Bradford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Daniel Kabali, who had been deported after serving a 15-month sentence in a young offenders institution, illegally re-entered the UK and joined Fatos Demucaj in operating a £1m cannabis farm in a Bradford warehouse. During a police raid in April, officers found grow rooms with over 600 cannabis plants, estimated to yield more than 50kg per crop, and arrested him on the third floor of the building. He refused to provide access to his phone.

Fatos Demucaj, who had been deported multiple times, illegally re-entered the UK in 2023 and was involved in running a large cannabis farm in a Bradford warehouse. Police raided the site in April, discovering over 600 cannabis plants capable of yielding more than 50kg per crop, with a street value exceeding £500,000 per crop and a total potential value of around £1 million. He attempted to flee during the raid and refused to provide access to his phone.

Milan Kaleja, 48, harassed his ex-partner, the mother of his child, after their breakup in 2021. In 2024, he repeatedly visited her home, verbally abused her, slapped and smacked her, broke her window and door, and shouted threats. He breached a non-molestation order multiple times, including entering her garden, banging on windows, and changing the locks to her property. On one occasion, he threatened to kill her if she called the police. He was arrested several times and CCTV footage confirmed his actions. The incidents occurred in Bradford, with the final events in July 2024.

Jamie Ashton, 21, from Ashville Grove, Pelion, was involved in a high-speed police chase in Halifax in May. He drove a suspected stolen cloned Citroen DS3 at speeds up to 75mph, rammed a police vehicle, and evaded officers by driving over a grass verge and onto a pavement. The pursuit lasted about 15 minutes, during which he drove down a dirt track and eventually into a dead end before attempting to flee on foot. He was apprehended and detained.

Luke Mountain, 33, of Chapel Street, Bradford, was involved in the production of cannabis as part of the same operation that included setting up a cannabis grow in a woman's home, with electricity bypassed and equipment installed.

Liam Briggs, 35, of Deep Lane, Brighouse, assisted in the cannabis production operation by bypassing the electricity supply in the woman's home where the cannabis farm was set up.

Jonathan Cuthbert, 32, of Cambridge Place, Bradford, exploited a vulnerable woman by threatening her and holding a knife to her throat when she opposed his plans. He forced her to allow a cannabis farm in her home, where the electricity was bypassed, and lights and fans were installed in the attic. He intimidated her into handing over thousands of pounds for equipment. Police discovered around 70 cannabis plants worth approximately £33,000 during a search in January 2020.

Matthew Axon, 39, of Dawson Terrace, Bradford, was originally given a suspended sentence for stalking his former partner after spending 15 weeks in custody. He breached a 10-year restraining order by making indirect contact in October last year and committed further offences, including harassment and sending a malicious communication, before his trial. He was arrested and granted conditional bail but continued to offend.

Harris Karim breached a restraining order by targeting a woman on Boxing Day 2024. He blocked her car at a roundabout in Holland Street, Bradford, revved his engine, stared at her, and rammed into her car multiple times, causing damage and extreme distress. He was uninsured, drove while disqualified, and swore at her before fleeing. The incident involved dangerous driving and criminal damage.

Parmjit Singh, after his release from prison in December, targeted his former partner with a series of abusive calls and voicemails, including using a voice changing device to taunt her and threaten to 'bury her'. He breached a restraining order by contacting her, calling her a 'clown', and appearing outside her mother's home and a school, where he confronted her and shouted through her car window. The abuse lasted several weeks, leading to his arrest after police forced entry into a Bradford address.

Adam Schlitzke engaged in obsessive stalking of his ex-partner, including hiding behind a door at her home in February 2025, attempting to force entry, assaulting a police officer by lunging at him, and being aggressive during arrest, which involved shouting, spitting, and resisting officers. He had previously breached a restraining order and community order by turning up at her flat, kicking the door, entering uninvited, refusing to leave, following her, and threatening to fight the police when confronted.

Luke Fitzgerald, 32, invited a woman to his home in Salterhebble on July 31 of the previous year. The next morning, after she accidentally knocked over and smashed a framed picture of his niece, he lost his temper, grabbed her by the hair, threw her down the stairs, and stamped on her, causing her to lose consciousness. She sustained a fractured eye socket, bruising to her eyes and knees, a bloody nose, and internal bleeding to parts of her brain. The victim reported significant physical and emotional impacts, including difficulty trusting others and ongoing mental health issues.

David Burnett, 43, of Clayton Avenue, Bradford, deleted CCTV footage from cameras at an industrial unit where the victim was tortured and killed in July 2019.

Iqrab Choudhury, 32, of Sandford Road, Bradford, was involved in the clean-up of the industrial unit where the victim was tortured and killed in July 2019.

Hassan Ali, 30, of Thorn Lane, Bradford, was involved in perverting the course of justice by travelling with a suspect following the torture and murder of the victim in July 2019.

Komal Kurshid, 32, of Athol Road, Bradford, was involved in perverting the course of justice by taking items such as a television and a bucket with the victim's blood from the industrial unit where the victim was tortured and killed in July 2019.

Kaukab Khan, 37, of Galsworthy Avenue, Bradford, was involved in perverting the course of justice by having items from the industrial unit, where the victim was tortured and killed in July 2019, stored at her home.

Rafaq Ali, 38, of Kensington Street, Bradford, was involved in deleting CCTV footage from cameras at an industrial unit where the victim was tortured and killed in July 2019.

Safraz Ahmed, 36, of Brantwood Drive, Bradford, was involved in perverting the course of justice by aiding Akaash Rafiq to flee to Pakistan via London and Paris after the torture and murder of the victim in July 2019 at an industrial unit in Denholme.

Lewis Lawson-Brett, a 22-year-old school technician apprentice, upskirted three teenage girls at a school in West Yorkshire on 24 May 2024. CCTV footage captured him repeatedly walking near unsuspecting female students and taking pictures up their skirts, then checking his phone. Concerns raised by staff led to his line manager reviewing the footage, resulting in his report to police and arrest that afternoon. Police examination of his phone revealed videos and images confirming the upskirting offences, as well as other examples of extreme pornography. He refused to provide his phone password or explain a secure folder during interviews.

Lynzy Walsh, of Dene Park, Durham, was present at her father Philip Walsh's flat in Brooksbank Gardens, Elland, during the rape of a teenage girl. She told police in a statement that the teenager was not drunk and did not need help, despite CCTV footage showing the girl struggling to walk, crawling on hands and feet, and being carried. These false statements were made to pervert the course of justice and protect her father.

Nikolas Gasper threatened to burn his girlfriend's house down after being asked to leave, punched a wall at her home, returned to threaten smashing windows, confronted her in the street with a machete, grabbed her by the hair, and bombarded her with over 30 abusive messages, including threats to turn up with a machete.

Michael Duck hoarded over 55,000 indecent images of children on his devices, which were seized during a police investigation launched in 2022.

Luke Townend contacted his teenage victim online and caused him to engage in sexual activity without consent in 2024. He was arrested on August 19, 2024, charged two days later, and the offense involved exploiting a vulnerable victim in a predatory manner.