The 54 criminals who faced justice in September including rioters and rapists
As the months roll on, so do the wheels of justice across Yorkshire as more criminals enter the court docks.[1]
Some leave the court the same way they came in – through the security doors – but others are taken away in a van to begin their time behind bars.
September has been another busy month, with some of the region’s most dangerous criminals locked up at the courts[2] in Yorkshire. The month saw sentences passed for evil criminals including the seven men who were bravely faced by a girl they once abused as she told them: “I am your Karma.”
The courts are also still seeing those involved in the horrific riots at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers face justice a month later. They include smirking decorator Thomas Birley who added to the fire that had been set at the hotel housing asylum seekers.
Below are the criminals and their crimes which they were put behind bars in September
Shane Charlotte
Shane Charlotte started his criminal career when he was just 11-years-old (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
One-man crimewave Charlotte – who first found himself before the courts at just 11-years-old – is back behind bars for touting a BB gun at his elderly neighbour and stealing her handbag.
Charlotte burst into the woman’s home in Wood Park View wearing a balaclava and brandishing an imitation firearm on March 2 this year. He went on to steal her bag and use the cards that were inside it at a local shop where the worker identified him.
He was jailed for seven years.
Zaheer Khan
Bradford Royal Infirmary (Image: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
Bradford dad Khan was jailed after he drove a red Audi A1 at high speed over a zebra crossing near the Bradford Royal Infirmary during a late night police pursuit in January.
During the five-minute pursuit Khan, who had a passenger in the car, reached speeds of 80mph on 30mph residential streets and failed to slow down for a zebra crossing immediately outside the hospital. Khan tried to run off after the Audi’s path was blocked by another vehicle, but he was chased and arrested. He tested positive for cocaine.
Khan was jailed for 16 months.
Adam Pidcock
Adam Pidcock has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Pidcock was jailed in September following a terrifying incident where a man and woman were set upon with swords in Wakefield.
He was driving the car that ploughed into them before two armed males jumped out and attacked. Pidcock was made the subject of an extended 16-year sentence made up of an 11-year custodial term and a five-year extended licence period.
Harvey Oliver
HMP Wetherby (Image: Mtaylor848/Wikipedia)
Killer teen Oliver took videos and selfies on mobile phones smuggled into prison.
The 19-year-old was serving a sentence for manslaughter at HMP Wetherby when his cell was searched and prison officers discovered two mobile phones and three SIM cards. He was handed a ten-month sentence.
Yousef Camara
Yousef Camara (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Sick sexual predator Camara, 24, was jailed in September after he sexually assaulted a woman after she let him stay at her home.
He took advantage of her and her friend’s kindness when he attacked her as she slept. He was jailed for five years.
Neil King
Neil King (Image: National Crime Agency)
Rotherham man King sexually abused a young girl with his partner and finally faced justice this month.
He was put behind bars after being convicted of 17 sexual offences against two young girls. He started to abuse his first victim in 2008 with his then-girlfriend, the late Louise Tye. King paid Tye for her help with the abuse and he went on to rape the girl at his home and in his car. During another occasion, he abused the girl and another together.
He was jailed for 21 years.
Amanj Mustafa
Train pervert Amanj Mustafa has been jailed (Image: British Transport Police)
Huddersfield man Mustafa exposed himself and masturbated while staring at a woman on a train. He was jailed for six-and-a-half months following the terrifying encounter which took place on a train from Leeds to Huddersfield on November 7 last year.
The 20-year-old woman noticed Mustafa staring at her, the British Transport Police said, and when she looked again saw he was exposing himself and masturbating while looking at her. She moved to another carriage but chillingly Mustafa followed the woman and continued to stare at her.
He then followed her when she got off the train at Huddersfield[10] and she immediately reported what had happened to a member of staff at the station.
Mohammed Basharat Mughal, Mohammed Tabarak Mughal, Talhat Mughal, Ahmed Mughal and Muhammad Uwais Mughal
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[L-R] Mohammed Basharat Mughal, Mohammed Tabarak Mughal and Talhat Mughal (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
The five men were part of a group of seven that attacked and beat a man outside his own house. They drove to the victim’s house and launched an attack, kicking him to the ground. Basharat was seen wielding a machete-style knife and others were seen carrying long sticks. Basharat was also seen discarding a weapon in a neighbouring property.
The targeted attack left the victim with a stab wound to the knee and facial injuries. During the incident, the victim’s brother suffered severe facial injuries and fractured bones and his son also sustained a head injury.
