Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Brendan King, 49, attacked his girlfriend after an argument broke out during a drinking session, then hit a man with a bottle when he tried to intervene. He admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault.

Ashley Giles came face to face with a woman as he tried to enter her home, left, and was arrested after breaking into another property three days later. He was described as a prolific and long-established burglar.

Basharat Wali admitted two counts of indecent assault relating to the non-recent sexual abuse of a vulnerable girl in West Yorkshire. He was older than the victim and made her perform oral sex on him. The offending occurred in the 1990s when she was a child.

Christopher Butterfield followed his ex-wife as she walked home on Ring Road Seacroft on 27 June. When she reiterated that their 20-year marriage was over, he punched himself and said he would tell police she had attacked him, then grabbed her by the hair, punched her in the ribs and face, and kicked her while she was on the ground. A third person who tried to intervene was also punched. The victim ran into a nearby shop, where staff called police. Butterfield was later arrested and gave a no-comment interview.

Christopher Hartley attacked a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield on September 3, 2023, striking him at least five times with a chair leg that had a metal hinge attached to the end. The victim suffered lacerations to his head and behind his ear. A letter found in Hartley's cell suggested he wanted to attack prisoners who had committed the most heinous crimes, and he wrote that it was 'D-day' for the victim. He later told the prison governor he was '110 per cent guilty' of the attack.

Took part in a revenge attack on a man, kicking him in the face and ribs and hitting him with an iron.

Machen was one of four males who approached the victim on Dunbar Street in the Belle Vue area of Wakefield on 18 August 2025. He threatened to stab the victim while another male shouted at him, before the victim was pulled to the floor and his bag of groceries was taken. Machen was later arrested and gave a prepared statement denying involvement, but refused to answer police questions. The court heard he had expressed remorse and had been homeless before his arrest.

Courtney Mason attacked a homeless woman in Leeds city centre on the night of September 11, 2024. She dragged the victim from a tent by her hair, kicked and stamped on her head, chest and stomach more than six times, and repeatedly punched her while the victim did not move. A passer-by filmed the attack. Mason was arrested the next day after a police officer recognised her from the footage, and she later admitted attempting to cause section 18 GBH with intent. She had 16 previous convictions for 29 offences, including 10 for violence.

In the early hours of 29 August, Craig Kelly tried door handles at five homes and shone torches through windows while moving from house to house in Rothwell. Doorbell cameras recorded him wearing a hooded top with another male. He found an open downstairs window at a property and reached in, but nothing was taken. After police were called, a police dog tracked him to a bush where he was found lying flat with a torch, balaclava and gloves; he initially gave a false name.

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.

Pulled out a 12-inch knife during an attempted robbery at a shop in Bramley. He ran from the shop after a staff member pressed the panic button, putting the knife back in his coat as he went.

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.

In the early hours of January 29, Aaron Conlon and Jordan Brown went to a woman's home, where she let them in after they asked to use her phone. After she asked them to leave, Brown picked up a five-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy and pushed the woman, causing her to fall backwards, before running out. Conlon picked up another puppy and left; when the woman chased him, Conlon pulled her to the ground and wrestled with her before getting away. The puppies' mother chased after a car and was struck and killed by a police car. One puppy was retrieved the next morning and the other was found on Facebook two days later after being sold for £200. Conlon appeared at court via video link from HMP Leeds and admitted theft and assault.

Aaron Abbott sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl at a foster home in south Leeds in January 2015. He blocked the bedroom door with a wardrobe, forced socks into the child's mouth to stop her screaming, and threatened her afterwards. The victim remained silent for more than a year before confiding in a friend. The court heard she suffered lasting psychological trauma, including self-harm.

Adam Haynes entered the Howden Clough Store on Leeds Road, Birstall, on January 17, pointed an imitation handgun at a shop worker and demanded she open the till. The worker refused and pressed the panic alarm, causing Haynes to flee empty-handed. CCTV showed him leaving in a Suzuki car, and a distinctive tattoo on his right hand helped identify him. The imitation handgun was found at his property. He was also investigated for fraud after taking cash instalment payments from three customers while working for Pay Per Week, giving one customer his own bank details instead of the company's. He admitted the offences and was jailed for 38 months.