Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 750 verdicts at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds, Leeds). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

October 2015 5 cases

Steven Netherwood

Permitting premises to be used for the production of cannabis *

Sentence

4 month jail sentence suspended for 12 months

Steven Netherwood, 54, of Abbey Road, Fartown, allowed a cannabis farm to be operated in his house. Police discovered the setup on May 13, 2014, after smelling cannabis on May 7, 2014. Two rooms were used for growing and drying cannabis, with a total estimated yield of 1,440 grams valued at £6,000. The electricity system was bypassed, and security measures included a keypad entry.

Alcoholic with health problems, not a cannabis user. Recognises he has to pay the penalty. Admitted permitting premises to be used for the production of cannabis.

9 Oct 2015

Jack Cunningham

Robbery *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Jack Cunningham, along with Lewis Paul Jackson and a 16-year-old youth, followed Richard Fisher on November 2, 2014, in Heckmondwike after he refused to share a slice of pizza. Cunningham asked for a cigarette, and after Fisher walked away, they pursued him to Beck Lane. Jackson punched Fisher unconscious, and while he was out, they searched him and stole his coat, phone, wallet, keys, and cigarettes. Fisher suffered a cheekbone broken in four places, cuts, swelling, and a black eye.

Admitted robbery. Involvement described as a blip and out of character.

6 Oct 2015

Jacob Crawshaw

Manslaughter *

Sentence

4 years 8 months imprisonment

Jacob Crawshaw, 31, from Emscote Avenue, Halifax, had been drinking heavily, sharing a bottle of vodka and wine before going out. In the Cherry Tree pub on John William Street, Huddersfield, he and his friend Alex Holland harassed Adrian Smith, a 69-year-old regular described as frail and pleasant. Crawshaw pestered him with drunken talk and maths questions, following him around despite requests to leave him alone. After Smith left the pub, Crawshaw spotted him crossing the street and pursued him aggressively, pretending concern and taunting him further. When Smith lunged in frustration, catching Crawshaw's lip, Crawshaw retaliated by punching him once in the face with great force on New Street, causing Smith to fall backwards, fracture his skull, and suffer bleeding on the brain. Smith died despite hospital treatment at Leeds General Infirmary. Crawshaw fled, laughing with his friend, and continued his night at pubs, a strip club, and a casino before going home.

Admitted manslaughter. Out of character incident provoked by his own behaviour of harassing and taunting the victim. Judge noted he showed no immediate remorse and continued his evening, including taking ecstasy.

6 Oct 2015

Lewis Paul Jackson

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years in a young offender institution

Lewis Paul Jackson, along with Jack Cunningham and a 16-year-old youth, attacked and robbed Richard Fisher on November 2, 2014, in Heckmondwike over a refusal to share pizza. Jackson punched Fisher unconscious and, while he was down, they stole his coat, phone, wallet, keys, and cigarettes. Fisher had severe facial injuries. On April 4, 2015, while on bail, Jackson used a metal pole in a confrontation at his home in Lavender Croft, Heckmondwike, wounding James Birchall in the palm requiring 24 stitches and cutting another person's finger.

Admitted robbery, unlawful wounding, assault causing actual bodily harm, and possessing an offensive weapon. Later offences involved a dispute with local youths where he used a metal pole, injuring James Birchall who needed 24 stitches.

6 Oct 2015

John Benson

Possessing indecent images of children *

Sentence

3 year community order with 60 day activity requirement and supervision

John Benson, 65, of Glebe Street, Marsh, acquired indecent images of children starting in 2005, purchasing DVDs and downloading from a website between May and September 2005. On October 13, 2014, police raided his home following a tip-off from Ontario, Canada, via the National Crime Agency, seizing equipment including 15 memory sticks and cards. Examination revealed 1,691 indecent images (22 Category A, 62 Category B, 1,607 Category C) and an additional 101,640 images that were not fully examined due to volume. Benson was arrested and interviewed on the day, claiming he had not specifically searched for such images, and made no comment in a follow-up interview on July 29, 2015.

Admitted nine offences of possessing indecent images of children. Ordered to register as a sex offender for five years. Judge noted a prison sentence could have been justified but accepted no prior trouble and imposed community order to prevent future offending.

