Four men who dumped friend's lifeless body on pavement after botched revenge attack in Leeds jailed

Four men who dumped their friend’s lifeless body after a botched revenge attack in Leeds have been jailed.

Dylan Earp, aged 20, of Cross Green Lane, Cross Green; Jack Rider, aged 19, of Conway Place, Harehills; and Tray Plummer, aged 24, of Seaforth Road, Harehills, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit GBH and possession of offensive weapons or bladed articles in April.

On October 8 2025, the four men, alongside a fifth man Harry Abbott, travelled to Alfie Milburn’s home on Parkside View, Seacroft, in a stolen Ford Focus on false plates.

The court were told they had done so with the intention of attacking Milburn in retaliation for previous assaults on members of the group.

Detective Superintendent Matt Holdsworth said: “This group has made the decision to take the law into their own hands. They have driven around the area looking for Milburn after entering an agreement to cause him serious injury following previous violent incidents.

“There has clearly been a level of planning to this, with them travelling to Milburn’s home, with their faces covered, armed with knives and machetes. Sadly, a member of their own group has been fatally injured in the resulting altercation.

“They not only face the prison sentences they have been given today but the life-long impact of the knowledge that their choice to resort to violence that day led to the death of their friend.

Earp remained in the driver’s seat while the other four left the vehicle with their faces covered, armed with weapons. At around the same time, Milburn left his house and got into a taxi which he was subsequently seen running from, followed by Plummer, Stretton, Rider and Abbott.

Out of sight of the CCTV cameras, Milburn fatally stabbed Abbott in the back. He was convicted of manslaughter and was given a 14-year extended custodial sentence on June 1.

The court previously heard how the group then bundled Mr Abbott’s lifeless body into the back of the stolen Ford Focus and drove to St Wilfrid’s Crescent, Harehills.

Mr Abbott's body was dragged from the car and onto the pavement. Captured on CCTV, screams of "get an ambulance" were heard.

The group then got back into the Focus and drove off, leaving Mr Abbott on the pavement. The Focus was later ditched on nearby Amberton Crescent.

“We know that the root causes and driving factors around young people carrying knives and machetes is much wider than policing alone,” DSI Holdsworth added.

“We continue to work with partners and our communities as part of projects such as Junior Detectives to have really honest, impactive conversations with young people about the consequences of knife crime to try and educate and deter young people from carrying weapons.”

Within days of the incident, Earp and Rider were initially arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary but later charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm as the motive for them going to Milburn’s address became clearer. Arrests and charges then followed for Stretton and Plummer.

Earp was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years and 10 months at Leeds Crown Court today. Ryder was sentenced to five years and four months in prison and Plummer to five years and eight months.

Jack Stretton, aged 28, of no fixed abode, entered a later guilty plea to conspiracy to commit GBH in June. He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.