Leeds man sentenced among group who tried to use dead man's name to escape driving offences

A Leeds man has been sentenced among a group who tried to use a dead man's name to escape driving offences.

Two men and two women were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court between August 5 and 7, for perverting the course of justice by using the details of a man who died in 2001 to try and evade offences including speeding.

All four, who are unknown to each other, submitted the details of the man as the driver in five separate traffic offences between July 16 2020 and April 21 2024.

The West Yorkshire Prosecutions and Casualty Prevention Unit, which works to make roads safer and brought the prosecution, has warned those who try to avoid justice will be found out following the case.

Rachel Wainwright of the Digital Submission and Investigation Team, said: “We welcome the sentencing of all four of these people who attempted to blame a deceased man to try and escape justice for offences committed in their vehicles.

“Instead, all have been brought to justice for their deceit and their waste of valuable time and resource in what has been really shameful offending.”She added: “Our team is highly experienced at investigating those who attempt to evade prosecution for traffic offences.

Anyone who has footage of traffic offences or dangerous driving is encouraged to submit it to West Yorkshire Police’s Safer Roads Submissions portal at West Yorkshire Safer Roads - Op Snap.

The four defendants were caught after police enquires to trace the details of the man they submitted established he was in fact long deceased.

Those convicted at court were sentenced to the following:

Ajmal Khan - aged 32, of Middleton Crescent, Leeds

• He was sentenced on August 7 to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for committing an act/series of acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice .
• Khan admitted submitting the man’s details when his vehicle was caught travelling at 60mph in a 40mph zone on Stanningley Road on 6 September 2020.

Naheed Razaq - aged 49, of Avenel Terrace, Bradford

• He was sentenced on August 7 to six months in prison, suspended for two years, for committing an act/series of acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice.
• Razaq admitted submitting the man’s details after his Mercedes C250 was caught travelling at 80mph on the M1 northbound on 13 December 2020.

Sarah Hanif - aged 33, of Great Russell Street, Bradford

• She was sentenced on August 7 to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, for committing an act/series of acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice.
• The 33-year-old admitted submitting the man’s details after her vehicle activated a red light camera on the A58 on Clay Pit Lane, Leeds on 16 July 2020. She must also carry out 150 hours unpaid work.

Shahad Aljammoor - aged 37, of Carr Bottom Avenue, Bradford

• She was sentenced on August 5 to 15 months in prison, suspended for two years, for two counts of committing an act/series of acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice.
• In an offence on July 2 2022 her silver BMW X5 was caught travelling at 64mph in a 50mph zone.
• Then, in a second offence on the April 21 2024 a red Audi A3 she was driving activated a speed camera on New York Road, Leeds traveling at 50MPH in a 40 MPH limit.