Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Antony Cox, 51, targeted a teenage girl and exchanged more than 5,300 sexually explicit messages with her via Snapchat. He encouraged her to send naked photos of herself performing sex acts and sent similar images in return, telling her she would be 'in trouble' with police if anyone found out. The messages were discovered by a family member, who alerted West Yorkshire Police. Police later found deleted internet searches indicative of a wider sexual interest in pre-teen and young girls. The victim's father described the abuse as having transformed his daughter from a friendly and loving girl into someone scared to leave home.

After the breakdown of a relationship in 2022, Jamie Stogdale was blocked on social media by his former partner. He was made subject to a non-molestation order in 2024 after continuing to send the victim drunk messages in which he threatened to kill her. Despite the order, he carried out a persistent series of breaches, including attending a pub the victim frequented and shouting abuse at her, and throwing a pint glass that smashed near her. He later posted a copy of a further non-molestation order on Facebook and attempted to blame his new girlfriend after his arrest. The victim said the harassment caused sleepless nights, anxiety, and depression. The court heard Stogdale had a pattern of alcohol-related domestic violence and had struggled with alcohol and cocaine abuse, debt, and depression.

Keishawn Ewing was out in Leeds in the early hours of June 26 last year when he got into a fight with friends. The disagreement escalated when he began brandishing a knife before lunging at one of the individuals and falling to the ground. He suffered knife wounds, including to his head, groin and stomach, and required surgery on a front skull fracture. The incident was caught on CCTV and a witness raised the alarm. Police located blood spots and the knife, and Ewing later gave a no comment interview.

Kyle Bennett led police on a 30-minute high-speed pursuit through Leeds after officers spotted the motorbike he was riding had no number plates and he was wearing no helmet. He reached speeds of 120mph, ran a red light and drove the wrong way around a roundabout before hitting another vehicle. Bennett and his passenger attempted to flee but were arrested. The motorbike had been stolen. When shown dashcam footage of the pursuit, he laughed.

The defendant was involved in a gang that doctored genuine Gambian passports with British visas by inserting clients' photographs into the biometric page and visa. The operation received more than £1 million and brought hundreds of people into the UK illegally, providing travel, accommodation, and work. The defendant admitted assisting illegal migration.

The defendant was involved in a sophisticated gang that doctored genuine Gambian passports with British visas by inserting clients' photographs into the biometric page and visa. The gang made travel arrangements for those coming to the UK, collected them from the airport, and provided places to stay and work. The operation received more than £1 million. The defendant admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and laundering the proceeds of the criminal activity.

The defendant was involved in a gang that doctored genuine Gambian passports with British visas by adding clients' photographs to the biometric page and visa, allowing people to enter the UK illegally. The gang received more than £1 million, arranged travel, collected arrivals, and supplied accommodation and work. The defendant admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.

The defendant led a UK-based Gambian crime gang that obtained genuine passports, usually from Gambia, with British visas and doctored them by adding clients' photographs to the biometric page and visa. Between January 2022 and July 2025 the gang helped several hundred people enter the UK illegally, making travel arrangements, collecting arrivals from the airport, and providing accommodation and work. The defendant's mobile phone contained images of 559 unique passports. He had previously been sentenced to more than six years in 2024 for facilitating the illegal entry of two migrants.

The defendant was involved in a gang that doctored genuine Gambian passports with British visas by inserting clients' photographs into the biometric page and visa. The group made travel arrangements, collected arrivals from the airport, and provided accommodation and work between January 2022 and July 2025. The defendant admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and laundering the proceeds.

The defendant was involved in a sophisticated gang that altered genuine Gambian passports with British visas, adding clients' photographs to the biometric page and visa to enable illegal entry to the UK. The gang received more than £1 million and provided travel, accommodation, and work for migrants. The defendant admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and laundering the proceeds of the criminal activity.

The defendant was involved in a gang that doctored genuine Gambian passports with British visas by adding clients' photographs to the biometric page and visa, enabling people to enter the UK illegally. The gang made travel arrangements, collected arrivals from the airport, and provided accommodation and work. The defendant admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.

The defendant was involved in a gang that doctored genuine Gambian passports with British visas by inserting clients' photographs into the biometric page and visa. The gang made travel arrangements, collected arrivals from the airport, and provided accommodation and work to those entering the UK illegally. The defendant admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and entering the UK without leave.

Dylan Phelan, 21, of Leeds, was a member of a private Discord server called 'Recovery4all' which was supposedly for mental health support. In October 2024, the victim, 21, from Louisiana, who had joined the group seeking help after the drowning deaths of the victim's mother and sister, was instead taunted and groomed by Phelan and two other men. They convinced the victim to carve their initials into his skin and spend his money on drugs and alcohol. During a video call that month, Phelan goaded the victim to kill himself, telling him to 'pull the trigger' while laughing. The victim died by suicide during that call. Phelan's parents brought him to a police station after a woman informed them of his involvement.

