Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Adam Oesterlein breached a sexual harm prevention order designed to monitor his internet use by contacting a 14-year-old boy and offering money for pictures of himself in his underwear.

Alex Owens launched a prolonged and terrifying attack on his partner after the Leeds United promotion parade in May, before turning on a witness who tried to help. His offences included grievous bodily harm and intentional strangulation.

Aleksandra Timoszek was part of a Leeds-based trafficking ring that lured women, mainly from Poland, with promises of work as childminders, bar staff or shop assistants before forcing them into prostitution. Victims worked up to 20 hours a day and had to surrender their earnings.

Alan Knowles admitted meeting a girl following grooming and committing multiple sexual offences against a child, including non-penetrative and penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity in the presence of a child, and making indecent images.

Afzal Zafar, a serving prisoner, slashed another inmate's neck with a sharpened chunk of plastic on March 20, 2023.

Derrick Anderson drove a Kia Sportage along a pavement near a bus stop while fleeing police at high speed. On March 19, police had been warned of a potential disqualified driver and ordered him to stop; he drove off, reaching up to 70mph in 30mph zones around Ackworth, Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, forcing oncoming vehicles to swerve or stop. He admitted dangerous driving, driving while banned and failing to surrender to custody.

Retired GP Dr Diana Warner, 66, walked down the line outside Drax power station wearing orange high-visibility clothing and waving an orange flag to stop a 400-metre long freight train on December 14, 2021. She had travelled from her home in Bristol to carry out the protest in North Yorkshire, skipping court in London where she was due to face charges for breaching an injunction related to Insulate Britain protests. She was found guilty of obstructing the railway.

Donna Lynn committed an offence of controlling prostitution in the Kirklees area.

Daniel Holdsworth sent naked photos of himself over WhatsApp and breached a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The court heard he has a long history of offending.

Darren Wall pointed a gun in the direction of drivers and pedestrians while drunk on Barnsley Road in South Elmsall on January 14, 2022.

Daniel Bishop attacked a man in the car park of the Travellers' Rest in Cross Gates on October 18 last year after a spilled drink incident inside the pub. CCTV showed Bishop acting aggressively while the victim tried to de-escalate. Bishop punched the victim to the mouth and later punched him three more times to the head while he was on the floor, then threw four further blows before security staff intervened. The victim suffered a fractured eye socket, jaw and cheekbone and required surgery to insert metal plates. Bishop initially claimed the victim had threatened to stab him but later dropped that claim.

David Auckland drove a stolen Ford Fiesta from Durham and smashed into two cars while trying to outrun police in Bramley. He admitted dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, driving while banned and having no insurance.

Declan Bickerdike, a serving prisoner, entered the cell of a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield on January 7, 2023, distracted him and attacked him from behind with an unknown weapon. When the victim collapsed, Bickerdike kicked him, causing injuries that included partial hearing loss. He was convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent.

David Moores drove a Ford Mondeo as a weapon to target two men on West Street, South Kirkby, on August 16 2023. He drove at speed towards both men, mounted the kerb and collided with them. One man was hit in the right leg and knocked from an electric bicycle, suffering a broken toe and cuts and bruises. The car then struck the second man, who was walking his dog; the dog was killed instantly. That man suffered fractured ribs, a broken left shoulder, two breaks in his left arm and both lungs collapsed. The court heard Moores was seeking revenge after an earlier incident.

Between June 2015 and April 2017, Thomas Todd managed businesses operating from the former Bowman’s Site in Lincolnshire near the A52, storing materials illegally, failing to have a fire prevention plan, stacking waste too high and close together creating fire risk, leading to health risks from mice and flies. Site permit suspended multiple times. Judge noted fire safeguards non-existent and flagrantly breached environmental law.

Tejpal Sagoo's company, Robin Hood Group Ltd, controlled the operation at the site on Duncombe Road, Bradford, where over 275 tonnes of mixed household, commercial and industrial waste were illegally stored between January and March 2017. Despite claims of intending to ship it abroad to burn as fuel, the vast majority remained on site. Inspections by Environment Agency officers started in March 2017 following a report from Bradford Council. Officers instructed no more waste to be brought in and for it to be legitimately disposed of.

Terry Soloman Dugbo, 48, from Leeds, failed to pay Proceeds of Crime confiscation orders totalling over £1.3 million from a 2019 fraud case (£2.2 million defrauded from electrical waste recycling industry), £79,000 from a 2011 Environment Agency prosecution for exporting hazardous waste to Nigeria, and £17,000 from a 2015 VAT fraud, despite court orders. Only approximately £46,000 paid towards earlier orders. HHJ Jameson QC ruled no realistic prospect of payment. Sentences imposed consecutively on top of current 7 years 6 months for 2016 conviction (conspiracy to defraud, acting as disqualified director, breaching environmental permit via falsified paperwork for TLC Recycling LTD claiming recycling of 19,500 tonnes non-existent waste).

During a routine inspection in October last year, officers found that Thomas Lee had downloaded a dating app, iHappy, which put him in breach of his sexual harm prevention order. Further analysis found he had installed private browsers and had installed and deleted other dating and social media apps. He also failed to attend the police station in May for his annual sex offender registration. Lee had previously been convicted in July 2024 of attempted sexual communication with a child and jailed for 16 months.

Thomas Lock subjected his girlfriend to a five-month abusive relationship marked by extreme paranoia, during which he gave her five black eyes.

Tyler Foley, 29, assisted the leader of the drug gang, Christopher Hargreaves, in evading police. During Hargreaves’ arrest at a hotel, he threw a phone out of the window; the phone showed Foley had been advising him. The gang supplied cocaine and cannabis across Leeds from a fortified safehouse on Rathmell Road, Halton Moor, which had weapons and security gates.

Tyrone Sealey was caught offering cocaine to an undercover officer in Leeds city centre, then moved his illegal trade to northern Scotland. The offending dated back to 26 February 2022.