominate an innocent motorist as the driver responsible for two speeding offences in the Bradford district. This caused the innocent motorist to incur £706 in fines and court costs and five penalty points before a West Yorkshire Police investigation traced the fraudulent paperwork back to the defendants.

Mohammed Ali was involved in a money laundering plot in which elderly and vulnerable victims were deceived into transferring money by a man posing as a bank fraud investigator. Ali admitted two charges of possessing criminal property relating to victims who transferred about £13,000 in October 2023.

Wasim Javed was part of a money laundering plot in which elderly and vulnerable victims were scammed out of their savings by a man posing as a bank fraud investigator. Victims were persuaded to transfer money as part of a supposed sting operation into accounts linked to Javed and another man, with some money used to purchase foreign currency.

A teaching assistant from Bradford groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl aged between 15 and 16 at a care home in the Bradford district in 2021. He admitted three counts of sexual activity with a child. The victim said he was supposed to help her learn but instead abused her while she was in care.

Cheten Bhardwaj was driving a Volvo V40 under the influence of nitrous oxide on Halifax Road on 9 May last year when he crashed into multiple vehicles, leaving a woman seriously injured. Dashcam footage from his own vehicle recorded his passenger repeatedly urging him to slow down and use the brake. He subsequently admitted the offences.

In July, he invited a woman he had known since childhood into his flat for a drink. When she tried to leave to collect her child, he prevented her from leaving, took her phone and removed the SIM card, strangled her from behind, dragged her by the hair, struck her head against a wall, and repeatedly hit her, telling her she was going to die. She managed to alert police the next morning and he was arrested nearby. Following his arrest he subjected a custody inspector to racial abuse. He was sentenced for intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault on an emergency worker, and racially aggravated intentional harassment.

Kasey Fitton, aged 20, was arrested in February 2025 on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with four children outside the West Yorkshire Police force area. A subsequent investigation by Bradford Safeguarding Unit uncovered large-scale sexual offending, and in February 2026 he was charged with 16 counts of sexual communication with a child and 20 counts of making or possessing indecent images of children. Five child victims were identified. He admitted all offences at Bradford Crown Court.

In May 2023, Haseeb Mahmood and his co-defendants lured two workers to business premises under the guise of company training. The workers were accused of stealing and, despite denying it, were forced to transfer money from their bank accounts. They were threatened not to report the incident to the police. Mahmood pleaded guilty to blackmail in June 2026.

In May 2023, Yasar Akhtar and his co-defendants lured two workers to business premises under the guise of company training. The workers were accused of stealing and, despite denying it, were forced to transfer money from their bank accounts. They were threatened not to report the incident to the police. Akhtar pleaded guilty to blackmail in June 2026.

In May 2023, Yousaf Akhtar and his co-defendants lured two workers to business premises under the guise of company training. The workers were accused of stealing and, despite denying it, were forced to transfer money from their bank accounts. They were threatened not to report the incident to the police. Akhtar pleaded guilty to blackmail in June 2026.

Nadeem Khan deliberately drove a Nissan Juke at speed onto the pavement outside a casino in Bradford on 11 May, hitting bollards while attempting to seriously harm staff and customers. The incident was carried out in retaliation after Khan had been banned from the casino.

Peter Etherington acted as a director of PP Global Media Limited while disqualified between April 2019 and October 2022, despite other people being appointed as named directors. He controlled the company's bank account and key financial decisions, arranged a Bounce Back Loan, recruited individuals to director roles, and received more than £100,000 from the company account between December 2018 and January 2023. He had been disqualified as a company director on three separate occasions. He avoided an earlier court appearance by claiming to be in an induced coma, but investigators found he had not been in hospital.

Lee Symonds attacked an 82-year-old man during a road-rage incident on 4 August 2023 near Skipton. After the victim pulled onto the A59 at Carleton, Symonds drove alongside and tried to force him off the road, then overtook and braked sharply, causing a collision. Symonds got out, punched the victim multiple times to the head, and as the man slumped against his car, repeatedly slammed the car door into his head. Members of the public intervened and Symonds fled. The victim suffered multiple facial fractures, a displaced tooth and nerve damage, and later had two subdural haematomas requiring surgery.

Sohail Jahangir was driving a blue Audi Q2 near Ilkley, North Yorkshire, on 2 April 2023 when he overtook a vehicle that had slowed to allow a cyclist to turn right. He struck the cyclist mid-turn, throwing him into the air. The cyclist suffered blunt head injuries including skull fractures and died about an hour later. Jahangir initially denied the offence and blamed the cyclist, but pleaded guilty on the day of trial in May 2026. He also admitted dangerous driving in 2024 following a police pursuit and drug supply offences in 2025.

Neil Allsopp, 48, of Mixenden, Halifax, subjected a woman to a campaign of terror, causing grievous bodily harm with intent, assault and strangulation. He poured bleach on her, leaving her feeling like she was on fire, and jumped on her with his knees, causing multiple fractures to her ribs, spine and breastbone. The victim was so badly beaten that a neighbour initially thought her disfigured face was a Halloween mask. Allsopp was using three to four bags of cocaine a day, and the victim genuinely feared he would kill her. The abuse came to light when she sought help at a neighbour's property.

Amazar Ali was one of six men who groomed and sexually abused a vulnerable teenage victim in and around Halifax between 2006 and 2009, when the victim was aged between 13 and 15. The victim was often under the influence of alcohol or drugs given by the offenders. The offending came to light after the victim spoke to police in 2019.

Naveed Anjum was one of six men who groomed and sexually abused a vulnerable teenage victim in and around Halifax between 2006 and 2009, when the victim was aged between 13 and 15. The victim was often under the influence of alcohol or drugs given by the offenders. The offending came to light after the victim spoke to police in 2019.