Talhat Mughal, 51, of Gerard Road, Rotherham[12], was jailed for five years and seven months in jail for section 18 wounding, his brother Mohammed Basharat Mughal, 46, of Burns Road, Herringthorpe, was jailed for six years and six months in jail for section 18 wounding and section 47 unlawful wounding.
Mughal’s son Mohammad Tabarak Mughal, 48, of Burns Road, Herringthorpe, was sentenced to five years and seven months in prison for section 18 wounding.
Ahmed Mughal, 34, of Gerard Road, Rotherham, was jailed for two years and four months in prison for violent disorder. Muhammad Uwais Mughal, 27, of Gerard Road, Rotherham, was jailed for two years and four months in prison for violent disorder.
Charlie Eames, Morgan Hardy and Cameron Callear
Charlie Eames, Morgan Hardy and Cameron Callear have been jailed for their parts in riots at a hotel in Rotherham (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
The trio were part of the disorder at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on August 4 this year. Callear confronted officers protecting the hotel and was seen removing the leg of a wooden chair and launching it at police. He was jailed for two years and two months.
Eames was locked up for two years and six months after being recorded throwing sticks at offices while a beer bottle poked out from his waistband. Hardy was jailed for three years after being seen throwing a fire extinguisher and a chair at officers.
Waleed Ali
Rapist Waleed Ali (Image: National Crime Agency)
Ali finally faced justice for raping a girl in a Rotherham alleyway more than 20 years ago. He was found guilty of the attack within hours of jurors beginning their deliberations. Ali, then in his early 20s, targeted the girl after spotting her sitting alone at a water fountain in Rotherham town centre. He, with a group of men, approached her and he asked her to go to a nearby alleyway with him.
When she repeatedly refused, he grabbed her and tried to force her to her feet. Intimidated, the girl went and Ali raped her.
He was jailed for five years.
Christian Ivermee
Christian Ivermee has been jailed (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Tattooed thug Ivermee kicked and punched police as they protected a hotel in Rotherham used to house asylum seekers. He was seen on footage kicking an officer who had fallen down as he was trying to protect the hotel.
Ivermee was also captured throwing a large piece of wood at officers with shields.
He was jailed for two years and eight months.
Abid Saddiq, Mohammed Sadiq, Ramin Bari, Mohammed Amar, Yaser Ajaib, Mohammed Siyab and Tahir Yasin
From left to right, Abid Saddiq, Mohammed Amar, Mohammed Siyab, Mohammed Zameer Sadiq, Ramin Bari, Tahir Yasin and Yasser Ajaibe (Image: National Crime Agency/LDRS)
The seven men were jailed for abusing two young girls in Rotherham. They were sentenced over two-days at Sheffield Crown Court earlier in September. The court heard from their victims, one of which bravely faced them and told them: “I am your karma.” The court heard the men would collect their victims from care homes or meet them in public places and would ply with them alcohol and cigarettes before abusing them.
Saddiq was handed a 25-year extended sentence made up of a 24-year custodial term and an extended licence period of one year. He was also made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. Sadiq was made the subject of a 16-year extended sentence made up of a 15-year custodial term and an extended licence period of one year. Bari was jailed for nine years and Yasin 13 years.
Amar was made the subject of a 16-year extended sentence made up of a 14-year custodial term and two-year extended licence period. Ajaib was handed a seven-year extended sentence made up of one-year extended licence period. Siyab was made the subject of an extended sentence made up of a 25-year custodial term and one-year extended licence period.
Luke Fowler
Luke fowler has been jailed (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Thug Fowler waved to his supporters from the dock in September as he was jailed for his part in the violent disorder at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers.
Sheffield Crown Court heard he had been captured on footage carrying a piece of plywood towards a fire that had been set at the hotel. He also threw missiles at police. He was jailed for two years and eight months.
Liam Crosby
Liam Crosby has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Sick paedophile Crosby offered money to a teenager in exchange for indecent images. The trans boy became concerned after he did not receive the money he was promised. Evil Crosby then put the images online.
The offences were committed while he was on bail after indecent images of children were found on his phone.
Crosby was made the subject of a nine-year extended sentence made up of six years in custody and three on an extended licence period.
Kurt Hooley
Undated handout photo issued by South Yorkshire Police of Kurt Hooley who has sentenced to two years and eight months at Sheffield Crown Court for his role in the violence outside a hotel housing hundreds of asylum seekers in Rotherham. Issue date: Tuesday September 10, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS SouthportRotherham. Photo credit should read: South Yorkshire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Father-of-two Hooley tried to snatch a riot shield during the violent clashes outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on August 4.
