Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Mark Couser

Causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Mark Couser, a 56-year-old man from Normanton, communicated online with an undercover police officer posing as a mother with an eight-year-old daughter on a masochistic dating website in September 2023. He expressed explicit intentions to meet them for sexual purposes, stated he wanted to 'own a mother and daughter', and requested an indecent image of the daughter. He planned a meeting but became wary and did not attend. He was arrested on 9 October 2023 and admitted he suspected a setup. He had a prior conviction for blackmail in 2010.

Pleaded guilty. Prior conviction for blackmail in 2010. Health issues including weight problem leaving him housebound.

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

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

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 Kayatn

Historic child sexual abuse *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Yusuf Kayatn, from Dewsbury, sexually abused a girl as young as 10 years old between 1989 and 1992. The abuse included multiple instances of unlawful sexual intercourse and indecent assaults. The victim reported the offences in 2021, and an investigation by the CPS Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit led to Kayatn being charged. He was convicted on 17 separate counts, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, indecent assault on a girl under 14, and aiding and abetting indecent assault on a girl under 16. During the trial, Kayatn denied the crimes, forcing the victim to relive the traumatic events.

Found guilty on 17 counts including unlawful sexual intercourse and indecent assault. Victim reported the abuse in 2021, leading to a trial at Leeds Crown Court where Kayatn denied his crimes.

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 Hassan

Rape and attempted rape *

Sentence

21 years imprisonment

Zahid Hassan, aged 32 and formerly of Bland Street, Lockwood, Huddersfield, was convicted of four counts of rape and one count of attempted rape against two teenage victims. The offences took place between 2004 and 2014, starting when Hassan was 16. In 2006, he and an associate known as 'Fred' raped an 18-year-old woman after plying her with alcohol until she was incapacitated. The pair were heard laughing and treated her with 'apparent contempt'. The following year, a 15-year-old girl who had been previously abused was forced by Fred to perform sex acts on Hassan. The case formed part of West Yorkshire Police's Operation Tendersea into non-recent child sexual exploitation in Kirklees.

Convicted after trial. Offences committed between 2004 and 2014 against two teenage victims. Sentence to run concurrently with an existing 18-year term for similar offences. Judge described the offending as 'the most vile way possible', treating the victim like a 'rag doll'.

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

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

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

Tyler Foley

Assisting an offender *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, with rehabilitation activity and unpaid work

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

Pleaded guilty to assisting an offender. He assisted Christopher Hargreaves in evading police detection, shown by phone evidence.

1 Jan 0001

Ronald Clayton

Assault by penetration *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment with a further year on licence

Ronald Clayton, of Barnsley Road in Flockton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, abused a young girl between 2010 and 2012. His victim reported him to police in 2017, leading to an investigation by Kirklees District Safeguarding Unit. He was charged with assault by penetration in August 2020, denied the offences, but was found guilty following a trial.

Found guilty following a trial. Made subject of a sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Whitaker

Making and possessing indecent images of children *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Richard Whitaker, a former Leeds teacher, admitted to taking 40 Category C images and downloading 19 Category A, 12 Category B, and 74 Category C indecent images of children. He was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty.

Admitted to taking 40 Category C images and downloading 19 Category A, 12 Category B, and 74 Category C images. Will be on the sex offenders' register for 10 years. Of no fixed address.

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

Sakeb Ali Khan

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years and 56 days

Sakeb Ali Khan, 33, 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

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

Sajid Majid

Rape *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment

Sajid Majid committed five offences of rape and three offences of indecent assault against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

1 Jan 0001

Saqib Raheel

Rape and sexual assault of an underage girl *

Sentence

10 years and 6 months imprisonment

Saqib Raheel, aged 34 of Upper High Street, Cradley Heath, was involved in the historic sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl in Kirklees. Along with two other men, he sexually abused the vulnerable victim before raping her. The grooming began a few years after initial attacks in 2006. Her phone number was passed around to the men's friends, and Raheel subjected her to humiliation and degradation by boasting he let 'his boys go first' and recording the abuse. The victim suffered severe anxiety, binge-eating, suicidal thoughts, and difficulties in social and employment settings.

