Six men jailed for the murder in Batley of a man who they continued to attack as he lay defenceless have had their sentences increased by…
The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team has welcomed a decision by the Court of Appeal to increase the minimum term sentences of all six males for the murder of Bradley Gledhill in Batley from a combined 81 years to a total of 109 years. Two of Bradley’s friends were also seriously injured in the incident […]
Six men jailed for the murder in Batley of a man who they continued to attack as he lay defenceless have had their sentences increased by a joint 28 years
The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team has welcomed a decision by the Court of Appeal to increase the minimum term sentences of all six males for the murder of Bradley Gledhill in Batley from a combined 81 years to a total of 109 years. Two of Bradley’s friends were also seriously injured in the incident […]
A drink driver who injured an officer and two others when she crashed into a parked police van has been jailed
Karolina Serafin, 25, pinned the three victims to the vehicle when she smashed her car into it outside the Black Horse pub in Westgate, Wakefield, in July. One victim lost her lower left leg in the crash and another had to have part of his leg amputated. Serafin, from Worksop, admitted causing serious injury […]
Two Men Jailed For Firearms Offences Following Leeds Shooting Investigation
Two men have been jailed for firearms offences following an investigation into the shooting of a man in Leeds.
A vicar who sexually abused a three-year-old has been jailed for the “extremely wicked series of acts”
Gordon Newton, 40, who worked in Batley, West Yorkshire, abused the girl on a number of occasions. Leeds Crown Court heard he had confessed to having a sexual interest in children for a number of years. A judge branded Newton a “hypocrite” and said he had committed “a gross abuse of trust” as he […]
Two men have been jailed for more than 26 years following a regional investigation into attacks on cash machines in northern England
Stuart Penney and James Fairburn were jailed at Leeds Crown Court today (Tuesday) after they pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to cause an explosion. The investigation by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YH ROCU) focused on seven attacks on cash machines in Darlington, Bradford, Keighley and […]
A Kirklees man has been jailed for his role in an incident in which a 12-year-old boy was shot in Huddersfield last year
A Kirklees man has been jailed for his role in an incident in which a 12-year-old boy was shot in Huddersfield last year. Jordan Kelly (19) from Huddersfield was jailed for six years on Friday August 27 at Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and perverting the course of […]
Three members of a grooming gang who plied their teenage victims with alcohol before humiliating and degrading them with rapes and other sex attacks have been jailed
Zahid Hassan, Saqib Raheel and Sholan James were convicted after a nine-day trial at Leeds Crown Court in May following more than eight hours of jury deliberations. Jurors heard an 18-year-old girl was raped by Hassan and his friend ‘Fred’ in 2006. A few years later, a 15-year-old girl was sexually abused by Raheel, James […]
Three members of a grooming gang who plied their teenage victims with alcohol before humiliating and degrading them with rapes and other …
Zahid Hassan, Saqib Raheel and Sholan James were convicted after a nine-day trial at Leeds Crown Court in May following more than eight hours of jury deliberations. Jurors heard an 18-year-old girl was raped by Hassan and his friend ‘Fred’ in 2006. A few years later, a 15-year-old girl was sexually abused by Raheel, James […]
A Scarborough man found guilty of 16 non-recent child abuse offences in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire has been sent to prison for 31 year
Trevor William Lee aged 63, of Columbus Ravine, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court following a six-day trial last month. The offences to which he was found guilty, committed between 1995 and 2007 and involving four girl victims, include eight counts of indecent assault on a child and eight counts of gross indecency with […]
A Scarborough man found guilty of 16 non-recent child abuse offences in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire has been sent to prison for 31…
Trevor William Lee aged 63, of Columbus Ravine, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court following a six-day trial last month. The offences to which he was found guilty, committed between 1995 and 2007 and involving four girl victims, include eight counts of indecent assault on a child and eight counts of gross indecency with […]
A man from Leeds has been sentenced Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to multiple vehicle offences which resulted in two men losing their lives
Timothy Cawley, 35, of Westerton Road, Tingley received a 10-year sentence for two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and possession of a Class A drug. Cawley has also been disqualified from driving for five years and will need to take an extended driving test following […]
A man from Leeds has been sentenced Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to multiple vehicle offences which resulted in two men losing…
Timothy Cawley, 35, of Westerton Road, Tingley received a 10-year sentence for two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and possession of a Class A drug. Cawley has also been disqualified from driving for five years and will need to take an extended driving test […]
A teenager who smashed his way into a house while brandishing a knife has been jailed for more than seven years
In the early hours of 14 September last year, Zakaraya Juayl began shouting for his ‘friend’ to come out of her home in Kingfisher Way, Cambridge.
A serial offender serving 14 years in prison for a string of serious drugs offences has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 for his crimes
. Derrick Woods, 41 years old, of Blakeridge Mills, Batley, faced confiscation proceedings at Leeds Crown Court on Friday 16 April 2021.
A serial offender serving 14 years in prison for a string of serious drugs offences has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 for his cr…
. Derrick Woods, 41 years old, of Blakeridge Mills, Batley, faced confiscation proceedings at Leeds Crown Court on Friday 16 April 2021. His offending has spanned 15 years, first going back to 2005 when he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for drugs trafficking. He received a further ten-year prison sentence in 2010 for drugs […]
A 22-year-old man is starting a 27-month prison sentence for stabbing a man in his back and neck after an argument on a South Elmsall street
William Turner, of Little Lane, South Elmsall, was sentenced on 7 April 2021 at Leeds Crown Court after being convicted of committing a Section 20 assault and possession of a bladed article. The assault happened on the morning of 17 December 2018 after Turner had spent the evening drinking with the 28-year-old male victim and […]
A 22-year-old man is starting a 27-month prison sentence for stabbing a man in his back and neck after an argument on a South Emsall street
William Turner, of Little Lane, South Emsall, was sentenced on 7 April 2021 at Leeds Crown Court after being convicted of committing a Section 20 Assault and possession of a bladed article.
