Sameer Ali, 21, of West Park Drive, West Park, was jailed for 20 months, while Adnan Ghafoor, 31, of Spen Bank, West Park, was jailed for 30 months, after the pair pleaded guilty to affray. The court heard that they clashed with "EDL" far-right protestors in Leeds city centre on August 3, kicking and punching them to the ground.placeholder image
Sameer Ali, 21, of West Park Drive, West Park, was jailed for 20 months, while Adnan Ghafoor, 31, of Spen Bank, West Park, was jailed for 30 months, after the pair pleaded guilty to affray. The court heard that they clashed with "EDL" far-right protestors in Leeds city centre on August 3, kicking and punching them to the ground. | West Yorkshire Police

17 criminals who have been locked up in Leeds this week including seven charged after recent disorder

James Connolly
By James Connolly

SWNS reporter

Published 18th Aug 2024, 16:30 GMT

Here are 17 of the criminals who have been jailed in Leeds this week.

Their crimes include shocking sexual attacks and violent assaults.

Also sentenced this week were a raft of criminals charged after recent disorder, including one vile thug who made monkey gestures towards a black woman during a city centre protest.

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Here is the full court round-up, with 17 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -

Daniel Britton, 36, was jailed for 40 months after admitting Section 18 GBH with intent. He slipped into a drug-induced psychosis on January 27, before carrying out a brutal hammer attack on a colleague at DHL in Gildersome.

13. Daniel Britton

Daniel Britton, 36, was jailed for 40 months after admitting Section 18 GBH with intent. He slipped into a drug-induced psychosis on January 27, before carrying out a brutal hammer attack on a colleague at DHL in Gildersome. | West Yorkshire Police/National World/Google

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Nadeem Hussain, 46, formerly of Regent Street, Wakefield, was jailed for 21 years after he was found guilty of four counts of rape and one of assault by penetration. The dangerous rapist's offending was against two teenage girls.

14. Nadeem Hussain

Nadeem Hussain, 46, formerly of Regent Street, Wakefield, was jailed for 21 years after he was found guilty of four counts of rape and one of assault by penetration. The dangerous rapist's offending was against two teenage girls. | West Yorkshire Police

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