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Explore 618 verdicts at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds, Leeds). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Afzal Zafar
Date not specified
Grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
8 years imprisonment

Afzal Zafar, a serving prisoner, slashed another inmate's neck with a sharpened chunk of plastic on March 20, 2023.

Admitted Section 18 GBH. The new sentence runs consecutively to an existing indeterminate sentence.
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Aderoju Adeniran
Date not specified
Making off without payment and fraudulent use of registration plates *
Sentence
2 months imprisonment

Aderoju Adeniran was part of a two-car convoy that stole petrol from the Esso garage on Castleford Road, Normanton, in October.

Admitted making off without payment and fraudulent use of registration plates.
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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Admir Cerpja
Date not specified
Production of cannabis *
Sentence
23.5 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 had a significant role. No fixed abode.
bbc.co.uk
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Adnan Ghafoor
Date not specified
Assault *
Sentence
18 months imprisonment

Adnan Ghafoor 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.
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Amaan Hussain
Date not specified
Blackmail and harassment *
Sentence
21 months in prison

Amaan Hussain, aged 21, from Huddersfield, blackmailed and harassed a female victim in a two-year campaign of abuse between 2018 and 2020. He blackmailed her for money and made threats causing her to fear for her safety and the safety of her family. The matters were reported to police in 2020, leading to an investigation. He was arrested in December 2020 and later charged.

Admitted blackmailing his victim and harassing her in a series of incidents between 2018 and 2020.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Amir Ali Hussain
Date not specified
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.

(45) from Batley, sentenced for an offence of rape.
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Ammar Dejra
Date not specified
Sexual assault and suffocation *
Sentence
27 months imprisonment

Ammar Dejra followed the victim on November 10 last year in Wakefield and attacked her, suffocating and sexually assaulting her. The victim said she continues to be frightened. He was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment and banned from entering the Wakefield postcode area.

Pleaded guilty to suffocating and sexually assaulting the victim. Defence said he had no prior cautions and had spent three months in custody; a probation officer was unconvinced he had shown significant insight.
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Amran Mehrban
Date not specified
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.

(40) from Batley, sentenced for two offences of rape and an offence of assault by penetration.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Amy Russell
Date not specified
Smuggling drugs into prison *
Sentence
32 months imprisonment

Amy Russell attempted to smuggle drugs into HMP New Hall in Wakefield by hiding them in her bra. She was later caught with a mobile phone and charger at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire.

The drugs included cocaine, codeine, paper coated in spice, pregabalin and buprenorphine.
farsleytoday.co.uk
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Anas Hussain
Date not specified
Supply of Class A drugs *
Sentence
10 years and 2 months imprisonment

Anas Hussain was linked to a county lines drugs line operating between Bradford and Leeds after police investigated the drug-related death of a vulnerable man. In January 2025, Hussain was found in Leeds city centre with the main phone used for the drugs line, 25 deals of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, and £800 cash. Warrants at linked addresses uncovered evidence of Class A drugs being bagged into smaller deals. He pleaded guilty to the offences.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, three counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, and possession of criminal property. Sentenced for these and other separate drugs offences.
yorkshirepost.co.uk
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Alex Owens
Date not specified
Grievous bodily harm and intentional strangulation *
Sentence
33 months imprisonment

Alex Owens launched a prolonged and terrifying attack on his partner after the Leeds United promotion parade in May, before turning on a witness who tried to help. His offences included grievous bodily harm and intentional strangulation.

Offences included GBH and intentional strangulation.
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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Aleksandra Timoszek
Date not specified
Human trafficking *
Sentence
7 years 6 months imprisonment

Aleksandra Timoszek was part of a Leeds-based trafficking ring that lured women, mainly from Poland, with promises of work as childminders, bar staff or shop assistants before forcing them into prostitution. Victims worked up to 20 hours a day and had to surrender their earnings.

Convicted after trial of modern slavery and prostitution offences. The court condemned the callous exploitation of vulnerable women.
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Alan Knowles
Date not specified
Sexual activity with a child and making indecent images *
Sentence
9 years imprisonment

Alan Knowles admitted meeting a girl following grooming and committing multiple sexual offences against a child, including non-penetrative and penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity in the presence of a child, and making indecent images.

Pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences against a child.
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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Alan Ward
Date not specified
Indecent assault and buggery *
Sentence
13 years imprisonment

Sexually assaulted a girl when she was 14 and he was in his 30s, telling her he was 'getting her ready for when you're 16'. The offences took place in the 1980s and 1990s while he worked at a petrol station on Barnsley Road. The victim reported him in 2020; he later worked as an ice cream man.