2 Oct 2015

September 2015 10 cases

Lorraine Brereton

Taking a prohibited article into prison *

Sentence

10-month prison sentence suspended for two years with a 23 day activity order

Lorraine Brereton, 21, from Easton Place, Oakes, attempted to smuggle a mobile phone hidden in her bra to her boyfriend during a visit to Wealstun Prison near Wetherby on August 15, 2015. She was offered £100 by a friend of her boyfriend due to her money worries and believed the package contained synthetic cannabis (Spice), not a phone. Prison staff became suspicious during a hug at the end of the visit and intervened.

First-time offender, naive and vulnerable, manipulated by others. Recorder Mark McKone noted it was a particularly serious crime despite no prior convictions.

30 Sep 2015

Gareth Fisher

Affray *

Sentence

9 month prison sentence suspended for two years with 150 hours unpaid work

On August 14, 2014, after attending a funeral and drinking at the wake, Gareth Fisher, 23, of Fields Way, Kirkheaton, tapped on a man's car window in Quarmby asking for a cigarette. When refused, he swore and punched the driver through the window, striking his forehead. Fisher and Gary Walsh then engaged in violence towards the driver, who was dragged out of the car. Others came to aid and were punched. Walsh struck one with a wine bottle. Fisher claimed he tried to act as peacemaker and denied involvement initially.

Admitted affray. Judge noted the incident occurred after drinking at a wake and led to unprovoked violence. Delay in case not his fault. Suffered with problems addressed through probation service.

18 Sep 2015

Gary Walsh

Affray *

Sentence

9 month prison sentence suspended for two years with 150 hours unpaid work

On August 14, 2014, after attending a funeral and drinking at the wake, Gary Walsh, 30, of Luck Lane, Paddock, became involved in violence in Quarmby alongside Gareth Fisher. After Fisher punched a driver through his car window, Walsh engaged in the assault, striking one of the victims on the back of the head with a bottle of wine he had been drinking from, which later had his DNA on it. Victims suffered cuts and bruises. Walsh initially denied involvement but admitted affray.

Admitted affray. Judge noted the incident occurred after drinking at a wake and led to unprovoked violence. Delay in case not his fault. Involved after having too much to drink on way home from wake.

18 Sep 2015

Gary Hamilton

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Gary Hamilton, 25, of Ing Lane, Newsome, entered the Fairprice convenience shop in Newsome Road, Huddersfield, around 7.45am on July 4, 2015. He acted suspiciously, waiting for other customers to leave, then approached the counter and demanded money from shopkeeper Azhar Iqbal, pulling out an eight-inch kitchen knife. Mr Iqbal, who had just opened and had an empty till, grabbed a bat from under the counter and told Hamilton to leave, causing him to flee. Hamilton later admitted to another man that he attempted the robbery due to having no money, food, or cigarettes.

Admitted attempted robbery and possessing a bladed article. Described as a very vulnerable, pathetic individual with learning difficulties and financial problems.

15 Sep 2015

Nathan John James Corby

Attempted grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

3 years in a young offender institution

Nathan John James Corby, 20, of Holme Park Court, Woodhead Road, Berry Brow, had a turbulent and controlling relationship with his estranged girlfriend Eloise White. In September 2014, he poured liquid over her, claiming it was lighter fluid, threatened to light it while flicking a cigarette lighter, sprayed deodorant in her face causing her to cough up blood, and threatened to throw her over a balcony. He later admitted the liquid was water. They split up, but on January 11, 2015, when she returned to collect belongings at his home in Holme Park Court, Berry Brow, he refused to let her leave, screamed in her face, threw her to the floor, spat on her, and strangled her from behind with electrical wire for around two minutes, saying 'Do you want to die?' She coughed up blood and felt numb. He released her the next day. Afterwards, he made 702 calls in one month and threatened her and her family, prompting them to install anti-arson devices. Separately, in August 2014, while on bail, he pointed a knife at another woman's throat and prodded her chest after a dispute.

Found guilty by a jury of affray and possessing a bladed article in August last year; admitted attempted grievous bodily harm to Miss White, affray and harassment. Recorder Tony Hawks noted the offences were cowardly, nasty, and frightening, and that custody would be hard due to Corby's emotional and psychological difficulties.