Jamie Frosdick lost control of his car and crashed into a fence in Leeds in February 2026, then attempted to flee on foot. A police officer chased him and was violently assaulted, sustaining a serious shoulder injury. The officer detained him until backup arrived.

Jamie Beckett exploited a facilitator's and victims' financial situation by offering cash for medical appointments, electricity and wifi in exchange for images and videos of child abuse involving seven children aged 5-15. Between June 2020 and June 2022, he exchanged 9,493 messages, 356 media files and approximately 39 calls, providing specific instructions and persuading the facilitator to inflict sexual or physical harm. He paid just under £560 in total, with payments ranging from £6.20 to £187 per request. Devices seized from his home contained further indecent images of children.

On August 30 2025, Chadbourne grabbed a wine bottle and swung it towards the woman’s head at a Leeds hotel. She was then repeatedly punched and kicked, suffering a tear in her eye which later needed surgery. Chadbourne later handed himself into police but then contacted the victim, trying to get her to drop charges against him.

Ashley Keenan, 32, set fire to his flat in Rycroft Court, Bramley, on December 20, 2025, while intoxicated and experiencing a mental breakdown due to bipolar and PTSD. He made multiple 999 calls that day, including threats to set the flat alight at 4.06pm and admissions during the act. This was not his first incident; he had set fire to his flat in June 2025, leading to evacuations, and in September 2025, a neighbour smelled burning plastic. Officers found him outside drinking and shouting upon arrival. He was arrested for arson, claiming he was targeted by rival drug dealers due to debts, and his flat had been assaulted previously. During interview, he provided an alibi but couldn't recall his threats.

Nicolae Subtirel was driving a Vauxhall Zafira on the A58 at Scarcroft on October 17, 2022, taking four friends to work. Forensic evidence showed he was travelling between 60 and 70 mph entering a 30 mph stretch, averaging around 51 mph when his car collided with a Honda CRV pulling out of a side road. His 35-year-old front passenger suffered fatal chest injuries, and another passenger suffered multiple broken bones. Subtirel and two other passengers were also injured.

Zana Adil Mohammed abused a vulnerable teenage boy in Huddersfield in December 2011, committing sexual activity with a child and making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children. The victim later reported the abuse, leading to an investigation. Mohammed fled to Iraq but was arrested at Birmingham International Airport on 16 October 2025 upon planning to return to the UK.

On September 3, 2025, at around 4.15pm, Mason Murray assaulted his girlfriend in a bedroom after accusing her of cheating due to her receiving an offer for a trial shift at a new job. The relationship had been abusive for three years. He kicked her bags, pushed her into drawers, slapped and punched her, strangled her with both hands lifting her off the floor until she could hardly open her eyes, threw her to the floor, and threatened her with a lamp. When his mother intervened, he called her a 'rat'. He took her phone and later left the house with a Samurai sword, brandishing it in the street and entering another address before hiding in a bush where police found him. The sword was not recovered. He claimed to be drunk and angry during interview.

Between 1997 and 2004, Darren Gibson targeted victims at children's events where he performed as a DJ, including a 'crisps and pop' night at a local children's club. He also picked up other victims in his local area, presenting himself as a trusted, friendly figure to young girls before subjecting them to sustained sexual abuse, often continuing for multiple years. Much of the abuse took place at the pair’s home, in Gibson’s car, at venues where he performed, and other locations. One victim explained how Gibson targeted her at a 14th birthday party where he was performing, before taking them to a local nightclub and then back to his home where he sexually abused her. Gibson often plied his young victims with alcohol and, on occasion, drugs, before carrying out his abuse. He even took some of his victims to obtain contraception so he could abuse them without protection. The offences reflect abuse against 12 further victims who were aged between nine and 15 at the time.

Between 1997 and 2004, Rebecca Kirton, Gibson’s adopted sister and romantic partner, played a key role in facilitating Gibson's offending, acting as a conduit to provide him with access to victims and assisting in the abuse. Much of the abuse took place at the pair’s home, in Gibson’s car, at venues where he performed, and other locations. The offences reflect abuse against 12 further victims who were aged between nine and 15 at the time.

Jamie Bouncer, 22, of Pontefract, borrowed his friend's VW Golf without a full driving licence after attending a house party in Castleford following a nightclub visit. On 12 January 2025, in the early hours of the morning under freezing and wet conditions, he lost control on Wheldon Road, driving in excess of the 30mph speed limit, crashed through a fence, and the car landed in a disused water treatment tank in the Yorkshire Water compound. The victim, 18, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene, while the 21-year-old owner of the car was seriously injured.

Adam Sylvester, 29, of no fixed abode, headbutted and repeatedly punched a fellow guest at the Featherstone Hotel on Station Road in Featherstone in April 2025, following a dispute over noise after knocking on the victim's room door. The assault caused multiple facial and head injuries to the victim.

Ryan Walsh, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was arrested following a routine monitoring visit at his home by the Kirklees Public Protection Unit on January 20, 2026. Officers from West Yorkshire Police searched his electronic devices and found evidence of sexual communication with a 13-year-old child and two counts of making indecent images, which violated the rules of his sexual harm prevention order.