Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 593 verdicts at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds, Leeds). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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John Poulson

Fraud *

Sentence

five years imprisonment

John Poulson was found guilty of fraud.

Later increased to seven years.

1 Jan 0001

John Taylor

Kidnap and murder *

Sentence

two life sentences

John Taylor abducted 16-year-old schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan less than one mile from her home on 26 November 2000 while she was returning from a Christmas shopping trip in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and subsequently murdered her by strangulation. Her body was bound with cable ties, wrapped in bin bags and a duvet cover, and discovered on 20 August 2001 in Lindley Woods near Otley.

Pleaded guilty to kidnap and murder. Mr Justice Astill described him as a dangerous sexual sadist who must expect to spend the rest of his life in custody.

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

Ian David Karslake Watkins

Possession of mobile phone in prison *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

While serving his sentence at HM Prison Wakefield, a mobile phone was found concealed in Watkins' anus and a charger in his cell. He was accused of using it to contact a girlfriend but claimed it belonged to other inmates who forced him to hold it, refusing to name them due to fear of retaliation. This followed a five-day trial.

Convicted of possessing a mobile phone while in prison. Denied using it to contact a girlfriend, claiming he hid it for two other inmates who threatened him.

1 Jan 0001

Hardeep Sangha

Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice *

Sentence

four years and seven months imprisonment

Hardeep Sangha was involved in a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, including staging a fake doorstep gun threat at Inderjeet Gosal's home in Ash Hill, Shadwell on 31 July 2020 to frame her ex-husband Harpal Sangha in a divorce dispute, arranging threatening phone calls, and organising an attack on Harpal Sangha's parents' convenience store in Huddersfield on 2 September 2020 causing £2,000 damage.

Aged 40, of New Mill Road, Holmfirth.

1 Jan 0001

Harpreet Gosal

Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice *

Sentence

nine months imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 200 hours unpaid work and 12 rehabilitation requirement days

Harpreet Gosal took part in the conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, present at the staged gun threat at her home in Ash Hill, Shadwell on 31 July 2020 to incriminate Harpal Sangha in her sister-in-law Hardeep Sangha's divorce case, along with subsequent threatening calls and the Huddersfield shop attack.

Aged 37, of Ash Hill Lane, Shadwell.

1 Jan 0001

Harry Mahoney

Robbery *

Sentence

ten years and nine months imprisonment

Harry Mahoney was convicted as a conspirator in the violent armed robbery on 26 September 2015 at a specialist car repair business in Holbeck, Leeds, where two men armed with a revolver and machete assaulted the owner and stole Porsche Carrera GT parts worth £140,000. The victim was bound, beaten, slashed, and left injured.

One of five conspirators convicted in Operation Axleford.

1 Jan 0001

Imran Ijaz

Assault by penetration *

Sentence

13 years and 2 months imprisonment

Imran Ijaz repeatedly sexually abused a young girl in circumstances that were a huge betrayal of trust, causing significant traumatic impact on the victim and her family.

Convicted after trial in his absence; fled to Scotland but was arrested and returned for sentencing. Prior investigation by Leeds District Safeguarding Unit.

1 Jan 0001

Irfan Hanif Patel

Offences under the Trademarks Act 1994 and food hygiene offences *

Sentence

12-month community order to fulfil 120 hours of unpaid work

Irfan Hanif Patel, acting as a sole trader, purchased counterfeit Abel and Cole cranberry sauce in December 2020 and supplied it to his brother Mohammed Patel, director of Stock Up Direct Limited. The company supplied over 1,000 jars to a wholesaler, reaching food businesses including in Kirklees. Neither had registered food businesses with Kirklees Council, trading illegally without hygiene inspections. Premises inspected, food seized and destroyed under Kirklees Magistrates’ Court order in February 2021. Sauce confirmed counterfeit by Public Analyst and trademark holder.

Pleaded guilty to offences under the Trademarks Act 1994 and a number of food hygiene offences, including failing to register a food business. Timetables under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 set; confiscation hearings pending. Previously convicted in 2008 for selling expired goods by faking use-by dates.

1 Jan 0001

Irfan Khan

Rape *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment with 5 years extended licence

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.

(37) from Batley, sentenced for three offences of rape and an offence of making threats to kill.

