Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

December 2010 4 cases

Anthony David Jackson

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

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Anthony David Jackson 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.

22 Dec 2010

Craig Stanley

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

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Craig Stanley 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.

22 Dec 2010

Richard Butler

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

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Richard Butler 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

Victoria Laws

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

Sentence

52 weeks custody suspended for 2 years

Victoria Laws, partner of Gary Swinden, assisted through their business Zebra Studios in Barnsley in supplying cloned licence plates and forged vehicle documentation for the sale of stolen vehicles.

Ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Partner of Gary Swinden.

22 Dec 2010

March 2007 1 case

Hassan Razzaq

Manslaughter *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Hassan Razzaq, aged 26 and brother of Faisal Razzaq, acted as a lookout during the robbery of a travel agent on Morley Street in Bradford on 18 November 2005, where £5,405 was stolen and PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead.

Convicted of manslaughter, robbery, and firearms offences. Acted as a lookout.

2 Mar 2007

December 2006 3 cases

Faisal Razzaq

Manslaughter *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 11 years

Faisal Razzaq, aged 25 from London, drove the lead car of the gang's convoy from Leeds to Bradford and acted as a lookout during the robbery of a travel agent on Morley Street on 18 November 2005, where £5,405 was stolen and PC Sharon Beshenivsky was murdered by gunfire.

Cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter, robbery, and firearms offences. Acted as a lookout and drove the lead car in the gang's convoy from Leeds to Bradford. Later had additional sentence for possession of firearms.

18 Dec 2006

Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 35 years

Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, aged 24, was one of the gunmen in the robbery of a travel agent on Morley Street in Bradford on 18 November 2005, where £5,405 was stolen. He participated in shooting at PC Sharon Beshenivsky and PC Teresa Milburn, killing Beshenivsky. Arrested in Newport, South Wales on 12 December 2005.

Found guilty of murder, robbery, and firearms offences. Later had additional sentences added for separate firearms offences and wounding with intent.

18 Dec 2006

Raza Ul-Haq Aslam

Robbery *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Raza Ul-Haq Aslam acted as a third lookout during the robbery of a travel agent on Morley Street in Bradford on 18 November 2005, where £5,405 was stolen and PC Sharon Beshenivsky was murdered.

Convicted of robbery. Acted as a third lookout.

18 Dec 2006

September 2005 1 case

Rowe

Making threats to kill and section 47 assault *

Sentence

Indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) with minimum term of 8 months

In September 2005, Rowe pleaded guilty in the Crown Court to one offence of making threats to kill his partner and two offences of section 47 assault against the same partner. The assaults involved attempting to strangle the victim, the second being more serious and stopped by intervention of a third party. The offences occurred within a couple of months of each other while he was on bail with a condition not to contact the victim. He continued to see her despite the condition. Prior conviction in 1990 for common assault against an ex-partner.

Pleaded guilty to one offence of making threats to kill his partner and two offences of section 47 assault against his partner. Concurrent extended sentences of 12 months for the assault offences.

1 Sep 2005

January 1996 1 case

Gary Ford

Burglaries and robberies *

Sentence

25 years imprisonment

Gary Ford was wrongly convicted and jailed for 25 years in 1996 for a string of burglaries and robberies, based on evidence provided by supergrass Karl Chapman. The conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2009 after revelations of gross prosecutorial misconduct involving improper favors to Chapman to secure his testimony.

Jailed for a string of burglaries and robberies based on corrupt evidence from supergrass Karl Chapman. Released early after Court of Appeal quashed conviction in 2009 due to prosecutorial misconduct.

1 Jan 1996

January 1994 1 case

Karl Chapman

Multiple criminal offenses *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Karl Chapman, a criminal arrested in 1994, acted as a supergrass for West Yorkshire Police, providing key evidence in cases such as the 1996 murder of Joe Smales in Wakefield. In exchange for his cooperation, he received various improper favors from police, leading to his conviction being quashed in related cases, but he himself was sentenced to 9 years.

Received reduced sentence due to his role as a supergrass providing evidence in multiple cases, including the murder of Joe Smales.

