Bradford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Involved in a mass brawl on Mile Cross Road, Halifax, on February 5, 2025, where over 35 people fought using machetes, baseball bats, planks of wood, and other weapons, resulting in two men suffering life-changing injuries.

Arslan Ahmed, 32, of Shay Grove, Bradford, participated in money laundering arrangements with Mohammed Daar by receiving three false HMRC repayments totalling £6,012.13 into his account without any legitimate reason. The money was then returned to Daar minus a small fee. This helped distance Daar's fraudulent activities from the proceeds. The scheme ran between October 21, 2019, and August 19, 2022, as part of a larger fraud involving falsified tax records and false mileage claims.

Moosa Hajat, 30, of Arncliffe Terrace, Bradford, participated in money laundering arrangements with Mohammed Daar by receiving five false HMRC repayments totalling £9,895.67 into his account without any legitimate reason. The money was then returned to Daar minus a small fee. This helped distance Daar's fraudulent activities from the proceeds. The scheme ran between October 21, 2019, and August 19, 2022, as part of a larger fraud involving falsified tax records and false mileage claims.

On November 4, 2020, in Burlington Street, Halifax, Raheela Sajid reversed her car 40 metres down the street instead of into Albert Street, striking and trapping her long-standing friend, the 86-year-old victim, under the vehicle, causing fatal injuries. Sajid had been chatting friendly with the victim moments before. She remained at the scene and provided assistance. The manoeuvre was deemed unsafe and careless.

On a date in May 2025, Davey McDonagh, 23, of Eton Street, Halifax, stabbed a stranger in the stomach with a knife during a brief altercation at the Courtyard pub in Halifax. The incident followed an exchange with the victim's cousin at the bar, after which McDonagh told the victim 'It’s got **** all to do with you.' He pulled out the knife 'out of nowhere' and stabbed the victim in the left side of the stomach, an attack captured on CCTV that lasted seconds. The victim initially thought it was a punch but discovered blood upon lifting his shirt. He required 10 stitches, suffered ongoing pain, anxiety, and sleeplessness, impacting his ability to work, and feared for his life during the assault. McDonagh claimed a prior incident involving others and a firearm, and he had been a victim of violence himself, including a hammer attack and a chest stabbing.

Thomas Neely, 32, from Valley View, Baildon, contacted an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl using the name 'fat guy' in September 2024. The conversation moved to the Kik platform where he sent a picture of his penis, a video of himself performing a sex act, and discussed meeting up for sex, including teaching her kinks and being her first. He confirmed his intent to have sex with the girl and planned to go to a house in Coventry. He was traced via his IP address, with matching bedding found at his home, and he attempted to delete apps on his smartphone.

Trimayne Maguire, 29, from Longfield Avenue, Huddersfield, was part of a gang of up to 30 riders marauding through Bradford streets in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in July 2024. The gang, including off-road bikes, ran red lights, rode on both sides of the road, and over pedestrianised areas while pursued by police. During the pursuit on Holme Lane, Maguire crashed his quad-bike into a police officer deploying a stinger device, carrying the officer down the road towards the junction with Tong Street. The officer hung onto Maguire and the bike before pulling him off. The officer suffered a leg injury requiring hospital treatment, with ongoing stabbing pains and hypersensitivity, and felt he came very close to dying.

Muhibur Rahman, aged 20 at the time of arrest in December 2022, downloaded and distributed indecent images of children via the internet and Telegram application. Analysis of his mobile phone revealed almost 100 still and moving images, including nearly 50 category A images depicting children as young as babies being raped by adult males. He distributed 27 images, including nine category A, and exchanged messages in January 2022 requesting monetary payment from individuals seeking specific images and videos. Arrested at his workplace following police information about uploads.

Muhammed Afsan, 43, of Lynfield Drive, Bradford, committed sex offences against a teenage boy in the back of his Audi car. He breached a 2022 sexual risk order by having the boy and a 15-year-old girl in his car on two occasions.

Imran Khan, 39, of Hartman Place, advertised waste removal services on a community WhatsApp page but on two occasions fly-tipped the collected waste. On 4 August 2024, substantial waste was deposited on Munby Street, caught on CCTV using his vehicle. On 16 September 2024, waste was dumped in Scholemoor Cemetery after he loaned his vehicle to a colleague, though he denied direct involvement. The waste included building waste, litter, and garden waste from local residents who hired him believing he was a licensed carrier. The incidents were deliberate, with payment taken from customers, and the cemetery dumping occurred in an area of mourning. Investigation cost Bradford Council £1,908.

Kamran Ahmed punched a man who was intervening in an incident on Main Street in Bingley in June 2024, after the man stepped in when Ahmed knocked a mobile phone from a woman's hand. The victim suffered a severe brain injury from hitting his head on the ground, requiring 17 stitches, ventilation in hospital, and 10 weeks of treatment. This has left him with impaired speech, coordination, mobility, and the need for crutches, affecting his daily life, employment, and family.

On April 21, 2024, a home in Halifax was burgled, and items including a television valued at £350 were stolen. Simon Thompson possessed the stolen television and was arrested shortly after. He pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods as an alternative to burglary charges.