1 Jan 0001

Inderjeet Gosal

Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice *

Sentence

three years and one month imprisonment

Inderjeet Gosal participated in a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice by staging a fake gun threat at his own home in Ash Hill, Shadwell on 31 July 2020, pretending to be shocked and calling 999, as part of a plot linked to his sister Hardeep Sangha's divorce from Harpal Sangha, including threatening phone calls and the shop damage in Huddersfield.

Aged 42, of Ash Hill Lane, Shadwell.

1 Jan 0001

Safraz Miraf

Attempted rape *

Sentence

four and a half 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.

(49) from Dewsbury, sentenced for an offence of attempted rape.

1 Jan 0001

Omar Farooq Hussain

Rape *

Sentence

18 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.

(39) from Batley, sentenced for four offences of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Owen Walcott

Robbery *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Owen Walcott was involved in planning the violent armed robbery on 26 September 2015 at a specialist car repair business in Holbeck, Leeds. He hired the white transit van used in the crime and enquired about Porsche parts post-robbery. Two men armed with a revolver and machete assaulted the owner and stole parts worth £140,000.

One of five conspirators convicted in Operation Axleford. Extradited from Bulgaria in 2019.

1 Jan 0001

Stuart Penney

Conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to cause an explosion *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Stuart Penney was involved in seven attacks on cash machines in Darlington, Bradford, Keighley and Huddersfield, as well as two burglaries where vehicles were stolen for use in the crimes. The attacks between October 2017 and February 2018 involved pumping gases into the machines to cause explosions, resulting in thousands of pounds of damage and more than £300,000 stolen.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to cause an explosion. Total sentence included 18 months for a dangerous driving offence.

1 Jan 0001

Sarfraz Hussain Riaz

Rape *

Sentence

15 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 Dewsbury, sentenced for two offences of rape and an offence of attempted rape.

1 Jan 0001

Sarkaut Yasen

Trafficking *

Sentence

15 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 an offence of trafficking and three offences of aiding and abetting rape.

1 Jan 0001

Selman Hysa

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

39 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. In contact with property owners. 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 nephew Armand Hysa. Previous conviction for cannabis production in 2015. Police seized cash, clothes, vehicles including Range Rover, Porsche and Mercedes G Wagon worth £150,000, plus £25,000 cash, Rolex watches. Judge noted vast personal wealth showed significant profit. Of Field Lane, Wakefield.

1 Jan 0001

Stefan Kiszko

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Stefan Kiszko was found guilty of the murder of Lesley Molseed.

Wrongful conviction for the murder of Lesley Molseed.

1 Jan 0001

Moshin Nadat

Rape *

Sentence

seven and a half 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 Heckmondwike, sentenced for one offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Nasar Hussain

Rape *

Sentence

18 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.

(46) from Dewsbury, found guilty of three rape offences.

1 Jan 0001

Nasar Iqbal

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 Batley, sentenced for an offence of trafficking and an offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Saleem Nasir

Rape *

Sentence

19 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.

(48) from Dewsbury, sentenced for three offences of rape and an offence of aiding and abetting rape.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Tauseef Hanif

Rape *

Sentence

nine and a half 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.

(39) from Dewsbury, jailed for an offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Naveed Khawaja

Sexual assault *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Naveed Khawaja of Yew Street, Huddersfield, committed sexual assaults on vulnerable women, including one at a victim's home earlier in October 2021, and two unsolved offences in Bradford from July 2017 and October 2019. Arrested on 11 October 2021 and charged in September 2022.

Convicted of three sexual assaults on vulnerable women.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Birkenshaw

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.

(37) from Wakefield, sentenced for an offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Donovan

Kidnapping *

Sentence

eight years imprisonment

Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan were found guilty of the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews, child neglect and perverting the course of justice.

1 Jan 0001

Matias Jozio

Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice *

Sentence

17 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 200 hours unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation requirement days

Matias Jozio participated as one of the masked gunmen in the staged threat at the Gosal home in Shadwell on 31 July 2020, and was involved in the conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and conspiracy to commit criminal damage, identified at the attack on the Huddersfield shop on 2 September 2020.