1 Jan 1994

December 1993 1 case

Zoora Shah

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Zoora Shah poisoned her abuser, Mohamed Azam, with arsenic in halwa sweets to protect herself and her daughters from further rape and assault. Azam had raped and beaten her repeatedly, causing stillbirths, and later showed interest in her daughters. She initially used small doses to render him impotent but increased the dosage after severe beatings, not caring if he lived or died. The poisoning occurred in the context of ongoing abuse after her husband abandoned the family, leaving them in poverty.

Tariff reduced from 20 years to 12 years by Home Secretary Jack Straw in 2000; released in 2006 after serving 13 years.

1 Dec 1993

November 1987 1 case

Bryan Symonds

Indecent assault *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Bryan Symonds, 30, from Bradford, indecently assaulted two young boys and was convicted at Leeds Crown Court. His initial two-year sentence was halved at the High Court in London on November 2, 1987.

Original two-year sentence halved on appeal.

2 Nov 1987

Date Not Specified 37 cases

Bryan Walker

Illegal waste storage *

Sentence

12-month community order with ten Rehabilitation Activity Requirement Days

Between June 2015 and April 2017, Bryan Walker managed businesses operating from the former Bowman’s Site in Lincolnshire near the A52, including as registered director of Eco Green Logistics Limited, allowing too much waste into site leading to unsafe storage and fire risk. Site permit revoked in March 2017.

Pleaded guilty at earlier hearings. Disqualified from acting as a director for 5 years. Ordered to pay £60 victim surcharge.

1 Jan 0001

Carl Mardel

Attempting to meet a girl under 16 and sexual communication with children *

Sentence

2 years 8 months imprisonment

Carl Mardel, a 52-year-old man, used a dating app to communicate with decoy profiles posing as girls aged 12 and 14, set up by a paedophile hunter group. He messaged the 12-year-old decoy for two months, asking for intimate details and explaining sexual intercourse. He then communicated with a 14-year-old decoy, suggesting they meet for sex. He arranged to meet the 14-year-old decoy in a car park in Pontefract on 20 October 2022, where he was arrested by West Yorkshire Police. He expressed remorse upon arrest. He had a prior conviction for the violent rape of a 15-year-old girl in 2000 and was removed from the sex offenders register in 2019.

Pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to meet a girl under 16 and two counts of sexual communication with children. Recorder Mark McKone remarked on extensive contact with decoys. Barrister James Littlehales mitigated that Mardel is determined to address his offending behaviour.

1 Jan 0001

Catalin Barbu

Violent disorder and arson *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Catalin Barbu sparked chaos in Harehills last summer through violent disorder and arson, leaving local residents rattled and parts of the streets scarred by damage.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder and arson. Burmantofts resident from Bellbrooke Avenue. Judge warned the sentence serves as a stark warning to anyone thinking of stirring trouble.

1 Jan 0001

Bilal Patel

Rape *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Part of Operation Tourway investigation into child sexual abuse in Kirklees between 1999 and 2012, where eight young girls were victims of rape, sexual abuse, and trafficking.

(42) from Leicester, sentenced for an offence of trafficking and an offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Austin Osayande

Rape *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years

In the early hours of 14 August 2015, Austin Osayande targeted a 24-year-old woman walking to get a taxi in Leeds city centre along Kirkgate. He picked her up, carried her to a secluded doorway in Mark Lane, put her in a physical lock, and raped her despite her screams. Afterwards, he laughed and told her he was HIV positive. DNA linked him to the crime after he sexually assaulted another woman in her home on 10 September 2021, where he had delivered a parcel as a Hermes driver and returned for coffee before assaulting her.

Pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of rape. Judge described him as a 'sexual predator' and a danger to women.

1 Jan 0001

Basit Ali

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years and 56 days

Basit Ali, 32, was part of a group that attacked Shamus Hussain, 39, in Crows Nest Park, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire on 12 July 2025 following a verbal argument. The men beat Hussain with baseball bats and hockey sticks before he was stabbed twice in the back, causing fatal injuries. Ali was convicted of murder.

