Bradford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 214 verdicts at Bradford Crown Court (Bradford). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Robert Holden

Voyeurism

September 27, 2023

Sentence: Six years and two months imprisonment

Robert Holden, a former Conservative councillor for Ryburn on Calderdale Council and owner of a computer repair business, secretly installed hidden cameras in the bathroom, bedroom, and living areas of his homes to film victims without their knowledge between 2006 and 2020. He also obtained images from devices left with him for repair. The offences involved 31 counts of voyeurism and seven counts of computer misuse, affecting dozens of victims. The crimes were reported to West Yorkshire Police in November 2020 after a victim discovered a recording device, leading to a detailed investigation and his eventual extradition and arrest.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. He had previously failed to attend a magistrates’ court hearing and was extradited from Cape Verde.

Sources: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Keith Shaw

Inciting an underage girl to engage in sexual activity

August 29, 2023

Sentence: 15 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days

Keith Shaw showed a young girl magnetic letters spelling a vulgar word and asked if she knew what it meant. He then pointed at her vagina and asked her to show it, but she refused. The incident occurred prior to the sentencing and has caused the girl to have nightmares, cry herself to sleep, and profound distress to her family, who stated they will never be able to move on.

Shaw is a pensioner in ill health with a history of heart attack, vertigo, hard of hearing, and mobility issues. He is of previous good character, remorseful for his actions, and described the incident as a moment of madness. The judge noted he initially downplayed the seriousness and rejected his denial of sexual motivation.

Sources: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Josef John Poutch

Having a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence

August 15, 2023

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

Josef John Poutch was present in the hired Range Rover during the drive-by shooting carried out by Jacob Gallagher on August 26, 2023, in Wibsey, Bradford. He was aware of the firearm but did not believe it would be used and took no active part in the incident, only becoming aware of the plan later. He had no motive for involvement and was described as playing a brief, passive role.

Pleaded guilty to having a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Described as a young man of good character who was in thrall to his older cousin, Gallagher, and played a passive role with no involvement in planning the attack.

Sources: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Sheryar Khan

Murder

October 1, 2022

Sentence: 19 years imprisonment

Following an altercation in Bradford City Centre involving Sheryar Khan's brother in October 2021, Khan returned with his brother and others armed with knives and machetes. He chased and fatally stabbed Kian Tordoff, then chased and stabbed Matthew Page, who survived the attack.

Originally sentenced to 16 years, increased by three years after the Court of Appeal found it unduly lenient. Found guilty of murder and wounding with intent.

Sources: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Jack Simpson

Causing death by dangerous driving

June 13, 2022

Sentence: Six years in detention

Jack Simpson, from the Holme Wood area of Bradford, who was 15 at the time, drove a stolen van the wrong way on the M606 near Bradford, West Yorkshire, crashing head-on with a taxi and resulting in the deaths of three men.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of dangerous driving.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Scott Howley

Armed robbery

February 2, 2022

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Scott Howley carried out an armed robbery at a petrol station shop in Tong Street, Bradford, in the early hours of February 26, 2021. He strapped staff to a chair and threatened them with a knife before fleeing with thousands of pounds worth of stock.

Found guilty of armed robbery. Released from HMP Wealstun on February 29, 2024. Died on March 6, 2024 from quetiapine toxicity after deliberate overdose.

Sources: examinerlive.co.uk

Royston Thomas

Robbery

January 1, 2022

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment with a 3-year extended licence

Royston Thomas and Aaron Bonner carried out a robbery at Fresh Hair Salon in Bonegate Road, Brighouse, in December 2018. They demanded money, assaulted the owner, and stole £100. When an elderly customer tried to leave, one offender shoved her to the floor, causing a fractured hip and bruising, while the other stole her handbag.

Aaron Bonner

Robbery

January 1, 2022

Sentence: 6 years imprisonment

Aaron Bonner and Royston Thomas carried out a robbery at Fresh Hair Salon in Bonegate Road, Brighouse, in December 2018. They demanded money, assaulted the owner, and stole £100. When an elderly customer tried to leave, one offender shoved her to the floor, causing a fractured hip and bruising, while the other stole her handbag.

Frankie Smith

Causing or allowing the death of a child

December 1, 2020

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Frankie Smith caused or allowed the death of her 16-month-old daughter, Star Hobson, in September 2020.

Savannah Brockhill

Murder

December 1, 2020

Sentence: Life imprisonment

Savannah Brockhill murdered 16-month-old Star Hobson at her home in Keighley, West Yorkshire in September 2020.

Natalie Woods

Possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply

June 29, 2017

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment on the drugs offences with an additional 4 months for her role in one of the attempted thefts

Natalie Woods, 44, of Highfield Road, Rastrick, attempted to smuggle 219 milligrams of heroin and 112 milligrams of cocaine into New Hall Prison near Wakefield in March by swallowing three small parcels and hiding other amounts. She was searched upon arrival to visit her partner and later admitted to the offences. Woods has a history of previous convictions and was involved in attempted thefts with her partner.

Pleaded guilty to possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and conveying prohibited articles into a prison. Judge commented that taking drugs into a prison was extremely serious as it undermined prison discipline.

Sources: examinerlive.co.uk

Jules Coldwell

Burglary

January 5, 2017

Sentence: Six-month suspended jail term for two years, nine-month drug rehabilitation requirement, and 120 hours unpaid work

Jules Coldwell and an accomplice broke into a house on Fletcher Crescent in Rastrick during the early afternoon in August of the previous year. A neighbour spotted the burglary and alerted the householder and police. The householder arrived with colleagues, causing the intruders to flee. Coldwell was hit with a shovel while attempting to escape through nearby gardens but managed to run off through fields. He left behind a bottle of methadone with his name and details on it, as well as a rucksack containing stolen property, which had his DNA on it.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. The judge noted that drugs had blighted his life and described the offence as marked by amateurism rather than sophistication. He had 23 prior convictions, mostly for shoplifting.

Sources: examinerlive.co.uk

Callum Weston

Possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply

November 8, 2016

Sentence: To be sentenced (specific details not provided)

Callum Weston, 26, of Woodroyd, Golcar, was caught with almost 10 grams of cocaine in the Carr Lane area of Slaithwaite. The incident involved street dealing, with police finding weighing scales in his possession and text messages from about a week in August of the previous year that provided a snapshot of the offending.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply; no previous drug convictions; case involves street dealing with weighing scales and text messages indicating drug requests.

Sources: examinerlive.co.uk

Batley Foundry Limited

Breach of health and safety legislation

August 15, 2016

Sentence: £15,000 fine

In August 2014, experienced worker Kevin Hirst was applying a coating involving the highly flammable substance isopropanol to a mould at Batley Foundry Limited's premises on Warwick Road, Batley. He was wearing only a T-shirt and jeans. A bucket he was holding caught fire with 2ft flames, which he dropped, causing the burning paint to engulf him head to toe. A colleague extinguished the flames with a fire extinguisher. Mr Hirst suffered full thickness burns requiring skin grafts at Pinderfields Hospital, spent four weeks in hospital, and now works as a delivery driver after leaving the firm.

Admitted breaching health and safety legislation at a previous hearing before Kirklees magistrates. No previous history of offending. Company cooperated fully with the health and safety executive and introduced safety measures including fire retardant clothing, metal buckets with lids, and refresher training. Also ordered to pay £9,000 in costs.

Sources: examinerlive.co.uk

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