Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Andrew Baker, 36, of no fixed address, was subject to a restraining order from 2023 prohibiting contact with his mother and brother. He breached it twice in August 2025 by approaching them in Leeds city centre, including at Merkur slots, to ask for money, and by calling his mother on various phone numbers. His mother reported giving him hundreds of pounds since his release in May 2025, expressing fear due to his past violent behaviour, causing her harassment, alarm, and distress. Baker relapsed into using spice and crack cocaine after being placed in accommodation where he faced drug debts of £60-70.

Kameren Foster, 23, was spotted by police driving a stolen scooter while wearing a balaclava on July 8, 2024, in Leeds Road. He led officers on a dangerous pursuit, driving at high speed, swerving through traffic, travelling on the wrong side of the road, exceeding speed limits, running red lights, mounting a curb on a pedestrian crossing, and narrowly missing other vehicles. The chase ended when he and his passenger fell from the scooter in Great Northern Street, Huddersfield. A small amount of cannabis was found on him, and the scooter had been stolen on July 4, 2024, from the owner's apartment complex.

Richard Vickers, after drinking, attacked his father at their home in Ossett on August 24, 2025, by punching him multiple times in the face while he was sitting in a chair watching TV. The attack was triggered by overhearing his father scolding his daughter about her behaviour. Vickers had previously threatened violence but this was the first physical incident. His father suffered severe eye injuries requiring hospital surgery and risked permanent loss of sight.

Daniel Dyson, 29, of Huddersfield, attacked his ex-partner's new partner's friend with a knife outside her mother's address on February 18, 2025. The incident occurred after his ex-partner returned from a night out, leading to an argument. Dyson slashed the victim's face, causing permanent scarring, and boasted about the attack. He was arrested shortly after and has a history of violent offenses.

Lewis Minnock, a married businessman and co-director of Robiva properties and Sovereign Homes, cheated on his pregnant wife with a woman he met through work. After she left her partner, Minnock subjected her to controlling and coercive behaviour starting from early 2023. He installed listening devices in her car (disguised as a phone charger) and home (including a disguised camera in her bedroom and three in the living room and bedroom), used trackers on her car, called the devices over 1,000 times each between March and December 2023 to eavesdrop, attempted to hire a private investigator for £4,500 to follow her on holiday in Mexico in January 2023 (but refunded it), and assaulted her twice, including dragging her out of her house captured on doorbell camera. He also showed up uninvited at locations she visited and left coffees on her doorstep. The victim was forced to leave her job and home due to fear and paranoia.

Banokuthula Khanye, 29, of Leeds, engaged in online conversations on Telegram bragging about sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl when he was 23, masturbating over children using TikTok, and offering £60 to a parent for sex with their 15-year-old daughter. He possessed still images of a woman being penetrated by a dog and searched for child abuse content. The period of offending started in 2022. He was interviewed and made no comment.

Officers from Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team raided Kristean Delia's property in Dewsbury on 21 May 2025 following community intelligence about suspicious activity, discovering a large-scale cannabis factory with nearly 700 plants, leading to his immediate arrest.

David Dalton stalked a woman in Pudsey by appearing on her doorbell camera, leaving items such as rosary beads, a picture of John Lennon, and a backpack containing a cassette tape and socket wrench at her front door. He also interacted with her partner and tipped his hat to her, causing her anxiety and lifestyle changes for safety. Additionally, he assaulted a police officer by punching them during an incident at a police station on March 15, 2025.

Kristeen Delia was operating a large-scale cannabis farm with approximately 700 plants in various stages of growth at a property in Dewsbury. Police acted on community intelligence and executed a warrant on May 21, 2025, leading to his arrest and the seizure of the plants.

Indrit Hespepa was found at a cannabis farm in Pudsey on April 5, 2024, where over 490 cannabis plants with a street value of half a million pounds were discovered. He had previously been caught dealing drugs in Portsmouth in 2023 and possessing cannabis in Newcastle in February of the previous year. Officers found him living at the address with bypassed electricity for the operation.

Franchesco Mazniniku was discovered at a cannabis farm in Pudsey on April 5, 2024, alongside Indrit Hespepa. The property contained over 490 cannabis plants at various stages of growth, with equipment set up for production and bypassed electricity. He was living at the address and participated in the operation for financial gain.

Benjamin Richardson, 38, from The Laurels, Barlby, North Yorkshire, was involved in a large-scale smuggling operation that imported 91 million canisters of nitrous oxide from May 2016 to December 2018, despite knowing it was illegal for drug use. The operation used front companies like 'Worldwide Coffee Traders Ltd' to launder money, with bank deposits totalling more than £16.7 million, much of it in cash.

Carl Messen, 58, from South Farm Drive, Skellow, Doncaster, was involved in a organised criminal enterprise that imported 91 million canisters of nitrous oxide for illegal sale, using fake businesses to conceal activities and launder over £16.7 million from May 2016 to December 2018.

