Bradford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 257 verdicts at Bradford Crown Court (Bradford). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

February 2021 1 case

Quita Passmore

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving *

Sentence

10-month jail sentence suspended for two years

Detective Constable Quita Passmore was responding to an emergency call and drove through a red light at high speed without stopping at the junction of Otley Road and Cold Bath Road in Harrogate in May 2018, colliding with a red Vauxhall Corsa. The crash caused broken bones and a punctured lung to driver Patricia Bulmer and passenger Janet Roberton. DC Passmore was also injured.

Banned from driving for two years, after which she will have to take an enhanced driving test. Found guilty at trial. Recommended for gross misconduct inquiry by IOPC.

5 Feb 2021

December 2020 2 cases

Savannah Brockhill

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment

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

Bouncer and security guard, aged 28.

1 Dec 2020

Frankie Smith

Causing or allowing the death of a child *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

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

Star's mother, aged 20.

1 Dec 2020

June 2017 1 case

Natalie Woods

Possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply *

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.

29 Jun 2017

January 2017 1 case

Jules Coldwell

Burglary *

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.

5 Jan 2017

November 2016 1 case

Callum Weston

Possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply *

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.

8 Nov 2016

August 2016 1 case

Batley Foundry Limited

Breach of health and safety legislation *

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.

15 Aug 2016

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About Bradford Crown Court

Bradford Crown Court, located in Bradford, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 257 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Bradford area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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