Bradford Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

Luke Mountain, 33, of 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.

Jonathan Cuthbert, 32, of 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rafaq Ali, 38, of 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 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.

Kaukab Khan, 37, of 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.

Komal Kurshid, 32, of 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.

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

Hassan Ali, 30, of 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.

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

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 Durham, was present at her father Philip Walsh's flat in 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.

On September 27, 2024, Robert Nagoda, 28, of no fixed address, was driving a Honda Jazz without a licence or insurance at an estimated speed of 56mph to 70mph in a 30mph zone on Little Horton Lane in Bradford. He struck and killed 68-year-old pedestrian the victim, then failed to stop or report the collision, driving away from the scene.

Atique Khan conspired with Kashif Khan to help him avoid prosecution for a traffic offence. On 25 July 2021, a car registered to Kashif was captured on dash cam driving through a red light on the A650 Keighley Road. Kashif provided false details to police, which were linked to Atique. He also claimed the car was in a non-existent garage in Halifax, also linked to Atique. Mobile phone evidence showed discussions between the two men on how to avoid prosecution.

Qaiser Rehman was identified as a customer of Khuram Yaqoob's service to evade prosecution for speeding offences by using fictitious identities on Notices of Intended Prosecutions, leading to charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Mohammed Macmour was identified as a customer of Khuram Yaqoob's service to evade prosecution for speeding offences by using fictitious identities on Notices of Intended Prosecutions, leading to charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Khuram Yaqoob offered a fee-based service to motorists to avoid penalty points for speeding offences by supplying details of properties he owned with fictitious names to complete Notices of Intended Prosecutions (NIPs), causing cases to be dropped when the person was found not to exist. The operation was uncovered during an investigation following his arrest in connection with a firearms discharge in April 2019, when evidence was found on his seized mobile phone.

Scott Dunn, a 45-year-old self-employed window cleaner from Windy Grove, Wilsden, attacked a man outside the Bull’s Head pub on Great Horton Road, Bradford, in July 2023 following a row inside the pub. As the victim turned to face him, Dunn delivered a sucker punch causing the man to fall unconscious and bang his head on the ground. While the victim was unconscious, Dunn punched him eight more times in the face and kicked him in the ribs before returning to the pub. CCTV footage captured the incident. The victim spent a month in hospital, suffered bleeds on the brain, a fractured skull, anxiety attacks, sleep disturbances, and has no memory of the attack.

Amy Shackleton, 36, of Keighley, and Joanne Sinfield turned up at the victim's campervan near Dalton Mills in July 2024, demanding money related to benefits. When the victim tried to run, Shackleton grabbed her, and both women repeatedly struck her 10 to 20 times with what appeared to be metal bars (or a spanner), including blows to the head. The victim curled into a ball to protect herself and feared for her life. A passing van driver witnessed the attack and called the police after the victim shouted for help. The victim suffered injuries to her head and finger requiring hospital treatment and subsequently moved out of the area.

Joanne Sinfield, 46, of Keighley, and Amy Shackleton turned up at the victim's campervan near Dalton Mills in July 2024, demanding money related to benefits. When the victim tried to run, Shackleton grabbed her, and both women repeatedly struck her 10 to 20 times with what appeared to be metal bars (or a spanner), including blows to the head. The victim curled into a ball to protect herself and feared for her life. A passing van driver witnessed the attack and called the police after the victim shouted for help. The victim suffered injuries to her head and finger requiring hospital treatment and subsequently moved out of the area.

Khan, 37, of Shipley, was caught on dash cam driving a BMW car carelessly in Leeds in June 2023. The footage was sent to West Yorkshire Police’s Op Snap portal. The vehicle was insured to Khan and a Notice of Intended Prosecution was hand delivered to him. Khan claimed to have sold the car before the incident but submitted forged documents in support of his claim, leading to the charge.

Liam Crosby, 31, of Keighley, committed numerous child sexual offences that were uncovered through a Snapchat account linked to him.