Convicted after a nine-day trial and eight hours of jury deliberation. Judge Simon Phillips QC described the grooming as 'insidious and persistent' and stressed the sentences were intended to deter similar behaviour.

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

Rashid Iqbal

Sexual offending against a child *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Rashid Iqbal of Dryclough Road, Huddersfield, sexually abused a young girl aged 13-15 within the Huddersfield area between 2003 and 2005. He was convicted in a major investigation into child sexual exploitation in Huddersfield as part of Operation Tendersea.

Found guilty following a four-day trial for two offences of causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity and two offences of indecency with a child under 14. Part of Operation Tendersea investigation.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Arthur Oldham

Sexual assault *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment

A primary school teacher from York, Richard Arthur Oldham, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Leeds Crown Court for a series of child sex offences. The 32-year-old admitted to three counts of voyeurism, 14 counts of making indecent images of a child, and five counts of sexual assault during an earlier hearing on 5 August 2013. The investigation began in September 2012 when a pupil reported that Oldham had touched him in a sexual manner while teaching at one of the schools in York. Following media coverage, another pupil came forward alleging inappropriate touching at another York school between September 2010 and July 2012. Police seized Oldham's computer, uncovering videos of him assaulting other unidentified children and over 2000 indecent images of children. Detective Sergeant Adam Normanton described Oldham as 'a predatory paedophile' who 'actively pursued a career in teaching to enable himself a position where he could abuse children for his own sexual gratification.' Oldham targeted children he believed would not tell anyone or would not be believed. Despite initially denying the offences, his guilty pleas marked his first acknowledgement of the crimes.

Pleaded guilty to multiple child sex offences including sexual assault, voyeurism, and making indecent images of children. Issued a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, and banned from working with children for life. Targeted vulnerable pupils in York schools.

1 Jan 0001

Phillip Bryant

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 27 years

Phillip Bryant was one of three men who savagely murdered 19-year-old Emmanuel Nyabako in Chapeltown, Leeds, on 26 August 2023. The attack was premeditated and unprovoked, with the killers showing no remorse. The victim was a well-liked young man whose death devastated his family and the local community.

Premeditated and unprovoked attack. Killers showed no remorse. Judge stated the loss of Emmanuel Nyabako deeply affected his family and the wider community.

1 Jan 0001

Phil Hoban

Racially aggravated harassment *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Phil Hoban, 48, of Northcote Crescent, Leeds, was a prominent figure in an anti-immigration demonstration in Leeds city centre on 3 August 2024. He climbed on a barrier and made racist gestures towards a person of colour, imitated Muslim prayer to mock the religion, and chanted offensive slogans. His conduct was viewed against a background of national unrest. He was sentenced after admitting the offence.

Pleaded guilty to causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress. Has 24 previous convictions for 66 offences. Apologised in court and claimed to be mixed race with mixed-race children. Stepping down from child protection work.

1 Jan 0001

Philip Hoban

Racial abuse *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Philip Hoban, 48, was a prominent figure in an anti-immigration demonstration in Leeds city centre on Saturday August 3, where he shouted at hundreds of rival protesters and led the chanting. He admitted racially abusing protesters who gathered for a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Recorder of Leeds, Judge Guy Kearl KC, noted he imitated the manner in which Muslim people pray to mock their religion and chanted “Allah, Allah, who the f*** is Allah?”.