10 Sep 2015

Paul Darren Armitage

Burglary with intent *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

On November 18, 2014, about 10pm, Paul Darren Armitage and another intruder climbed in through an insecure window armed with a crowbar into the laundry room of Cullingworth House at Dewsbury and District Hospital. Armitage was crouched on top of a drier while the other man tried to force open the machine to get money inside. The following day, Armitage was back at the hospital and seen by a security guard trying handles in a closed and usually locked area of the out-patient department. When confronted, he struggled with the guard and police officers. He eventually claimed he was there for a blood test. Armitage, 34, of Windy Bank Lane, Hightown, Liversedge, had relapsed into heroin use after his girlfriend left him but had come off both heroin and methadone while on remand and completed courses.

Admitted burglary with intent. Has 40 previous convictions for 96 offences including burglary. Recorder Tony Hawks noted staff at hospitals wanted to treat people not find him lurking, but accepted he had used remand time well.

8 Sep 2015

James Trotter

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

James Trotter, 26, of Wescroft Road, Bradford, participated in a gang's 15 burglaries or attempted burglaries over eight months ending in January 2015 across Kirklees locations including Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, and Bradford. The group stole cars and property valued at £150,000, affecting families on holiday, children anticipating Christmas, and householders whose homes were entered while they slept. Victims included a young mother in Sheepridge who lost her husband's irreplaceable wedding ring and a family in Cleckheaton whose Christmas was ruined by car theft.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle.

3 Sep 2015

Jack Trotter

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

8 years 3 months imprisonment

Jack Trotter, 23, of Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, was central to a gang committing 15 burglaries or attempted burglaries over eight months ending in January 2015 in areas like Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, and Bradford. They stole £150,000 worth of cars and jewellery, including a £35,000 Audi from Suffolk Rise, Sheepridge, by breaking patio locks, and a £16,500 car from Spinners Avenue, Cleckheaton, using a bamboo pole with a hook through the letterbox to retrieve keys days before Christmas, ruining the family's holiday.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle. Described as at the heart of the burglary conspiracy. DNA on a hooked pole used to steal car keys linked him to the crime.

3 Sep 2015

James Lilley

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

5 years 8 months imprisonment

James Lilley, 24, of Brighton Street, Heckmondwike, was part of a burglary gang that committed 15 burglaries or attempted burglaries over eight months ending in January 2015 across Kirklees, including Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, and Bradford. The gang stole cars and property worth £150,000, targeting homes of families on holiday, children before Christmas, and sleeping householders. Specific incidents included entering a home in Sheepridge to steal an irreplaceable wedding ring and using mole grips to break locks.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle. Stole mole grips from a charity while on community service.

3 Sep 2015

Connor Aiden Lyons

Unlawful wounding *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

In the early hours of July 26, 2015, Connor Aiden Lyons, 20, of Brook Street, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield, was captured on CCTV at Cross Church Street, Huddersfield, holding a lock knife with a three-inch blade. After being refused entry to a club and becoming irate with doormen, he walked past Mohammed Khan in the street, asked 'What are you looking at?', and made a slashing movement towards him, inflicting a cut on Khan's left elbow which required hospital treatment. Lyons had been drinking heavily and was punched in the face by someone else that night, sustaining a thigh wound. A friend took him to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary where an MRI scan revealed the knife hidden in his shorts. He was arrested and later jailed.

Admitted unlawful wounding, possessing the lock knife in the street and at hospital. Breached a suspended sentence imposed at Liverpool Crown Court earlier in March for affray and common assault. Recorder Michael Slater noted his troubled background but that he failed to take the chance given by the suspended sentence.

3 Sep 2015

August 2015 6 cases

Brighton Mugadza

Affray *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Brighton Mugadza was part of a group of about 20 people who joined in a running attack on Daniel Gaye outside Kewz nightclub in Queen Street, Huddersfield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday May 26, 2014. The attack was in revenge for Gaye earlier assaulting Abdulla Aka inside the club, leaving him unconscious. The group gathered round Gaye and subjected him to a determined and vicious assault with kicks, stamps, and punches.

Admitted affray. Judge accepted some provocation but described the attack as an appalling display of public violence fuelled by alcohol and revenge. Had not been in trouble before and worked voluntarily with underprivileged children or charities. Plays for Huddersfield YMCA football team.

