A disqualified drink-driving drug dealer who was caught by police three times in two months has been jailed.
In the early hours of Sunday, 24 July last year, traffic officers began following, Mohammed Mehtab who was seen driving a black Volkswagen Tiguan erratically in Garton End Road, Dogsthorpe. After signalling for him to pull over, Mehtab made off, driving on the wrong side of the road and colliding with another car, causing it […]
Man Jailed For Hit & Run That Killed Child
In a tragic incident that shook the community, a man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for causing the death of a nine-year-old boy in a hit-and-run road collision. Luke Widdop, 51, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while unfit through drugs and was handed his sentence at Bradford Crown Court […]
Man Extradited and Charged with Multiple Offences Including Voyeurism and Computer Misuse
A 49-year-old man, Robert Holden, residing in Row Lane, Sowerby Bridge, has appeared in Leeds Magistrates Court facing a slew of charges, including voyeurism, computer misuse, and indecent image offences. The court hearing took place on, Friday, 29 September. Holden, who had been scheduled to appear before magistrates earlier this year, faced charges related to […]
Major Drug Supplier in Calderdale Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
In a significant victory against the illegal drug trade, Khumran Mohammed Taj, aged 41, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his central role in the supply of illicit drugs in the Calderdale region. The verdict was delivered on Thursday at Bradford Crown Court, following Taj’s conviction for participating in a conspiracy to […]
Further Appeal After Firearms Discharge Farleton Drive, Bradford
Detectives investigating a firearms discharge in Bradford on Farleton Drive on July 7 are appealing for information about a bike that was used in the shooting. The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team would like to speak to anyone who has seen the bike (pictured) in the Bradford area from Friday 7 July to the Saturday […]
Man Jailed for Multiple Rapes, Bradford
A man from Bradford has been sentenced today after being found guilty of 22 offences including rape, actual bodily harm and threats to kill. Dale Osborne 43, was convicted by a jury on 13 February of nine rapes, six actual bodily harm offences, one attempted rape, one sexual assault, three threats to kill and two […]
Batley Couple Jailed After Trying To Evade Speeding Fine
A Batley man and woman have been jailed after admitting perverting the course of justice to try and avoid speeding points. The West Yorkshire Prosecutions and Casualty Prevention Unit, which works to make roads safer, has warned those who try to avoid justice will be found out following the latest case at Bradford Crown Court […]
A man’s been jailed for more than 9 years after raping a woman in Bradford
Asad Khan, 55 of John Street Clayton admitted rape and theft at Bradford Crown court on 2nd May. It’s after an incident in the early hours of 1 January 2022. Today (5 July) at Bradford Crown Court Khan was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months. Khan was also told to sign the sex offenders […]
A man has been sentenced after being found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a child and perverting the course of justice
Komar Mardan, 36 of Cecil Avenue was found guilty after a trial at Bradford Crown Court on 15 April. The victim came to Police when she was 17 years old to report that a few years earlier that Mardan would supply her with alcohol and cigarettes and then abused her. Mardan then threatened to tell […]
Two men have been jailed for more than 12 years for their involvement in a fatal road traffic collision
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A former West Yorkshire town councillor has been jailed for trying to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Mohammed Ikram, 36, of Springfield Court, Keighley, admitted stealing money from the Covid-19 support schemes, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce. He used his own café and takeaway business as well as several fake food outlets to submit fraudulent claims under the scheme, and pocketed thousands of pounds in […]
A former West Yorkshire town councillor has been jailed for trying to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help O…
Mohammed Ikram, 36, of Springfield Court, Keighley, admitted stealing money from the Covid-19 support schemes, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce. He used his own café and takeaway business as well as several fake food outlets to submit fraudulent claims under the scheme, and pocketed thousands of pounds in […]
A woman has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to six offences including false imprisonment, assault, and robbery
Zara Jade, 54, was sentenced today at Bradford Crown Court following the offences committed in August last year. The court heard how she stabbed her partner with a small knife and falsely imprisoned her whilst demanding her pin number before leaving her restrained to go to the cash machine to withdraw money out. Officers were […]
A man from Bradford has been jailed for life for murdering his niece at her home in Bradford
Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53 of Thornbury Road, was convicted of Somaiya Begum’s murder at Bradford Crown Court yesterday Tuesday 14 March. He pleaded guilty at the start of the trial to perverting the course of justice. Khan was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years. Somaiya (20) was subjected to a […]
A man from Bradford has been jailed for life for murdering his niece at her home in Bradford – (ID 554599)
Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53 of Thornbury Road, was convicted of Somaiya Begum’s murder at Bradford Crown Court yesterday Tuesday 14 March. He pleaded guilty at the start of the trial to perverting the course of justice. Khan was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years. Somaiya (20) was subjected to a […]
A man from Bradford has been jailed for life for murdering his niece at her home in Bradford
Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53 of Thornbury Road, was convicted of Somaiya Begum’s murder at Bradford Crown Court yesterday Tuesday 14 March. He pleaded guilty at the start of the trial to perverting the course of justice. Khan was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years. Somaiya (20) was subjected to a […]
A man from Keighley has been jailed for more than 5 years for drug offences
Bilaal Saleem, 20 of Spencer Street pleaded guilty to five offences of possession with intent to supply drugs which included cocaine, cannabis and ketamine. The offences occurred over the period of December 2021, and September 2022. He was jailed at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday 8 December to 5 and a half years in […]
A paedophile who was allowed to go on holiday to Greece while on bail has been jailed for more than 15 years
Matthew Thompson, 48, admitted sexually abusing two girls but was told by Judge Jonathan Gibson he could still take a pre-booked trip to Kos in October. He was ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register before he left and to report to police on his return. Thompson, of Bentham Drive in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, was […]