Found guilty of murder after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Craig Richardson

Attempting to incite a child into sexual activity *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment with extended 4-year licence period

Craig Richardson, of School Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, targeted two decoy profiles posing as underage girls ('Nicky' and 'Lucy', aged around 13) online just before and after Christmas 2021. He made sexual suggestions, requested explicit photos, and arranged to meet one at Castleford Bus Station on 3 January 2022, where he was confronted by paedophile hunter groups Fighting Against the Evil and Hunted and Confronted UK, who reported him to police. He gave no comment in interviews.

Admitted nine charges including attempting to incite a child into sexual activity, attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual activity, and breach of SHPO. Eight previous convictions, including prior 18-month sentence for similar offence in 2021. Learning difficulties noted. Judge deemed him a serious risk of harm to children. Indefinite SHPO imposed limiting internet use.

1 Jan 0001

Colin Gregg

Sexual abuse *

Sentence

13½ years imprisonment

Colin Gregg was found guilty of sexually abusing four boys.

Heir to Greggs bakery chain and former headmaster. Sentence later reduced by the Court of Appeal to 8½ years.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Hargreaves

Drug supply (Class A and B) *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Christopher Hargreaves, 46, led a large-scale organised crime group that supplied cocaine and cannabis across Leeds. The gang operated from a fortified safehouse on Rathmell Road, Halton Moor, equipped with metal bars, CCTV, security gates, machetes, and a Taser. Police first raided the property in 2023, with further raids in September 2025 leading to arrests. The estate was run through a culture of fear. Drug dealing equipment, phones, weapons, and cash were seized, and there was evidence of attempts to burn evidence. Hargreaves was arrested at a hotel at Skelton Lake services found with thousands of pounds, and threw his phone out of the window.

Pleaded guilty to Class A and B drug supply. Led the organised crime group. Arrested at a hotel in possession of thousands of pounds; threw a mobile phone out of a window.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Hartley

Attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Christopher Hartley, a convicted sex offender arrested by Cheshire Police on September 7, 2016, on suspicion of possession of indecent images, attacked two Northwich detectives transporting him on the M62 near Scammonden. While handcuffed in the back seat, he assaulted DC Victoria Shelton, who was driving at 70mph in the fast lane, by hitting her with his handcuffs, pushing her head against the window, punching her and trying to gouge her eyes out, attempting to crash the car. He then turned on DC David MacFarlane in the back, climbing on top of him, biting his arm severely, tearing flesh which he spat at DC Shelton. Police later found 2,135 indecent still images and 282 movies at his home.

Admitted two offences of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with intent, one of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, seven of possessing indecent images, one of possessing extreme pornography and breaching the Sexual Offences Prevention Order. Judge James Spencer QC described the attack as behaving like an animal and noted it was a mercy there was not a catastrophe. Prior convictions for indecent assault in 1997 and possessing and distributing indecent images in 2012.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Snow

Inciting children to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

3 years 9 months imprisonment

Christopher Snow, a 25-year-old former West Yorkshire Police officer, groomed teenage girls aged 12, 13, and 14 by posing as a 15-year-old boy in internet chatrooms. He admitted to eight counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and ten counts of making indecent images of children. A search of his property uncovered 642 indecent images of children. The investigation began in September 2009 as part of a wider police operation. Snow had previously pleaded guilty to making and possessing indecent images of children between October 2004 and December 2005, for which he received a six-month suspended sentence, 200 hours of unpaid work, and a sexual offences prevention order, which he breached.

Pleaded guilty to eight counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and ten charges of making indecent images of children. Breached a previous sexual offences prevention order, resulting in an additional two months added to his sentence. Previously convicted of similar offences in 2006, receiving a six-month suspended sentence.

1 Jan 0001

Cleveland Wyatt

Rape *

Sentence

21 years imprisonment

Cleveland Wyatt, 62, of Ederoyd Drive in Pudsey, repeatedly raped a very vulnerable woman and forced her to have sex with other men at an address in the Chapeltown area of Leeds. The victim reported being raped and beaten by several men. Wyatt and another man were arrested and charged in March 2023.

Found guilty at trial of two counts of rape and two counts of causing the woman to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Co-defendant cleared of all counts. Victim described ongoing anxiety, nightmares, and emotional distress in impact statement. Det Ch Insp Lisa Jones noted he cruelly exploited a very vulnerable victim.