28 Aug 2015

Declan James

Affray *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Declan James was part of a group of about 20 people who joined in a running attack on Daniel Gaye outside Kewz nightclub in Queen Street, Huddersfield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday May 26, 2014. The attack was in revenge for Gaye earlier assaulting Abdulla Aka inside the club, leaving him unconscious. The group gathered round Gaye and subjected him to a determined and vicious assault with kicks, stamps, and punches.

Admitted affray. Judge accepted some provocation but described the attack as an appalling display of public violence fuelled by alcohol and revenge.

28 Aug 2015

Jarrad Pusey

Affray *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

Jarrad Pusey was part of a group of about 20 people who joined in a running attack on Daniel Gaye outside Kewz nightclub in Queen Street, Huddersfield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday May 26, 2014. The attack was in revenge for Gaye earlier assaulting Abdulla Aka inside the club, leaving him unconscious. The group gathered round Gaye and subjected him to a determined and vicious assault with kicks, stamps, and punches.

Admitted affray. Judge accepted some provocation but described the attack as an appalling display of public violence fuelled by alcohol and revenge.

28 Aug 2015

Nathan Morgan

Affray *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

Nathan Morgan was part of a group of about 20 people who joined in a running attack on Daniel Gaye outside Kewz nightclub in Queen Street, Huddersfield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday May 26, 2014. The attack was in revenge for Gaye earlier assaulting Abdulla Aka inside the club, leaving him unconscious. The group gathered round Gaye and subjected him to a determined and vicious assault with kicks, stamps, and punches.

Admitted affray. Judge accepted some provocation but described the attack as an appalling display of public violence fuelled by alcohol and revenge.

28 Aug 2015

Nassar Hayyat

Affray *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment

Nassar Hayyat was part of a group of about 20 people who joined in a running attack on Daniel Gaye outside Kewz nightclub in Queen Street, Huddersfield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday May 26, 2014. The attack was in revenge for Gaye earlier assaulting Abdulla Aka inside the club, leaving him unconscious. The group gathered round Gaye and subjected him to a determined and vicious assault with kicks, stamps, and punches.

Admitted affray. Judge accepted some provocation but described the attack as an appalling display of public violence fuelled by alcohol and revenge.

28 Aug 2015

Waqas Raza

Affray *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Waqas Raza was part of a group of about 20 people who joined in a running attack on Daniel Gaye outside Kewz nightclub in Queen Street, Huddersfield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday May 26, 2014. The attack was in revenge for Gaye earlier assaulting Abdulla Aka inside the club, leaving him unconscious. The group gathered round Gaye and subjected him to a determined and vicious assault with kicks, stamps, and punches.

28 Aug 2015

July 2015 5 cases

Denholme Morgan

Assault causing actual bodily harm *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 200 hours unpaid work and a 15 day activity order

On February 27, 2015, at the Wharfeside Inn in Slaithwaite, Denholme Morgan headbutted David Buckley during a tussle outside the pub and later re-entered the bar to throw a punch at him, leading to further grappling. The incident was part of a row over barging that escalated with alcohol involvement.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Offence fuelled by misplaced loyalty to Purcell; no knowledge of the weapon. Judge noted he had learnt his lesson.

24 Jul 2015

Callum Purcell

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

On February 27, 2015, at the Wharfeside Inn in Slaithwaite, Callum Purcell, after being barged into by David Buckley outside the pub, engaged in a tussle. Later, he followed Denholme Morgan back into the pub, drew a meat cleaver from his jacket, and swung it at Buckley's head, causing a 12cm cut to his face which required hospital treatment. Purcell was on bail at the time and on April 10, 2015, was found with an extendable baton at the Coach and Horses in Linthwaite.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possessing an offensive weapon. Sentence reduced due to impact on his daughter. Judge described the attack as 'nasty and unpleasant' and stemming from a pathetic row fuelled by alcohol.

24 Jul 2015

Michael Foley

Sexual activity with a child and sexual activity in the presence of a child *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Michael Foley, 39, previously of Whitehall Way, Dewsbury, committed sex offences against two victims years ago. In the first incident, over 10 years ago, Foley was drinking with a 17-year-old and suggested watching porn DVDs. After the victim had drunk heavily, Foley began pleasuring himself and touched the victim, but stopped immediately when the teenager pulled away. The victim did not reveal the incident for several years due to its impact on his life and relationships. In the second incident, when the other complainant was 10 or 11, Foley had a number of boys of similar age at his house and asked if they wanted to look at porn. They watched pornography in his bedroom, and Foley performed a sex act in front of them.