Denied the allegations but was found guilty following a trial.
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Alan Wood
Date not specified
Rape, attempted rape and indecent assaults *
Sentence
28 years imprisonment (27-year custodial element with a one-year extended licence period)

Alan Wood targeted and groomed children between 1980 and 2010, gaining the trust of their parents and enticing youngsters to his home with toys, games and video games before bribing them into sexual acts. He abused seven victims, some as young as seven, and tortured them by electrocuting them with a power box. Wood was found guilty after trial of more than 40 offences, including rape, attempted rape and indecent assaults.

Denied all offending but was found guilty after trial.
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Duncan Heaton
Date not specified
Attempted murder *
Sentence
13 years added to the minimum term of an existing life sentence

Heaton, already serving a life sentence, tried to kill two other inmates. He told officers they kept placing him with sex offenders. He was handed an additional 13 years on the minimum term of his sentence.

Already serving a life sentence. The judge said the attacks were motivated by the victims' sex crimes.
examinerlive.co.uk
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Donna Lynn
Date not specified
Controlling prostitution *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment

Donna Lynn committed an offence of controlling prostitution in the Kirklees area.

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Diana Warner
Date not specified
Obstructing a railway *
Sentence
two-year conditional discharge

Retired GP Dr Diana Warner, 66, walked down the line outside Drax power station wearing orange high-visibility clothing and waving an orange flag to stop a 400-metre long freight train on December 14, 2021. She had travelled from her home in Bristol to carry out the protest in North Yorkshire, skipping court in London where she was due to face charges for breaching an injunction related to Insulate Britain protests. She was found guilty of obstructing the railway.

Found guilty after trial. Had four previous convictions for protest-related offences. Desisted from direct action since previous imprisonment. Ordered to pay £4,380 in court costs.
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Dilali Dembel
Date not specified
Attempted robbery and theft *
Sentence
2 years imprisonment

Dilali Dembel attempted to snatch hundreds of pounds from an elderly man playing slot machines in an amusement arcade, dragging the victim across the floor as he fought back. He also admitted five counts of theft.

Also admitted five counts of theft, including stealing more than £4,800 worth of goods from a shop.
farsleytoday.co.uk
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Dilwyn Hoare
Date not specified
Non-dwelling burglary *
Sentence
28 months imprisonment

Dilwyn Hoare smashed his way into a shopping centre in Crossgates on 31 May, bagging iPhones and tablets worth more than £16,000 after breaking into an O2 shop. He admitted a charge of non-dwelling burglary.

Pleaded guilty to non-dwelling burglary.
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Emmanuel Gardiner
Date not specified
Dealing Class A drugs *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment

Emmanuel Gardiner, 29, was stopped by police in Leeds on September 27 and found with wraps of cocaine and heroin worth around £180 and £815 in cash. He admitted two counts of dealing Class A drugs.

Admitted two counts of dealing Class A drugs. Had a previous 10-year sentence for drug and weapons offences.
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Ethan Hare
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
Extended sentence of 15 years, comprising 10 years in custody and a 5-year extended licence

Ethan Hare lured a woman walking home from a night out in Huddersfield before raping her twice. He was arrested within 24 hours and found guilty after trial.

Found guilty of two counts of rape after a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
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Faizaan Akram
Date not specified
Manslaughter *
Sentence
seven years imprisonment

Faizaan Akram, 19, was part of a group that attacked the victim, 39, in Crows Nest Park, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire on 12 July 2025 following a verbal argument. The men beat the victim with baseball bats and hockey sticks before he was stabbed twice in the back, causing fatal injuries. Akram was convicted of manslaughter.

Found guilty of manslaughter after trial.
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Farooq Azam
Date not specified
Drug supply (Class A and B) *
Sentence
4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Farooq Azam, 52, was a member of the drug supply ring operating from Rathmell Road, Halton Moor, supplying cocaine and cannabis across Leeds. The group’s safehouse was fitted with metal bars, CCTV, and security gates, and they kept machetes and a Taser. Police seized drugs, cash, and phones during raids in 2023 and 2025.

Pleaded guilty to Class A and B drug supply.
bbc.co.uk
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Edward Rogers
Date not specified
Dealing in Class A drugs *
Sentence
30 months imprisonment

Rogers dealt in heroin and cocaine after deciding the money was 'too good to pass up'. He was caught in Leeds on June 9, 2022.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing in Class A drugs.
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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Emile Riggon
Date not specified
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with minimum term of 27 years

Emile Riggon was one of three men who savagely murdered the 19-year-old victim 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 the victim deeply affected his family and the wider community.
uknip.co.uk
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Ebrahim Mamaniat
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
12 years imprisonment

Ebrahim Mamaniat was convicted of two offences of rape against young girls in Batley between 1995 and 2003. He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.