Thomas Richardson, 38, from The Laurels, Barlby, North Yorkshire, participated in a £16.7 million smuggling ring that flooded the UK with 91 million canisters of nitrous oxide via bogus catering firms between May 2016 and December 2018, exceeding legitimate use and contributing to public health risks and anti-social behaviour.

Dion Dube, 22, of Orchard Mount, Cross Gates, was involved in a plot to rob an Argos delivery driver at machete-point after ordering goods online. The plan involved stealing the items and falsely reporting them as undelivered to obtain a refund. Text messages revealed detailed planning, including the purchase of a machete, but the scheme failed due to a mix-up with the delivery time.

Antony Caton was arrested for threatening staff at a private hire firm and making racist remarks. While in custody at Elland Road Police Station, he smeared his own faeces in his cell and on a hospital bed after complaining of chest pains. At Leeds General Infirmary, he continued his abusive behaviour, including racist comments towards staff and a police officer, attempted to pull down his trousers, and bit the officer on the hand, raising concerns about infection.

Andrew Light attacked the victim in his cell at HMP Wakefield on February 11, 2024, by stabbing him repeatedly in the head and face with a makeshift knife. The attack was motivated by the victim's status as a convicted child sex offender. Light pulled the victim back into the cell when he tried to escape and continued the assault until prison officers intervened, after which the victim hid under the bed for safety.

Ian Rothery, 70, launched a ferocious attack on his 67-year-old partner inside their shared house in South Hiendley, on February 2, stabbing her multiple times in the collar, neck, and shoulder, and causing injuries to her face and hands. She escaped to the back garden and a neighbour's house, where she was found by police and paramedics. CCTV footage showed further assault, including kicking her while she was on the floor, leaving her with lasting physical and emotional trauma, such as constant pain and flashbacks.

Christian Armstrong-Holmes followed his ex-partner to her parents' home on February 23rd, 2025, amid a dispute exacerbated by his drug and alcohol use. He stabbed his father-in-law eight times with a knife during a confrontation, where the victim attempted to protect his family. Armstrong-Holmes was arrested with class A drugs in his van, and the victim expressed compassion, noting Armstrong-Holmes' decline and desire for him to get better.

Jonathan Brook, 31, of Huddersfield, attacked a shop worker at a Co-Op in Huddersfield on February 5, 2025, punching him without provocation. Later that day, he went to a newsagents in Huddersfield, threatened the shopkeeper by saying, 'You're a little guy, I'll smash your teeth in,' poured petrol around the store and on the complainant's clothes, set it alight, and subjected the victim to a vile racist rant. The shop was engulfed in flames, and Brook was heard saying, 'You not dead yet?' before fleeing.

Marshall Wilkinson, 21, of Meltham, participated in a disorder in Holmfirth on February 16, 2024, chasing occupants of a car while one of the pair brandished a gun that was fired and the other a machete, resulting in a violent confrontation.

Morgan Rowley, 25, of Meltham, was involved in a disorder in Holmfirth on February 16, 2024, where he and another individual chased occupants of a car, with one brandishing a gun that was fired and the other a machete, during a fight that endangered bystanders.

Ondrej Sidelka, from Elwyn Road, Bradford, hoarded terrorist documents on his Google Drive and Dropbox, including manuals on making firearms and explosives, and a video from ISIS on preparing high-explosives from household ingredients. He was arrested in November 2022 for an unrelated offence, and authorities discovered racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, and neo-Nazi materials. A 3D printer was found at his home, but it was not capable of use. The Crown alleged terrorist motivation, while the defence argued insufficient evidence.

While serving a life sentence for murder, Jovani Harriott and others attacked another inmate in the gym at HMP Wetherby in November 2023. They used improvised weapons to stab the victim more than 20 times across his arm, lower back, and head while he was on the ground, in a group assault that lasted under a minute.

While serving a life sentence for murder, Jakele Pusey and others attacked another inmate in the gym at HMP Wetherby in November 2023. They used improvised weapons to stab the victim more than 20 times across his arm, lower back, and head while he was on the ground, in a group assault that lasted under a minute.

Peter Budai took part in widespread disorder in the Harehills area of Leeds on 18 July 2024. The trouble started when crowds gathered around a Harehills home where social workers were removing children on the orders of a family court. Police officers were attacked and public property was heavily damaged over the course of the night, with the overall cost of the disorder estimated to be around £300,000.

Reo-Leigh Hardwick, 18, engaged in a crime spree starting in April of the previous year, stealing a Porsche, Audi, and BMW. He advertised the stolen vehicles online and recorded videos of himself driving dangerously at speeds exceeding 90mph in 30mph zones, as well as riding a motorbike without a helmet. The offences were uncovered through videos on his phone and online advertisements. He had prior convictions and expressed feeling 'immortal' during the acts.

Callum Kitchen participated in a scheme to import cannabis from the US by mailing parcels from California. The operation involved purchasing the drugs overseas and distributing them in the UK, with more than 260 packages sent and a street value of £800,000.