Admitted one offence of sexual activity with a child and one of sexual activity in the presence of a child. Ordered to register for life as a sex offender. Had been drinking excessively and taken drugs prior to the first offence. Guilty pleas saved victims from giving evidence.

17 Jul 2015

Lyndon Haley

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years 4 months imprisonment

Lyndon Haley, 32, of Ovenden Way, Halifax, committed two burglaries. First, on December 14, 2014, he broke into the Card Shop in Rotherham, tipping over a metal safe in an upstairs office, cutting a hole into it, and stealing £1,650 cash and 150 books of stamps worth £558; he taped novelty Christmas hats over smoke detectors to avoid triggering alarms, and his DNA was found on the tape. Second, on March 28, 2015, with Kevin Webster, he broke into Beaverbrooks jewellers in Huddersfield town centre via the roof, smashing cabinets to load valuables into holdalls, but fled empty-handed when police arrived, abandoning tools and bags; they escaped across rooftops and were arrested via CCTV.

Admitted both the Beaverbrooks and Rotherham burglaries. Had an on-off drugs habit and resorted to crime for financial reasons. Judge noted he was a committed criminal with 26 prior convictions for 54 offences and there was a degree of planning involved.

17 Jul 2015

Kevin Webster

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Kevin Webster, 37, of Rugby Terrace, Halifax, and Lyndon Haley broke into Beaverbrooks jewellers in King Street, Huddersfield, around 9pm on March 28, 2015, by removing roof slates to access a hatch, lowering step ladders, and entering the shop in dark clothing and balaclavas. They smashed display cabinets and ransacked jewellery cases for 90 seconds, loading thousands of pounds worth of valuables into holdalls, while a third unidentified man blocked doors. They fled empty-handed when police arrived quickly, abandoning holdalls, a crowbar, and screwdrivers, and escaped across rooftops to the Five Bar club where they were arrested shortly after via CCTV tracking.

Admitted the Beaverbrooks burglary. Expressed remorse and accepted he was too old for such offences. Judge noted he was a committed criminal with 30 prior convictions for 76 offences and there was a degree of planning involved.

17 Jul 2015

June 2015 2 cases

Anton Lee Copperwaite

Theft *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

On July 20, 2014, Anton Lee Copperwaite stole a £4,000 scooter from a 17-year-old who had acquired it the previous day. The teenager was riding the scooter in Mirfield to see friends and stopped at London Park. Copperwaite asked for a go on the scooter, was refused, but jumped on it anyway. The owner jumped on behind him, but Copperwaite pushed him off at Taylor Hall Lane and rode away. The scooter was never recovered. Copperwaite was in breach of an anti-social behaviour order banning him from the area.

Admitted theft and breach of an ASBO. Suffered from osteomyelitis which left him tired and angry; now learning to cope with the illness.

24 Jun 2015

Poundstretcher

Health and safety breach *

Sentence

Fined £50,000

On March 11, 2014, employee Antoni Borek, 62, from Poland, was working in the 300,000 square feet warehouse on Trident Business Park in Deighton, Huddersfield, when a forklift truck driver ran over his right foot. Mr Borek had exited the truck he was driving to retrieve items from shelves. Although wearing protective shoes, the weight of the pallet truck turned the metal toe cap into a blade, shearing off five toes. The company failed to ensure its safety system—requiring drivers to stop two bays away, sound the horn three times, and obtain consent from pedestrians—was adequately implemented and enforced, allowing an ethos of non-compliance. The company also did not supply Mr Borek with protective footwear or verify his shoes' adequacy, though this was not deemed to have made a difference.

Admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act. Ordered to pay £8,138.88 costs. Judge noted the injury was profoundly life-changing for the victim and criticized the company's lackadaisical approach to safety enforcement.