1 Jan 0001

Clifford Honeyman

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 25 years

Clifford Honeyman was convicted of the murder of Richard Walker.

Convicted after a three-week trial.

1 Jan 0001

Celan Palaghia

Arson and violent disorder *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

On 18 July 2024 in Harehills, Leeds, Celan Palaghia, 21, joined a mob that set a double-decker bus alight and overturned a police car after four children from a Roma family were taken into care. He led people to the bus, attempted to turn it over and threw a brick at police.

Pleaded guilty to arson and violent disorder. Part of mob that stopped a van and set items from it on fire; threw a brick at police and attempted to turn over the bus.

1 Jan 0001

Armand Hysa

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Part of an Albanian gang that ran five commercial cannabis farms across West Yorkshire between 2024 and 2025, growing cannabis with a street value of more than £3m. Sites included 192 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield (3 Oct 2024); Newgate House, Pontefract (8 Oct 2024); 17a Wakefield Commercial Park, Horbury (19 Feb); Unit 8 Beckbridge Industrial Estate, Normanton (19 Mar); former social club Moldgreen Top, Huddersfield (9 Apr 2024).

Pleaded guilty. Led the operation shoulder to shoulder with uncle Selman Hysa and had responsibility for the sale and sourcing of cannabis. Of Doncaster Road, Wakefield. DNA found on a glove at Newgate House in Pontefract.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Sawyer

Possession of indecent images of children *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment

Andrew Sawyer, a known sex offender, was caught on four separate occasions between July 2016 and February 2021 possessing hundreds of Category A, B and C indecent images of children, prohibited images, videos of child abuse, and extreme images of bestiality on his phones. He continued offending despite a prior non-custodial sentence in 2013 and completion of a sex offending programme. Arrests occurred in September 2017, April 2018, April 2020, and February 2021 at his home on Mountbatten Crescent, Outwood, Wakefield.

Admitted 23 separate offences. Previously received non-custodial sentence in 2013 for possessing indecent images of children. High risk of reoffending. Subject to indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Stevenson

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 28 years

Andrew Stevenson was convicted of the murder of Richard Walker.

Convicted after a three-week trial.

1 Jan 0001

Ansar Mahmood Qayum

Rape *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment (total 30 years)

Ansar Mahmood Qayum committed three offences of rape and two offences of indecent assault against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

Sentence added to existing 20 year sentence from 2022 case.

1 Jan 0001

Ansar Qayum

Rape *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Part of Operation Tourway investigation into child sexual abuse in Kirklees between 1999 and 2012, where eight young girls were victims of rape, sexual abuse, and trafficking.

(47) from Dewsbury, sentenced for four counts of rape and one offence of attempted indecent assault.

1 Jan 0001

Asim Akram

Manslaughter *

Sentence

seven years imprisonment

Asim Akram, 21, was part of a group that attacked Shamus Hussain, 39, in Crows Nest Park, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire on 12 July 2025 following a verbal argument. The men beat Hussain with baseball bats and hockey sticks before he was stabbed twice in the back, causing fatal injuries. Akram was convicted of manslaughter.

Found guilty of manslaughter after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Aslam Masood

Adult sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

Aslam Masood, 51, of the Lister Hills area, Bradford, systematically targeted a vulnerable teenage girl. On February 20, 2024, he cornered her in an isolated setting in the Kirklees area and committed physical child sex abuse, causing long-term psychological harm. The victim reported the assault to police two days later. Detectives from the Kirklees Adult Safeguarding Unit identified and arrested Masood. He pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to adult sexual activity with a child.

Pleaded guilty to adult sexual activity with a child. Also given a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Aston Bruce Macqueen

Sexual abuse of a child *

Sentence

18 years and 8 months imprisonment

Aston Bruce MacQueen, 29, formerly of Fintry, Dundee, was convicted of sexually abusing a child in Leeds between 2004 and 2005 when he was 17 years old. He relocated to Dundee after the offences. He was found guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court and sentenced to 18 years and eight months in prison. A former acquaintance, who remained anonymous, said she waited 12 years for justice and was pleased the jury saw through his lies, adding that the sentence was welcome. Local residents in Fintry were shocked at his criminal history.