Hooley was also among those shouting insults towards the police line. He was jailed for two years and eight months.
Peter Dzudza
Peter Dzudza has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Evil Dzudza preyed on and attacked a vulnerable pensioner waiting for treatment at Bradford Royal Infirmary. He pounced as he had been “staying” at the hospital himself due to being “homeless and cold.”
He sexually assaulted the 71-year-old after she was put into a private cubicle. He was jailed for 27 months.
Craig Barker
Craig Barker (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Wakefield man Barker was jailed in September after a “horrific” attack on a woman which left her with a fractured eye socket and cheekbone. He was jailed for eight years and made the subject of a two-year licence period.
Gavin Smedley
Gavin Smedley (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Doncaster burglar Smedley who claimed he had found a number of stolen guns on the floor was jailed in September. Officers found him with three firearms after an intruder alarm was activated at a firearms store in Doncaster earlier this year.
He was jailed for one year and ten months.
Lee Grant
Lee Grant (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Sick Grant was jailed for 19 years after being found guilty of ten sexual offences.
The bravery of one of Grant’s victims in telling police about his crimes led to other victims coming forward.
Thomas Birley
Thomas Birley has been jailed (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Smirking decorator Birley helped fuel a fire set at the Manvers hotel housing asylum seekers by adding chipboard to the flames that had been set at a fire door.
He was later seen to be in possession of a police baton and shouting abuse and throwing missiles at officers. He was handed an extended sentence of 14 years, made up of nine years in custody and five years on extended licence.
Brad Westerman
Brad Westerman (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Westerman was put behind bars for two years and eight months for his part in the Holiday Inn Express riots.
He launched missiles at officers and was said to be “proud” of his behaviour which also included throwing a bin at police.
Craden McKenzie
Craden McKenzie has been jailed (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Vile thug McKenzie shouted “burn it down” during the same riot as Birley and Westerman. He was seen on footage through a smashed window before gesturing at police with his arms open and joining in with vile chants.
He was jailed for three years.
John Gary Carney
John Gary Carney has been jailed for eight years for sexual offences (Image: North Yorkshire Police)
John Gary Carney was jailed for eight years for sexually assaulting a child and making sick videos using a hidden camera.
The 69, of Prospect View in Northallerton, North Yorkshire[28], pleaded guilty to more than 20 charges of making and possessing indecent images of children, voyeurism and sexual assault on a child. North Yorkshire Police[29] received a report about Carney in January 2022 following a disclosure made from one of his victims.
Robert Holden
Holden has finally faced justice (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Disgraced Calderdale councillor Robert Holden went on the run after using hidden cameras to film people in their most vulnerable moments during a chilling campaign of perversion has finally been jailed. He was extradited from Cape Verde in 2023 after fleeing there on a one-way ticket following his failure to appear in court for a catalogue of sick sex offences.[31][32]
Jonathan Walker
Smirking predator Jonathan Walker has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Smirking sex predator Jonathan Walker, 34, was jailed for six years when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court[34] on Thursday, September 26. Walker from Liversedge, was found guilty of offences committed against his victim between 2005 and 2007.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Natalie Green of the Kirklees District Child Safeguarding Unit at West Yorkshire Police,[35] said: “The appalling offences Walker committed against a young girl has affected her deeply, and illustrates the dreadful impact this can have on a victim.
Martin Massey
Martin Massey (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Martin Massey, 48 from Doncaster,[37] has been jailed for 32 months after he was betrayed by his own “courier” for not deleting messages on Telegram which led him to be put behind bars. Former carer Chloe Jennet, 34, to drive across the country for a “rendezvous” where she was instructed to pick up almost £100,000[38].
Nicholas Bradshaw
Nicholas Bradshaw attacked a pensioner (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Nicholas Bradshaw, a homeless addict has been jailed for three years for seriously injured a pensioner[40] during an attack in Todmorden[41]. The 41, apologised for the injuries suffered by his 81-year-old victim when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court[42] on Wednesday, before a judge heard that he now has to walk with the aid of stick and did not leave his home for six months.
Scott Mitchell
Violent Scott Mitchell attacked his partner (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Halifax[44] man Scott Mitchell has been jailed for 37 months after he used violence to control his victim. Mitchell, 38, had fractured the complainant’s finger, bust her lip, punched her and hit her over the back of the head with a vodka bottle in a two hour attack, forcing his victim to smash a window to escape.