9 Jun 2015

May 2015 1 case

Ryan Handley

Robbery *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Ryan Handley committed three robberies in Leeds in May 2015. On May 1, he attempted robbery at Althams Travel Services in Yeadon but was unsuccessful after staff locked the door upon suspicion. Later that day, he robbed Althams Travel in Pudsey at knifepoint, threatening staff and taking cash from the safe, leaving behind an Asda carrier bag with his fingerprints. On May 6, he robbed Thomson Travel in Horsforth at knifepoint, taking £1,000 and 1,400 Euros, and was seen fleeing in a silver Peugeot traced to an acquaintance, where his DNA was found on clothing and a knife in a bag described as a robbing kit.

Unanimously found guilty by a jury. Judge Sally Cahill QC noted the crimes took his previous offending into a different league and highlighted the vulnerability of the female victims and the terrifying nature of the offences involving a knife.

15 May 2015

April 2015 1 case

Sohail Akhtar

Unlawful wounding and harassment *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Sohail Akhtar, a builder from Yews Hill Road, Lockwood, Huddersfield, was contracted by the family of Bandaras Hussain to undertake work at their house. He was paid but did not complete the job. In November 2013, Mr Hussain visited Akhtar's address to complain and demand a refund. Akhtar became angry, swore, and struck Mr Hussain on the forehead with a wooden table leg, causing a large cut requiring six stitches. Mr Hussain blocked a second swing and, with help from his cousin, restrained Akhtar and discarded the weapon. While on bail, Akhtar sent numerous threatening and abusive text messages and voicemails to his former partner over four days in August 2014.

Admitted unlawful wounding and harassment. The judge described the violence involving the use of a weapon as 'unforgiveable'. Sent threatening and abusive messages to former partner while on bail.

24 Apr 2015

February 2015 1 case

Mohammed Lunat

Possession of Class A and B drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Mohammed Lunat, 29, of Purlwell Hall Road, Batley, became involved in drug dealing due to a gambling addiction after losing his bank job and accumulating substantial debt. He borrowed £9,000 from a moneylender with a reputation, who pressured him by taking his car and forcing him to store large quantities of drugs including cocaine, heroin, and cannabis at his home. He was beaten on one occasion for failing to obey instructions. Police raided his home and discovered almost two kilos of heroin and cocaine, with a total street value of £135,000, operating as a drug warehousing setup.

Blamed crimes on gambling addiction; appeal against sentence dismissed by Court of Appeal.

1 Feb 2015

January 2015 2 cases

Steven Bridgford

Burglary and theft *

Sentence

two and a half years imprisonment

On September 20, 2014, around 3pm, an intruder entered an unlocked home in Cockley Hill Lane, Kirkheaton, while the householder was upstairs changing her seven-and-a-half-month-old baby's nappy, with a three-year-old also present. The burglar stole items including keys to a BMW car worth £18,000, which was then driven off, reversing into a wall and causing damage. The car was later recovered in the Salford area of Manchester after being traced via automatic number plate recognition. Steven Bridgford, 36, of Tenbury Close, Salford, drove a VW Scirocco that accompanied the stolen BMW, having been given permission by its owner to use it. He admitted driving the burglar to Huddersfield, remaining in the VW without entering the house, but accepted he knew the plan was to steal keys and take a vehicle. The householder suffered over £4,000 in losses for repairs and alternative transport, and has been in fear since the incident.

Admitted burglary and theft. Felt genuine remorse and understood the upset to the complainant. Recorder Gregory Perrins noted he was part of a joint offence where a house and car were targeted, with his accomplice entering the premises while a woman was upstairs with her baby.

23 Jan 2015

Sam Hawley

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

12 month youth custody sentence suspended for two years with 200 hours unpaid work

Sam Hawley, then 18, met a 14-year-old schoolgirl on a couple of occasions. In July, they were found in bed together in Batley after people went looking for her, and he was warned to stay away. In August, she told her mother she was visiting a friend in Garforth but was found with Hawley in Morley the next day. He claimed he was trying to persuade her to go to the police. Now 19, of Grange Road, Batley.

Admitted two offences of sexual activity with a child. Ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Judge Neil Clark noted the offences were serious as he was aware of the girl’s age and her vulnerability.

6 Jan 2015

December 2014 4 cases

June Langley

Theft and burglary *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

June Langley, 45, of School Lane, Dewsbury, targeted elderly and vulnerable people in their homes through distraction tactics. On June 23, she and another woman tricked their way into the home of an 88-year-old man with dementia in Batley by pretending she was crying outside, stealing £100. The next day, they returned and stole a further £80 while he was distracted. On June 25, she returned again and stole a similar amount. The same day, she burgled the home of a neighbour, a woman in her 50s, by walking in through an open door asking for 'Alan,' and stole her handbag and purse while she was distracted. Also on June 25, she stole the handbag from a 90-year-old woman.