Found guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court. Offences occurred between 2004 and 2005 when he was 17. Moved to Dundee, Scotland, after the offences. Former acquaintance expressed relief after 12-year wait for justice.

1 Jan 0001

Aurrangzeb Azam

Rape *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Aurrangzeb Azam committed ten offences of rape and one offence of indecent assault against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

1 Jan 0001

Banaras Hussain

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Banaras Hussain groomed and raped a teenage girl he first spotted at age 12 while she was doing a paper round, abusing her between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1990s. The abuse was part of West Yorkshire Police's Operation Tendersea inquiry into non-recent sexual abuse. Hussain and two co-offenders were convicted at Leeds Crown Court, where the court heard how they exploited the victim's vulnerability. Hussain was convicted of two offences of rape.

Convicted of two offences of rape. Groomed and raped a teenage girl he first spotted at age 12 while she was doing a paper round, abusing her between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1990s. Part of Operation Tendersea.

1 Jan 0001

Banaris Hussain

Rape *

Sentence

10 years' imprisonment

Banaris Hussain, 36, from Crosland Moor, raped a teenage girl who was groomed and subjected to sexual abuse by a group of men in Huddersfield as part of child sexual exploitation uncovered by Operation Tendersea. The victim was 14 or 15 years old at the time of the offence, which occurred between 2005 and 2008. Hussain committed the rape in the presence of others who were also abusing her. He was convicted after trial and is the sixth man convicted in that particular trial, part of a broader investigation that led to 27 men being convicted for sexual exploitation in the town.

Found guilty of rape. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC noted the grooming tactics and that Hussain showed no remorse. Hussain claimed miscarriage of justice as he was led from court.

1 Jan 0001

Alan Wood

Multiple sexual offences against children *

Sentence

27 years imprisonment

Alan Wood, a 60-year-old man from Horsforth, Leeds, was convicted of over 40 sexual offences against children spanning from around 1980 to 2010. He systematically groomed and abused six victims, primarily young boys, by portraying himself as a helpful community member and luring them to his home with toys, video games, and bicycle repairs. He forced them to watch pornographic videos, then bribed them to allow abuse, which escalated to rape and attempted rape. Some victims were as young as seven. He also tortured some victims with an electric box, causing them to wet themselves in fear. The abuse was predatory and cruel. Five victims were boys, one a girl, and later a vulnerable woman.

Pleaded not guilty. Judge Ray Singh stated: 'Despite your limitations and disabilities, it did not stop you from wholesale sexual abuse of predominantly young children. The effects upon your victims has been devastating.' Wood was deemed a danger to children, placed on the sex offender register for life, and given a one-year extended licence.

1 Jan 0001

Abbas Kaji

Rape *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Abbas Kaji committed one offence of rape against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

1 Jan 0001

Admir Cerpja

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

23.5 months imprisonment

Part of an Albanian gang that ran five commercial cannabis farms across West Yorkshire between 2024 and 2025, growing cannabis with a street value of more than £3m.

Pleaded guilty. Found to have had a significant role. No fixed abode.

1 Jan 0001

Adnan Afzal

Rape *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment with an extended licence period of 6 years (total 23 years)

Adnan Afzal committed six sexual offences including rape, attempted rape, and sexual assaults on his victim between 2017 and 2019 in the Kirklees area, West Yorkshire. One of the sexual assaults took place when the victim was a young teenager. He was arrested in 2019 by officers from the Kirklees Police Child Safeguarding Team after the offences were reported by the victim and her family.

Found guilty by jury following a four-day trial at Leeds Crown Court. Refused to admit crimes.

1 Jan 0001

Adnan Ghafoor

Assault *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Adnan Ghafoor was part of a group of Asian men who kicked and punched a smaller group of four white men, one draped in a Union flag, following rival demonstrations in Leeds city centre.

Part of a group attacking pro-EDL protesters.

1 Jan 0001

Amaan Hussain

Blackmail and harassment *

Sentence

21 months in prison

Amaan Hussain, aged 21, from Huddersfield, blackmailed and harassed a female victim in a two-year campaign of abuse between 2018 and 2020. He blackmailed her for money and made threats causing her to fear for her safety and the safety of her family. The matters were reported to police in 2020, leading to an investigation. He was arrested in December 2020 and later charged.