Garry Sinclair
Garry Sinclair has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Garry Sinclair, 37, desperately tried to escape police by reversing into one of them and attempting to drive off, however fast-thinking officers were able to catch up with his VW Passat and box it in against a tree where they discovered £6m cocaine.
Judge Kirstie Watson jailed Sinclair for 10 years for the drugs offence and imposed a concurrent sentence of nine months for the dangerous driving with a six year driving ban.
Liam Short
Liam Short has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Liam Short, of Burns Hill, Addingham, was jailed for three years for attacking a woman who had gone to bed after taking a sleeping tablet when he was 19. Bradford Crown Court heard on Friday that the woman believed Short,22, had filmed the incident after noticing “flashing” of a light during it. It was said police have not recovered any video of the incident. [47]
Corey Rodgers
Corey Rodgers (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Corey Rodgers from sheffield[49] was jailed for three years and six months after admitting 10 counts of burglary dwelling, theft, handling stolen good and driving while disqualified. He was caught filming a number of the high-value vehicles and then careering at speeds across the county.
Ijaz Saeed
Ijaz Saeed has been locked up (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Domestic abuser Ijaz Saeed, 40, has been jailed for 40 months after he controlled what his partner wore, who she had on her social media and where she went during his campaign of restraint and terror over her. Saeed of Moorside Avenue in Huddersfield[51], beat her on two separate occasions – one where he refused to take her to hospital and after the second told her to leave their home, which led to her sleeping in the woods.
Haider Darwish
Drug dealer Haider Darwish has been jailed (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Haider Darwish has been jailed for five years and eight months after he turned to drug dealing when his immigration status was in question and was not allowed to work or study in the UK. He was caught by police when he was with two others stood in an empty street in Sheffield.
Mason Reddy
Mason Reddy, 24 (Image: SYP)
Mason Reddy, of Victoria Street, Goldthorpe, was jailed for three years after he took part in the large-scale Rotherham riot. The 24-year-old dad was spotted carrying his child by South Yorkshire Police.
Lee Lindley
Lee Lindley has been locked up (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Lee Lindley, 28, from Doncaster has been jailed for 21 months after he was in court for a terrifying assault which saw him hit out at his partner after she refused to let him drive her car. Lindley was not insured to drive but was arguing with the woman in February last year.
Jamie Stones
Jamie Stones has been jailed for 110 weeks during a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court last Thursday ( September 12).
Jamie Stones appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on September 12, where he was sentenced to 110 weeks in jail. Stones pleaded guilty to affray, threatening a person with an offensive weapon, sending a communication or article of an indecent or offensive nature and assaulting an emergency worker.
Yasmin Martin
Yasmin Martin (Image: Northumbria Police)
Yasmin Martin, who was 17 at the time, was almost double the drink drive limit when she caused the fatal crash and has been jailed for eight years, of which she must serve two-thirds in custody. She will be banned from driving for five years after she is released from prison.
Regan Urruty Dever,
Regan Urruty Dever (Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Regan Urruty Dever, 22, was jailed for two years after being captured on footage “pushing” officers holding shields outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on August 4 this year. Dever from Doncaster was in the area shopping at Tesco for ingredients to make a katsu curry when he got a call about something kicking off in town – which he wanted to take part in.
Liam Nicholls
Rapist Liam Nicholls has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Nicholls was jailed for 11-and-a-half years after being found guilty of rape.
He was found guilty following a trial at Leeds Crown Court and was jailed in September. He was also convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour.
Nathan Belsham
Nathan Belsham has been jailed (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Prolific paedophile Belsham was jailed in September after being caught at Leeds Train Station trying to meet a 12-year-old.
He had already been arrested after a breach of a court order led police to seizing his phone and discovering that he was talking to young boys online. Leeds Crown Court heard Belsham had sent indecent images of himself and audio messages “describing sexual acts he wanted to do with them” to boys who were 14, 15 and 16-years-old.
Belsham was also found to be in possession of category C indecent images of children before he went on to arrange to meet a 12-year-old called Jake – who was actually an undercover police officer. He was made the subject of an extended 15-year sentence made up of eight years in custody and seven on extended licence.
Richard Telo and Ardit Brahushi
Police searched the property in Frankland Place (Image: Google Maps)
Telo went back to bed after officers arrived at a property in Leeds to search it. They were there to make enquiries about Bruhushi alongside immigration officials, but found a raft of drugs and cash.
Telo was jailed for six months and Brahushi for eight months.
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