Leeds Crown Court — Verdicts & Court Reports

Yorkshire and Humber·34 cases covered

Leeds Crown Court, in the city’s civic quarter, is the principal Crown Court for West Yorkshire, trying murder, serious sexual offences and large-scale drug conspiracies from Leeds and the surrounding towns.

• SICKO MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS FOR SEXUAL OFFENCES: TEESSIDE COURT DELIVERS PREDATOR'S JUSTICE

  10 June 2026 at 01:00sentenced_onlytwo years and nine months, imprisonment

• LEEDS CROWN COURT: THREE MEN SENTENCED FOR NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

  28 April 2026 at 01:00convicted10 years and six months imprisonment, 11 years imprisonment, 12 months imprisonment, 21 years imprisonment, imprisonment

• HARSH SENTENCES FOR THREE MEN IN LEEDS OVER SEXUAL ABUSE CASE

  28 April 2026 at 01:00sentenced_only10 years and six months imprisonment, 11 years imprisonment, 12 months imprisonment, 21 years imprisonment, imprisonment

• BRADFORD MAN JAILED FOR BRACHING YOUTH: COURT HEARD DETAILS OF THE ATTACK AND SENTENCED MASOOD TO 15 MONTHS.

  5 June 2026 at 01:00sentenced_only15 months, imprisonment

• THREE MEN IMRISONED FOR NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN WEST YORKSHIRE CASE

  28 April 2026 at 01:00convicted10 years and six months imprisonment, 11 years imprisonment, 12 months imprisonment, imprisonment

• THREE MEN SENTENCED FOR NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN WEST YORKSHIRE

  28 April 2026 at 01:00convicted10 years and six months imprisonment,11 years imprisonment,12 months imprisonment,21 years imprisonment, imprisonment

• VICKRUM DIGWA SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER: TWO FAMILIES LEFT IN RUINS

  4 June 2026 at 01:00sentenced_onlylife, imprisonment, minimum term 21 years

• CLIFTON GEORGE SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF ANNABEL ROOK: COURT HEARD DETAILS OF ABUSE AND VIOLENT KILLING

  3 June 2026 at 01:00convictedLife, imprisonment

• ESSEX MOTHER AND SON SENTENCED FOR VIOLENT ROAD ATTACK: MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED

  29 May 2026 at 01:00sentenced_only4 years, imprisonment

• MICHAEL DOHERTY SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER: SEXUALLY MOTIVATED KILLING IN WEST YORKSHIRE

  15 August 2023 at 01:00sentenced_onlylife, imprisonment, minimum term 33 years

• LEE WILLIAMS CONVICTED OF MURDER: JUDGE HANDS DOWN LIFE SENTENCE FOR CHEETHAM HILL KILLING

  15 May 2026 at 01:00mixed

• MICHAEL DOHERTY SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF COURTNEY ANGUS

  8 May 2024 at 01:00sentenced_only

• FOUR MEN CONVICTED FOR NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN WEST YORKSHIRE: JAGTAR SAHOTA SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS

  29 April 2026 at 01:00convicted21 years' imprisonment, imprisonment

• FOUR MEN CONVICTED IN WEST YORKSHIRE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASE: JAGTAR SAHOTA SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS

  29 April 2026 at 01:00convicted21 years' imprisonment, imprisonment

• FOUR MEN CONVICTED OF NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN WEST YORKSHIRE

  29 April 2026 at 01:00convicted21 years, imprisonment

• BRUTE FORCE MURDER IN WEST HOLLYWOOD: MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE

  7 June 2018 at 01:00sentenced_onlylife, imprisonment

• FOUR MEN CONVICTED OF NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN WEST YORKSHIRE: JUSTICE DELIVERED

  28 April 2026 at 01:00convicted21 years, imprisonment

• FOUR MEN CONVICTED OF NON-RECENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN WEST YORKSHIRE: LENGTHY SENTENCES IMPOSED

  16 March 2026 at 00:00convicted21 years, imprisonment

• TRINITY POAGUE SENTENCED TO LIFE: BEAUTY PAGEANT STAR CONVICTED OF FELONY MURDER

  5 December 2023 at 00:00convictedlife, imprisonment

• JAKE JOE BAMBER SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND OTHER OFFENCES IN LEEDS

  30 October 2023 at 00:00sentenced_only22 years and four months, imprisonment

• JAKE BAMBER SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS FOR ATTACKING EX-PARTNER IN Leeds

  18 October 2023 at 01:00sentenced_only22 years and four months, imprisonment

• JAKE BAMBER SENTENCED TO 27.5 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND STALKING

  10 April 2026 at 01:00sentenced_only27-and-a-half years, imprisonment

• DRUG-ADDLED MOTHER KARA ALEXANDER SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR DROWNING TWO SONS

  9 April 2025 at 01:00sentenced_onlylife, imprisonment, minimum term 21 years and 252 days

• DALE COLE SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF PARTNER LISA HOLLAND

  24 March 2023 at 00:00sentenced_onlylife, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS FOR GROOMING AND ABUSING YOUNGSTERS

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_only12 years and 7 years and 6 months, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ SENTENCED TO LENGTHY IMPRISONMENT FOR GROUNDCOVERING ABUSE

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_onlyfurther 12 years and 7 years and 6 months respectively, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ SENTENCED TO LENGTHY IMPRISONMENT FOR CHILD ABUSE

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_only12 years, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ SENTENCED TO LENGTHY IMPRISONMENT FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_onlyfurther 12 years and 7 years and 6 months, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ SENTENCED TO ADDITIONAL 12 YEARS FOR GROUNDED OFFENSES IN LEEDS

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_only24 years, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ JAILED FOR FURTHER 12 YEARS ON TOP OF EXISTING SENTENCE

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_onlyfurther 12 years, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• PREDATORY DJ JAILED FOR FURTHER 12 YEARS IN HOH CHARGE CONVICTION

  18 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_onlyfurther 12 years, imprisonment, minimum term 24 years

• SMIRKING PREDATOR: Jailed for Raping Schoolgirl on Bus

  13 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_only8 years, imprisonment, minimum term at least two-thirds of the sentence

• SHARAZ ALI SENTENCED FOR BRUTAL MURDERS IN BRADFORD

  6 March 2026 at 00:00sentenced_only

• JUDGE HANDS DOWN NINE AND A HALF YEAR JAIL TERM: MULTIPLE OFFENCES INCLUDING RAPE

  25 February 2026 at 00:00convictednine and a half years, imprisonment

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