Admitted four offences of theft and one of burglary. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC noted her bad record and that she deliberately targeted elderly and vulnerable people. Defence mentioned struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, history of abuse, and a cycle of offending with much of her adult life spent in prison.

20 Dec 2014

Martin David Ingham

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Martin David Ingham broke into the home of an elderly couple in their 80s on Wakefield Road, Lepton, Huddersfield, in October 2014. The couple had gone to bed when they were disturbed by loud banging. Later, the burglar alarm activated after the kitchen window was smashed using a crutch. Ingham stole a mobile phone worth £50. He was identified from CCTV footage showing him passing the property with his father and returning alone carrying the crutch. Footwear marks at the scene matched his trainers. The couple, both with health problems, required paramedic treatment; the wife was left terrified by noises and did not want to go out for their 50th wedding anniversary.

Admitted the burglary and asked for 10 other offences including four house burglaries to be taken into consideration. Had three previous convictions for house burglary making him liable for a minimum sentence. Represented by Ken Green, who stated he felt genuine remorse.

12 Dec 2014

Martin Bell

Manslaughter *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 12 years

Martin Bell fatally attacked Gemma Simpson at his Harrogate flat on May 5, 2000. He repeatedly struck her with a hammer during an argument, which he claimed involved a perceived threat to his children. He then stabbed her, drowned her in a bath by filling it with water and tying her hands, dismembered her body after several days, and buried it. Gemma was reported as a missing person for 14 years until Bell confessed at Scarborough Police Station.

Pleaded guilty to manslaughter with diminished responsibility. Ordered to serve a total of 11 years and 205 days due to time spent on remand.

1 Dec 2014

Jamal Muhammed Raheem Ul Nasir

Sexual assault on a child under 13 *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Jamal Muhammed Raheem Ul Nasir, 32, of Firthcliffe Grove, Liversedge, carried out sex attacks on two underage Asian girls. The victims and their families suffered particular shame in their community, with concerns about the girls' future marriage prospects being damaged.

Convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child under 13 and four counts of sexual activity with a child. Sentence included aggravating feature due to victims being Asian, causing greater shame in their community and concerns over future marriage prospects. Appeal against sentence dismissed by Mr Justice Walker at the Criminal Appeal Court.

1 Dec 2014

November 2014 1 case

William Cornick

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 20 years

On 28 April 2014, during a Spanish lesson at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Halton Moor, Leeds, William Cornick, aged 15, stabbed his teacher Ann Maguire seven times in the back and neck with a 21 cm knife, severing her jugular vein. He had planned the murder for three years due to a deep-seated grudge and hatred, intended to kill her four days earlier, offered a friend £10 to murder her, and planned to kill two other teachers. He chased her into the corridor but was prevented from further attack by Susan Francis. He brought whisky to celebrate.

Verdict guilty on one count of murder. No remorse shown. Judge lifted restrictions on naming for deterrent effect. Appeal against sentence dismissed in January 2015.

3 Nov 2014

December 2013 1 case

Ian Watkins

Child sexual offences *

Sentence

29 years imprisonment

Ian Watkins was arrested following the execution of a drugs warrant at his Pontypridd home on September 21, 2012, when a large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized. Analysis of the equipment uncovered his depraved behaviour involving child sexual offences, including the attempted rape of a fan’s baby.

With a further six years on licence. Pleaded guilty to a string of child sexual offences including attempted rape of a fan’s baby. In 2019, additionally sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for possessing a mobile phone in prison.

1 Dec 2013

June 2011 1 case

Lee Tansey

Armed robbery *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Lee Tansey and his accomplices committed three armed robberies in 2009, targeting a bank in Darwen, Lancashire, stealing £43,000; a security van in Elland, near Halifax, stealing £175,000; and a HSBC bank in Huddersfield, stealing £300,000. They used weapons like a machete, crowbar, and sledgehammer, and engaged in a high-speed chase with police, driving dangerously across the Pennines before abandoning the vehicle in Manchester.

Pled guilty to three armed robberies.