Convicted after trial.
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Ebrahim Mananiat
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
12 years imprisonment

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

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Edgar Casandra
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
8 years and 1 month imprisonment with 3-year extended licence period

Edgar Casandra beat and raped a teenager during an ordeal in November 2023, and admitted actual bodily harm, strangulation, and breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

Pleaded guilty to rape, actual bodily harm, strangulation, and two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
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Mohammed Munir Shaffi
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
9 years imprisonment

Mohammed Munir Shaffi committed two offences of rape against young girls in the Dewsbury and Batley areas between 1995 and 2003.

examinerlive.co.uk
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Mohammed Nazam Nasser
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Mohammed Patel
Date not specified
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.

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.
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Mohammed Imran Zada
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Mohammed Ishtiaq Hussain
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
8 years imprisonment

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

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Mohammed Jabbar
Date not specified
Drink driving *
Sentence
16 months imprisonment

Mohammed Jabbar drove while around four times over the legal drink-drive limit and crashed into a police car, injuring two officers. He was seen driving off at speed and crossed into the opposite carriage into the path of the police car.

Also handed a 54-month driving ban. The court heard it was the third time he had been found intoxicated behind the wheel.
farsleytoday.co.uk
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Mohammed Jabbar Qayum
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Mohammed Khalil Nadir
Date not specified
Terrorism offences *
Sentence
9 years and 6 months imprisonment

Mohammed Khalil Nadir shared an online video of himself wearing a fake bomb vest and shared terrorist guides and propaganda online. He had researched a previous attack on a synagogue in Manchester before ordering a similar vest and adding 500 steel ball bearings to his online shopping basket. The weighted vest was found in his wardrobe after his arrest in October 2025, along with handwritten texts promoting martyrdom operations and terrorist material on his mobile devices.

Found guilty after trial of possessing articles for a terrorist purpose and disseminating terrorist publications. Upon release he will be on extended licence for three years, a serious crime prevention order for five years, and a terrorism notification order for 30 years.
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Mohammed Saleem Nasir
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Mohammed Sheikh
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
14 years imprisonment

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

examinerlive.co.uk
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Mohammed Tauseef Hanif
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Mohammed Yasin
Date not specified
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.

examinerlive.co.uk
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Morgan Kidger
Date not specified
Robbery *
Sentence
38 months imprisonment

Morgan Kidger attacked a man in Pontefract town centre after the victim gave him £10 and wished him a Happy Christmas. Kidger demanded more money, threatened to stab the victim, then delivered kicks and punches before taking cash from the victim's wallet and fleeing.

Admitted robbery. The court heard he had no previous convictions and expressed remorse, with drugs having blighted his life.
pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk
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Moshin Nadat
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Nasar Hussain
Date not specified
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.
asianstandard.co.uk
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Nasar Iqbal
Date not specified
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.
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Nathan Deighton
Date not specified
Burglary and theft of a motor vehicle *
Sentence
26 months imprisonment

Nathan Deighton and a co-defendant stole a VW Transporter van from outside a home in Belle Isle while the occupants were asleep. They later used an AirTag attached to the keys to track the van to the Walton area.

Part of a two-defendant case; individual sentence reported as 26 months.
farsleytoday.co.uk
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Nathan Kalala
Date not specified
Supplying Class A drugs *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment

Nathan Kalala was found with hundreds of pounds worth of illegal drugs in his underwear while at Leeds Festival in the summer. He admitted two counts of supplying Class A drugs - MDMA and cocaine - one of supplying the Class B drug ketamine, and possession of a Class B drug, cannabis.

Admitted two counts of supplying Class A drugs - MDMA and cocaine - and one of supplying the Class B drug ketamine. He also admitted possession of a Class B drug, cannabis.
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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Nathan Shaw
Date not specified
Causing death while driving uninsured *
Sentence
42 months imprisonment, disqualified from driving for 57 months

Nathan Shaw was driving a BMW X4 in Golcar, Huddersfield, on 30 August 2023 when he collided with a seven-year-old boy in the road. Emergency services attended at around 6pm. The boy received emergency treatment but died a short time later. Shaw was arrested at the scene, and West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Enquiry Team carried out an investigation.

Pleaded guilty to causing death while driving uninsured and two offences of perverting the course of justice.
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Naveed Khawaja
Date not specified
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.
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Neil Farrow
Date not specified
Unlawfully at large and assault of an emergency worker *
Sentence
5 months imprisonment

Neil Farrow was serving a life sentence and was unlawfully at large after leaving an open jail in North Yorkshire. He was found around 60 miles away in Beeston, Leeds, and later said he had absconded because he wanted to be moved to a lower-security Category C prison. He also admitted assaulting an emergency worker.

Admitted being unlawfully at large and assaulting an emergency worker. He was a life-serving prisoner who absconded from an open prison and was found around 60 miles away in Leeds.
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