Yasir Mukhtar Choudry sold a firework to a 16-year-old test purchaser at his pop-up shop in Whetley Lane, Bradford, on November 6, without checking identification, despite prior warnings from Trading Standards about selling to minors.

Tyler Conley engaged in illegal money lending in the Keighley area, charging 100% interest and earning at least £74,000 between December 2020 and July 2024. She preyed on vulnerable individuals by lending money without authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority, threatening and intimidating borrowers who could not repay, including sending menacing messages. She was arrested in July 2024 after a warrant was executed at her home, where cash and a phone were seized.

Zishan Rashid attacked his neighbour in April 2023 over a parking dispute, approaching the victim in his car, shouting threats, and subjecting him to punches and kicks, resulting in a fracture to the left eye socket. The victim feared for his life, suffered sleepless nights, and was unfit for work, leading him and his partner to move out of their home. While on bail, Rashid committed dangerous driving in September 2024, driving a VW Polo at double the speed limit, through red lights, and evading police until stopped by a stinger device.

Shawner Kenny, while on licence for a prior offence, confronted a male victim in his flat just after midnight on Christmas Eve 2024 in Bradford. Along with a co-defendant, she entered the flat, leading to a fight that spilled into the communal area. Kenny retrieved a folding knife from her bag, kicked and slashed the victim, causing a wound to his right ear that resulted in scarring. The incident was captured on Ring doorbell footage, and she fled the scene. She was arrested three weeks later and pleaded guilty to the charges.

Tahir Akbar assaulted his pregnant wife during a row over food at their home on Bolingbroke Street. He slapped her face, threw food on the floor forcing her to clean it, pushed her onto the bed, placed his knee on her stomach causing a placental abruption, hit her with her mobile phone, and turned up the television volume to drown her cries for help. She was 20 weeks pregnant, and the assault led to her waters breaking and the stillbirth of the baby. Akbar also attempted to pervert the course of justice by pressuring her to lie about the incident, claiming she fell in another property, and sent messages begging her not to involve the police. Previous incidents included pushing her out of a car and slapping her.

Jacob Gallagher planned and executed a drive-by shooting as part of a revenge attack. On August 26 of the previous year, he drove a hired Range Rover to the victim's home in Harbour Crescent, Bradford, called the victim over, and fired two shots, striking him in the chest and under his left armpit. The victim suffered serious injuries requiring surgery. Gallagher had arranged the vehicle using a false bank card and driving licence, and the car was later found burnt out in an alleyway.

Joseph John Poutch accompanied Jacob Gallagher in a hired Range Rover during a planned revenge attack. He filled up the vehicle prior to the incident and was in the front passenger seat when Gallagher drove to the victim's home in Harbour Crescent, Bradford, on August 26 of the previous year. Poutch knew Gallagher had a firearm and that it would be used to make the victim fear violence, though he did not intend for the victim to be shot.

Kenny Wall, 26, from Batley, drove a stolen Nissan Juke at speeds up to 100mph on the M61 southbound in heavy rain, weaving through traffic and using the hard shoulder. He evaded police pursuit across counties until a stinger device deflated the tyres on Bradford Road, Oakenshaw. The vehicle had been stolen overnight from a woman's driveway in Birkenshaw, Bradford.

Mohit Kalia followed and grabbed a woman as she walked home from a night out in Bradford city centre in the early hours of May in the previous year. He spotted her alone, jogged after her near the Midland Hotel, blocked her path, and pushed her against a wall, holding her there for a few seconds. She managed to break free and sought refuge in the hotel entrance. Kalia was identified via CCTV footage due to his distinctive shirt and was subject to a curfew as part of his bail conditions.

Daanyaal Nawaz engaged in a pattern of abusive behaviour towards his ex-partner, including repeatedly turning up at her flat uninvited, refusing to leave, hurling an object that caused a deep cut to her finger, punching her leg, spitting at her, subjecting her to degrading verbal abuse, and strangling her by putting his hands around her neck and threatening to kill her. These incidents occurred in January and March 2025, despite being released on bail with conditions not to contact the victim.

Ashleene Gallagher stabbed her cousin in the stomach with a kitchen knife in an unprovoked attack in the Tyrrel Street area of Bradford city centre around midday in August of the previous year. She had sent a text indicating her intent, travelled from her home in Leeds, armed herself with the knife, spoke briefly with the victim, then attacked him. The victim did not realise he was stabbed until later. Gallagher confessed to a support worker and was arrested shortly after. The incident occurred during a psychotic episode influenced by voices she attributed to the Devil.

Courtney Mulchrone stabbed her then partner outside a caravan on Baildon Moor on 5 May 2024, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. The victim suffered lasting damage and his life has completely changed. Police said it was only by sheer luck that he survived.

Chevaune Houston failed to provide adequate care for her Patterdale Terrier, Rock, who was found with serious open wounds, including two large cuts across his back and a smaller one on his chest, at her home on Park Road, Low Moor, Bradford, on September 19. The injuries were at least five days old and likely over a week, with Rock also having 12 missing teeth and other scars. She did not seek veterinary treatment promptly, leaving him without food, water, or care, which caused significant suffering.