1 Jun 2011

December 2010 10 cases

John Doyle

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

John Doyle, along with his brother Dean Doyle, Francis Lupton and Nicholas Tidswell, stayed at a hotel and guest-house in Blackpool during the first week of July 2009, during which the gang stole high value vehicles including a BMW worth £30,000 and a Range Rover worth £33,000 from Fleetwood, Cleveleys and St Anne’s. A stolen mobile phone traced back to him was left behind.

Described by Judge Hoffman as a 'professional criminal', 'habitual offender, dedicated to crime'. Brother of Dean Doyle.

22 Dec 2010

Manzoor Akhtar

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Manzoor Akhtar was involved in the organised crime gang's enterprise of stealing and selling high value vehicles through residential burglaries across Yorkshire and Lancashire from July 2009.

Received sentence for lesser role in the gang.

22 Dec 2010

Matthew Richard Holmes

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Matthew Richard Holmes led the burglary team, including Anthony Jackson, Craig Stanley, and Arthur Gaskin, involved in car key burglaries of high value vehicles such as Range Rovers, Volvos, and Land Rover Discoveries across North and West Yorkshire between July and November 2009, including locations like Boston Spa, Osbaldwick, and Ilkley.

Burglary team leader who sold stolen vehicles to middle-man Nevada Smith. Described as the head of the gang stealing vehicles to order.

22 Dec 2010

Nicholas Tidswell

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

5.5 years imprisonment

Nicholas Tidswell, along with John Doyle, Dean Doyle and Francis Lupton, stayed at a hotel and guest-house in Blackpool during the first week of July 2009, during which the gang stole high value vehicles including a BMW worth £30,000 and a Range Rover worth £33,000 from Fleetwood, Cleveleys and St Anne’s.

22 Dec 2010

Nevada Smith

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Nevada Smith acted as the middle man responsible for changing the ID of stolen vehicles, selling them on through Autotrader using cloned number plates and forged documentation. He was involved in the disposal of high value vehicles stolen during residential burglaries across Yorkshire and Lancashire from July to November 2009.

Described by Judge Hoffman as the common denominator and the 'hub of the wheel' that crossed over two different burglary teams, high up in the organisation, actively encouraging the activity.

22 Dec 2010

Gary Swinden

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Gary Swinden, through his business Zebra Studios in Barnsley, supplied high quality cloned licence plates and forged documentation which enabled the sale of stolen vehicles. Details of cloned plates and documents were found on a memory stick during his arrest in April 2010.

Operated as facilitator providing false number plates and forged vehicle documentation on a prolific scale. Described by Judge Hoffman as having a vital role, turning his skills as a graphic designer to criminal purpose on a wholesale scale.

22 Dec 2010

Francis Lupton

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

Francis Lupton, along with John Doyle, Dean Doyle and Nicholas Tidswell, stayed at a hotel and guest-house in Blackpool during the first week of July 2009, during which the gang stole high value vehicles including a BMW worth £30,000 and a Range Rover worth £33,000 from Fleetwood, Cleveleys and St Anne’s.

22 Dec 2010

Dean Doyle

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Dean Doyle, along with his brother John Doyle, Francis Lupton and Nicholas Tidswell, stayed at a hotel and guest-house in Blackpool during the first week of July 2009, during which the gang stole high value vehicles including a BMW worth £30,000 and a Range Rover worth £33,000 from Fleetwood, Cleveleys and St Anne’s.

Described by Judge Hoffman as a 'professional criminal' and 'career criminal who must expect long sentences'. Brother of John Doyle.

22 Dec 2010

Arthur Gaskin

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Arthur Gaskin was part of the team led by Matthew Holmes involved in car key burglaries of high value vehicles across North and West Yorkshire between July and November 2009. He influenced the use of a lock up garage in Rotherham where stolen vehicles were fitted with false plates.

Under his influence, Anthony Nolan signed a tenancy agreement for a lock up garage used to add false number plates to stolen vehicles.

22 Dec 2010

Anthony Nolan

Conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Anthony Nolan signed a tenancy agreement using the alias 'Tom Smith' for a lock up garage at Fullerton Road, Rotherham, used by the gang to fit false number plates to stolen vehicles. Several stolen vehicles were recovered from the lock up in September 2009.

22 Dec 2010

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