Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 685 verdicts at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds, Leeds). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Mohammed Yasin

Rape *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Mohammed Yasin committed one offence of rape and two offences of indecent assault against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

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

Michael Todd

Operating an illegal waste site *

Sentence

12-month community order with 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work, disqualified from acting as a company director for five years

Michael Todd managed businesses operating from the former Bowman’s site in Lincolnshire, near the A52, between June 2015 and April 2017. The site’s environmental permit was transferred to East Coast Recycling Properties Ltd., run by his sons Jamie and Thomas Todd, allowing processing of mixed waste. Inspections by the Environment Agency found failings including no fire-prevention plan despite proximity to arable land and homes, waste stacked too high and close together creating fire risk, and health risks from mice and flies. The permit was suspended between December 2015 and February 2016. Evidence included a diary owned by Michael Todd noting avoidance of Environment Agency visits.

Pleaded guilty to two counts. Judge Simon Batiste said that Todd had been “reckless” rather than deliberate. It was “evident” that Todd had removed and imported “significant numbers of loads of waste” to and from the site. Aged 65, of Leeds Road, Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Chhibda

Indecent assault *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Mohammed Chhibda forced the victim, a vulnerable girl aged 13-17, to perform oral sex on him while they were in a parked vehicle. He was convicted of two counts of indecent assault.

Convicted after trial of two counts of indecent assault. Offences took place between 1994 and 1999.

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

Milan Zamostny

Aggravated arson and violent disorder *

Sentence

5 years and 4 months imprisonment

On 18 July 2024 in Harehills, Leeds, Milan Zamostny, 30, 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 threw items at the burning bus and fed rubbish into the fire.

Pleaded guilty to aggravated arson and violent disorder. Seen throwing items including a table at the burning bus and feeding rubbish into the fire; collected breezeblocks to throw at police.

1 Jan 0001

Vincent Morgan

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years

Vincent Morgan, 47, drowned his partner Lisa Welford, 48, in the River Derwent in Malton, North Yorkshire on April 24 after breaking her leg in an assault and breaching a domestic violence protection order. He held her head under the water for a significant period after she was seen injured on the riverbank. Morgan claimed she had jumped in, but evidence including CCTV and injuries showed this was impossible. He had been regularly violent towards her during their relationship. He was found guilty of murder and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Found guilty of murder and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Pleaded not guilty. Judge noted history of violence towards partners when intoxicated. Victim impact statements from family members read in court.

1 Jan 0001

Thomas Todd

Illegal waste storage *

Sentence

8 months immediate custody

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.

Pleaded guilty at earlier hearings. Had a previous suspended prison sentence for similar environmental offences. Disqualified from acting as a director for 5 years. Proceeds of Crime Act Enquiry to be carried out.

1 Jan 0001

Wayne Tracey

Rape *

Sentence

17 years' imprisonment with a 6-year extended licence (23-year extended sentence)

Wayne Tracey committed a series of seven serious sex offences against two young female victims between 2015 and 2020 in the Huddersfield area, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The offences included four rapes, two sexual assaults and inciting a young girl to engage in sexual activity.

Pleaded guilty to four offences of rape, two sexual assaults and inciting a young girl to engage in sexual activity. Offending described as truly dreadful by Kirklees Police. Must sign on the child sex offenders register.

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

Zeeshan Khan

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum of ten years and 64 days

Zeeshan Khan, 19, 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. Khan was convicted of murder.

Found guilty of murder after trial.

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

Zaheed Ali Nousarka

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Zaheed Ali Nousarka was convicted of two offences of rape against young girls in Batley between 1995 and 2003. He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment.

Convicted after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Zaheed Ali Novsarka

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Zaheed Ali Novsarka committed two offences of rape against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

1 Jan 0001

Zahid Hussain

Indecent assault *

Sentence

10 years and six months imprisonment

Zahid Hussain was the first man to sexually assault the victim, who was between 13 and 17 years old at the time. During a party, he pulled her by her hair into a room and forced her to perform oral sex. The offending continued at multiple locations. He was convicted of six counts of indecent assault.