Admitted blackmailing his victim and harassing her in a series of incidents between 2018 and 2020.

1 Jan 0001

Amere Singh Dhaliwal

Rape and trafficking for sexual exploitation *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Between 2004 and 2011, Amere Singh Dhaliwal was the ringleader of a grooming gang in Huddersfield that targeted at least 15 vulnerable girls aged 11 to 17. The victims were lured with promises of genuine relationships, then plied with alcohol and drugs before being subjected to rape, sexual assault, and trafficking across the region. Dhaliwal used the girls for his own sexual gratification and then passed them to other men at organised parties. Victims described being trapped in a cycle of abuse enforced by threats and violence. The investigation began in 2013 after the first victim came forward to West Yorkshire Police. Dhaliwal was convicted of 54 separate offences, including 22 rapes involving 11 different girls, assault by penetration, sexual assault, inciting sexual activity with a child, trafficking for sexual exploitation, making indecent images, inciting child prostitution, administering substances with intent to commit sexual acts, and a racially aggravated assault. The convictions were subject to reporting restrictions that were later lifted. A total of 20 men were convicted across the trials, with sentences totalling over 220 years.

Convicted of 54 offences including 22 rapes and trafficking for sexual exploitation. Denied all charges and accused victims of lying. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC described the abuse as 'vile and wicked'.

1 Jan 0001

Amir Ali Hussain

Rape *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Part of Operation Tourway investigation into child sexual abuse in Kirklees between 1999 and 2012, where eight young girls were victims of rape, sexual abuse, and trafficking.

(45) from Batley, sentenced for an offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Amran Mehrban

Rape *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Part of Operation Tourway investigation into child sexual abuse in Kirklees between 1999 and 2012, where eight young girls were victims of rape, sexual abuse, and trafficking.

(40) from Batley, sentenced for two offences of rape and an offence of assault by penetration.

1 Jan 0001

Ali Shah

Rape *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Part of Operation Tourway investigation into child sexual abuse in Kirklees between 1999 and 2012, where eight young girls were victims of rape, sexual abuse, and trafficking.

(38) from Dewsbury, sentenced for one offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Gary Hart

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

five years imprisonment

Gary Hart was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the Selby rail crash.

1 Jan 0001

Gareth Derby

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Gareth Derby and his wife trafficked vulnerable sex workers from Brazil, Portugal and Spain into the UK via airports including Manchester Airport. They arranged flights from Lisbon, Amsterdam and Brussels, and transport to flats in Harrogate (Bower Road) and Kings Lynn (Nelson Street, Norfolk). They rented the flats, posted adverts on adult websites, controlled the women's activities, and received over £40,000 in cash deposits over six months. Exploited seven women aged 26 to 60.

Found guilty at trial of two charges of controlling prostitution for gain and arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploitation. Subject to slavery and trafficking orders for 10 years after release.

1 Jan 0001

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Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Anthony David Jackson

Craig Stanley

Richard Butler

Victoria Laws

Hassan Razzaq

Faisal Razzaq

Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah

Raza Ul-Haq Aslam

Rowe

Gary Ford

Karl Chapman

Zoora Shah

Bryan Symonds

Bryan Walker

Carl Mardel

Catalin Barbu

Bilal Patel

Austin Osayande

Basit Ali

Craig Richardson

Colin Gregg

Christopher Hargreaves

Christopher Hartley

Christopher Snow

Cleveland Wyatt

Clifford Honeyman

Celan Palaghia

Armand Hysa

Andrew Sawyer

Andrew Stevenson

Ansar Mahmood Qayum

Ansar Qayum

Asim Akram

Aslam Masood

Aston Bruce Macqueen

Aurrangzeb Azam

Banaras Hussain

Banaris Hussain

Alan Wood

Abbas Kaji

Admir Cerpja

Adnan Afzal

Adnan Ghafoor

Amaan Hussain

Amere Singh Dhaliwal

Amir Ali Hussain

Amran Mehrban

Ali Shah

Gary Hart

Gareth Derby

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