Wakefield Man Jailed For Child Sex Offences

A man from Wakefield has been jailed for five years for child sex offences. Daniel Hudson, aged 35, was sentenced on Thursday at Leeds Crown Court for the offences, which occurred at an address in Leeds against a 14-year-old girl. Hudson, from the Lupset area, was found guilty of five sexual offences against the victim. […]
Woman Confesses to Attempted Murder of Three Children in Huddersfield

A 34-year-old woman has confessed to attempting to kill three young children, each of whom was discovered with severe stab injuries at a residence in Huddersfield earlier this year. The distressing incident occurred in February and sent shockwaves through the local community. Appearing via video link at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, the woman pleaded […]
Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Historic Sexual Offences in Leeds

A man has been sentenced after being found guilty of committing sexual offences against a girl in Leeds over two decades ago. Daniel Richardson, 38, formerly known as Daniel Bedford, residing on Leeds Road, Lofthouse, has been handed a six-year prison sentence following his conviction in Leeds Crown Court. Richardson was found guilty at trial […]
A ‘shameless’ Leeds burglar who tunnelled into a neighbour’s cellar to steal property has been jailed

Josef Ziga (51) from Leeds was sentenced to three years six months at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday 20 July after pleading guilty to a burglary in Leeds in January. The court heard that Ziga had removed brickwork separating his property and an adjoining one to gain access to its cellar area. He made several […]
Two Men Charged with Manslaughter in Leeds Woman’s Death After Attempted Robbery

Leeds, United Kingdom – Two men have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the tragic death of 64-year-old Nhi Muoi Wai, following an attempted robbery at her home in Morley. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 28 of this year, and has since been under investigation by the West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major […]
Trio Jailed For £2m Class A Drugs Supply Plot, Leeds

Three men have been jailed for their role in a plot to supply Class A drugs with an estimated value of over £2 million. Officers from West Yorkshire Police stopped a Vauxhall Zafira being driven by Michael Flint in the East End Park area of Leeds on Wednesday January 18, where they found 10 kilos […]
‘No Face, No Case’ Pair Jailed Over Terrifying Sword Robbery Series In Leeds

Brandon Jarrett was sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment
Family members who masterminded a major counterfeit currency scam from a small Kirklees town have been ordered to pay back in excess of a…

Christopher Gaunt
Family members who masterminded a major counterfeit currency scam from a small Kirklees town have been ordered to pay back in excess of a combined £223,000

Christopher Gaunt
A former West Yorkshire Police officer has been jailed after being convicted ofsexual offences against two child victims

David Crossley, aged 60, was a PC at Leeds district when the offences were reported to police in 2020. He was convicted today (Wednesday, 5 July) following a trial at Leeds Crown Court of indecent assault, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual touching and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of […]
Three Bradford men who inflicted life changing injuries on a victim in Huddersfield have been jailed for a combined 90 years

Max Lambert
The landlord of a Leeds cellar ‘flat’ where a fire resulted in the death of a man has been jailed for breaching health and safety regulations

Philip Sheridan died of injuries suffered in a blaze in the unofficially converted basement where he lived in Berkeley Grove, Harehills. The fire broke out on June 26, 2019, and Mr Sheridan, aged 32, died on July 6, 2019, as a result of complications arising from severe smoke inhalation. Appearing before Leeds Crown Court for […]
The landlord of a Leeds cellar ‘flat’ where a fire resulted in the death of a man has been jailed for breaching health and safety regulat…

Philip Sheridan died of injuries suffered in a blaze in the unofficially converted basement where he lived in Berkeley Grove, Harehills. The fire broke out on June 26, 2019, and Mr Sheridan, aged 32, died on July 6, 2019, as a result of complications arising from severe smoke inhalation. Appearing before Leeds Crown Court for […]
Police have praised the courage of a have-a-go-hero shop worker who tackled a gun-wielding robber during a series of offences in Leeds

Marlon Stewart committed 13 crimes in the space of about 20 minutes on the evening of July 19 last year. After buying a bottle of vodka at a corner shop near Chapel Allerton Park, he went to the park and confronted three 19-year-old males and robbed two of them of their mobile phones after showing […]
A man has been given a life sentence after being convicted of the murder of a man whose battered body was found hidden under paving slabs…

The victim, Bradley Wall, aged 24, was found in a stairwell to the basement of a house in Fairford Avenue, Beeston, on the afternoon of Thursday, June 23 last year. A post mortem examination showed he had received more than 100 injuries, including a fractured skull, after falling from a first-floor window and being subjected […]
A man has been given a life sentence after being convicted of the murder of a man whose battered body was found hidden under paving slabs and pallets outside an address in Leeds

The victim, Bradley Wall, aged 24, was found in a stairwell to the basement of a house in Fairford Avenue, Beeston, on the afternoon of Thursday, June 23 last year. A post mortem examination showed he had received more than 100 injuries, including a fractured skull, after falling from a first-floor window and being subjected […]
Dealer behind bars for bringing drugs into the county – (ID 558569)

A Huddersfield drug dealer has been jailed for eight years after police raids uncovered more than £100,000 of cocaine and cannabis in properties he had access to. Joseph Masih (37) from Birkby was jailed at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday April 5) after previously pleading guilty to drugs offences and possession of criminal property. The […]
Dealer behind bars for bringing drugs into the county

A Huddersfield drug dealer has been jailed for eight years after police raids uncovered more than £100,000 of cocaine and cannabis in properties he had access to. Joseph Masih (37) from Birkby was jailed at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday April 5) after previously pleading guilty to drugs offences and possession of criminal property. The […]