Convicted after trial of six counts of indecent assault. Offences took place between 1994 and 1999.

1 Jan 0001

Sameer Ali

Assault *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Sameer Ali 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

Samuel Fortes

Rape *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 8 years

Samuel Fortes, a Portuguese national living in Sheffield with no fixed address, followed a 19-year-old woman in Leeds city centre in the early hours of Saturday, June 23. After she rejected his request for her number, he followed her to a footbridge, grabbed her from behind, dragged her under a flyover, and raped her while smirking and punching her in the face. Her boyfriend witnessed part of the attack via video chat and alerted police. Passersby disturbed the assault. Fortes fled, hiding in a bush before returning to Sheffield, where he was arrested with missing clumps of hair matching those pulled by the victim.

Deemed a 'grave and immediate' risk to the general public. Paranoid schizophrenic with a history of domestic violence.

1 Jan 0001

Saqlain Ali

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years and 56 days

Saqlain Ali, 22, 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

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

Shafiq Saddique

Rape *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Shafiq Saddique was convicted of one offence of rape against young girls in Dewsbury and Batley between 1995 and 2003. He was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment.

Convicted after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Shafiq Siddique

Rape *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

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

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

Shakeel Haq

Rape *

Sentence

19 years imprisonment

Shakeel Haq committed three offences of rape and one offence of false imprisonment against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

Also convicted of false imprisonment.

1 Jan 0001

Sirfraz Ahmed

Indecent assault *

Sentence

28 months imprisonment

Sirfraz Ahmed subjected three girls aged between three and seven to indecent assault in the early 2000s in different areas of Leeds, including in front of other children and in a garden shed. He was aged in his early teens at the time. Arrested in 2020 after one victim reported the offences. Initially denied wrongdoing and accused victims of lying.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault at an early stage. Previous convictions for robbery, burglary, theft and driving offences, including 78-month sentence for robbery in 2015. Mitigating: offender was a child at time of offences and assessed as low risk of reoffending. Judge Timothy Clayson noted psychological and emotional harm to victims. Placed on sex offenders register for ten years.

1 Jan 0001

Stephen Shaun Griffiths

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a whole life order

Stephen Shaun Griffiths murdered three sex workers in Bradford: 43-year-old Susan Rushworth who disappeared on 22 June 2009, 31-year-old Shelley Armitage who disappeared on 26 April 2010, and 36-year-old Suzanne Blamires who disappeared on 21 May 2010. Parts of Blamires's body were found in the River Aire in Shipley on 25 May 2010, with other tissue belonging to Armitage. No remains of Rushworth were found. Griffiths was arrested on 24 May 2010.

Pleaded guilty to all three murders. Prior convictions included a three-year sentence for an unprovoked knife attack and a two-year sentence for holding a knife to a girl's throat.

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

Tejpal Sagoo

Illegal storage of waste *

Sentence

six months imprisonment (suspended for two years) and 250 hours unpaid community work

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.

Ordered to pay the Environment Agency £2,400 in costs and served with a Regulation 44 Notice under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 to clear the waste within six months. Judge Batty said 'The whole operation was a sham' and that Sagoo 'had shown a continuous disregard for the environment'. Described as a 'waste cowboy'.

1 Jan 0001

Terry Soloman Dugbo

Failure to pay Proceeds of Crime confiscation orders *

Sentence

8 years, 14 months, and 2 months imprisonment served consecutively

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).

Additional custodial terms imposed for defaulting on Proceeds of Crime confiscation orders: 8 years for failing to pay £1.3 million order from February 2019 fraud case, 14 months (reduced from 21 months) for Environment Agency hazardous waste export order, and 2 months for VAT fraud order. Added to existing 7 years 6 months sentence for fraud, totalling approximately 16 years unless payments made.

1 Jan 0001

Tasawar Hussain

Rape *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

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

1 Jan 0001

Tariq Azam

Rape *

Sentence

24 years imprisonment

Tariq Azam committed five offences of rape and four offences of indecent assault against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

1 Jan 0001

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