1 Jan 0001

Rafiq Patel

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Rafiq Patel committed two offences of rape against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

1 Jan 0001

Victoria Snook

Drug supply (Class A and B) *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, with rehabilitation activity and unpaid work

Victoria Snook, 41, participated in the drug supply operation run by Christopher Hargreaves from a fortified safehouse on Rathmell Road, Halton Moor. The gang supplied cocaine and cannabis, controlled the estate through fear, and had weapons including machetes and a Taser. Raids in 2023 and 2025 recovered drugs, cash, and equipment. She received a suspended prison term with conditions of rehabilitation activity and unpaid work.

Pleaded guilty to Class A and B drug supply. Suspended sentence with rehabilitation and unpaid work requirements.

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

Stuart Murgatroyd

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Stuart Murgatroyd, 31, from Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, committed serious sexual offences against a teenage girl in the Kirklees area. The victim and her family reported the offences to the police on the same day they occurred, leading to Murgatroyd's arrest within hours. He was charged and first appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 13 May. On 22 September, he pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to three counts of sexual activity with a child. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a child. Will be required to sign the Sex Offenders Register upon release.

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

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

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

Sholan James

Assault of an underage girl by penetration *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Sholan James, aged 30 and of New House Road, Sheepridge, Huddersfield, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on 20 August 2021. Following a nine-day trial in May 2021, a jury convicted him of assault of an underage girl by penetration. A few years after the 2006 rape of an 18-year-old woman, James, along with Saqib Raheel and a third man, sexually abused a 15-year-old victim before she was raped by Raheel. The girl was targeted due to her vulnerability and isolation, with the abuse occurring in a flat. The case was part of West Yorkshire Police's Operation Tendersea investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation in Kirklees.

Convicted after trial. Judge Simon Phillips QC described the grooming as 'insidious and persistent' and intended the sentence to deter others. Victim impact statements detailed long-term trauma, including anxiety and suicidal ideation.

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

Simon Paul Watson

Possession and distribution of indecent images of children *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Simon Paul Watson, a former general practitioner from Ilkley and Otley in West Yorkshire, was sentenced to five years in prison for a series of child pornography-related offences. The 45-year-old previously worked at Idle Medical Centre and absconded to Thailand in 2009 while on police bail during an investigation into his possession of indecent images of children. He was located in Bangkok and deported back to the UK after overstaying his visa. Upon arrival at Heathrow Airport, West Yorkshire Police took him into custody. He appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to 17 charges, including offences related to child pornography, breaking police bail conditions, and breaching Sex Offender Notification Regulations. A police search in 2004 had uncovered 604 indecent images attached to emails. He had a previous conviction in 2005 for trading child pornography online.

Pleaded guilty to 17 charges including child pornography, breach of police bail, and breach of Sex Offender Notification Regulations. He absconded to Thailand in 2009 while on police bail and was deported back to the UK. Previously sentenced in 2005 to 2 years for trading child pornography online.

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

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

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

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Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Mark Couser

Mark Davies

Matias Jozio

Zeeshan Khan

Yusuf Kayatn

Yusuf Sacha

Zafar Iqbal

Zafar Qayum

Zaheed Ali Nousarka

Zaheed Ali Novsarka

Zahid Hassan

Zahid Hussain

Wayne Tracey

Will Cornick

Vincent Morgan

Tyler Foley

Ronald Clayton

Richard Whitaker

Sameer Ali

Samuel Fortes

Sakeb Ali Khan

Safraz Miraf

Sajid Majid

Saqib Raheel

Saqlain Ali

Sarfraz Hussain Riaz

Sarkaut Yasen

Rashid Iqbal

Richard Arthur Oldham

Phillip Bryant

Phil Hoban

Philip Hoban

Rafiq Patel

Victoria Snook

Thomas Todd

Stuart Murgatroyd

Stuart Penney

Tejpal Sagoo

Terry Soloman Dugbo

Tasawar Hussain

Tariq Azam

Stephen Shaun Griffiths

Stefan Kiszko

Sholan James

Sirfraz Ahmed

Simon Paul Watson

Shakeel Haq

Selman Hysa

Shafiq Saddique

Shafiq Siddique

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