Aged 21, of Amberton Mount, Leeds. Aged 17 at time of incident. Identified at the shop damage scene.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Nazam Nasser

Rape *

Sentence

seven and a half 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 Batley, sentenced for an offence of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Patel

Offences under the Trademarks Act 1994 and food hygiene offences *

Sentence

12-month community order to fulfil 100 hours of unpaid work

Mohammed Patel, director of Stock Up Direct Limited, received counterfeit Abel and Cole cranberry sauce from his brother Irfan Hanif Patel in December 2020. The company supplied over 1,000 jars to a wholesaler, reaching food businesses including in Kirklees. Neither had registered food businesses with Kirklees Council, trading illegally without hygiene inspections. Premises inspected, food seized and destroyed under Kirklees Magistrates’ Court order in February 2021. Sauce confirmed counterfeit by Public Analyst and trademark holder.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Chothia

Rape *

Sentence

17 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 Batley, sentenced for four offences of rape and an offence of trafficking.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Imran Zada

Rape *

Sentence

15 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 four offences of rape and an offence of sexual activity with a child.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Jabbar Qayum

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.

(43) from Dewsbury, sentenced for two offences of rape committed against one victim.

1 Jan 0001

Mark James Bonneville Jepson

Supplying heroin *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Mark James Bonneville Jepson was sentenced for 10 offences of supplying heroin committed between November 27, 2013, and January 17, 2014. He was arrested in the summer of 2014 following Operation Overwood, where undercover officers targeted drug suppliers in the Kirklees area.

Admitted 10 offences of supplying heroin. Caught during Operation Overwood targeting drug suppliers in Kirklees.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Davies

Robbery *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Mark Davies was convicted as a conspirator in the violent armed robbery on 26 September 2015 at a specialist car repair business in Holbeck, Leeds, where two men armed with a revolver and machete assaulted the owner and stole Porsche Carrera GT parts worth £140,000. The victim was bound, beaten, slashed, and left injured.

One of five conspirators convicted in Operation Axleford.

1 Jan 0001

Khurum Raziq

Rape *

Sentence

22 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 Heckmondwike, found guilty of eight offences of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Klevis Hysa

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

27 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 come close to having a lead role and was a willing and enthusiastic conspirator. No fixed abode. Caught during raid on Unit 8 Beckbridge Industrial Estate, Normanton on 19 March.

1 Jan 0001

Klodian Bofja

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

8 months in custody

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. Caught during raid on Unit 8 Beckbridge Industrial Estate, Normanton on 19 March where 209 juvenile plants, 14kg vacuum packed cannabis and 22kg grown plants were found.

Pleaded guilty. Found to have been operating as a gardener at one of the farms. No fixed abode.

1 Jan 0001

Kosta Dumani

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

24 months imprisonment

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

1 Jan 0001

Yusuf Sacha

Rape *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Yusuf Sacha committed offences between 1979 and 1985 against three child victims, including one rape offence, two indecent assaults and one indecency with a child offence against the first victim; two indecent assaults and two indecency with a child offences against the second; and three indecent assaults and one indecency with a child offence against the third. Enquiries began in 2019 after a report from one now-adult victim. Arrested in February 2021 and charged in October 2021. Stood trial in January 2023.

Found guilty after trial of 12 offences. Abused status as community figurehead.

1 Jan 0001

Zafar Iqbal

Rape *

Sentence

17 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 Batley, sentenced for an offence of indecency with child, trafficking and three offences of rape.

1 Jan 0001

Zafar Qayum

Rape *

Sentence

30 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.

(44) from Dewsbury, found guilty of six counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and three counts of aiding and abetting rape.

1 Jan 0001

Will Cornick

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Will Cornick was found guilty of the murder of his teacher, Ann Maguire.

1 Jan 0001

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Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

John Poulson

John Taylor

Gary Hart

Ian David Karslake Watkins

Hardeep Sangha

Harpreet Gosal

Harry Mahoney

Imran Ijaz

Irfan Hanif Patel

Irfan Khan

Inderjeet Gosal

Safraz Miraf

Omar Farooq Hussain

Owen Walcott

Stuart Penney

Sarfraz Hussain Riaz

Sarkaut Yasen

Selman Hysa

Stefan Kiszko

Moshin Nadat

Nasar Hussain

Nasar Iqbal

Mohammed Saleem Nasir

Mohammed Tauseef Hanif

Naveed Khawaja

Michael Birkenshaw

Michael Donovan

Matias Jozio

Mohammed Nazam Nasser

Mohammed Patel

Mohammed Chothia

Mohammed Imran Zada

Mohammed Jabbar Qayum

Mark James Bonneville Jepson

Mark Davies

Khurum Raziq

Klevis Hysa

Klodian Bofja

Kosta Dumani

Yusuf Sacha

Zafar Iqbal

Zafar Qayum

Will Cornick

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