What Iqbal did was not for his own gratification and was immediately regretted looking through his fingers he added Iqbal has a four-year-old daughter, was 19 at the time of…
Asked Judge Durham Hall to take his age at the time of the offending into account, aged 20 if that didn’t work think of his two children and lastly he…
Your honour he has no cautions or offences recorded against him since the raping of a child took place, and has no experience of being in custody. Geraldine Kelly, mitigating…
My client accepts a “substantial sentence is coming his way” and raping a child was an “extremely serious and grave matter”, but there was a “complete absence of violence or…
Akhtar is “a married man with three children, who has never been in custody and has no previous convictions for offences of this kind”. Really? well that’s ok then! Robin…
Saeed Akhtar, 55, of Back Girlington Road, Girlington, Bradford BD8 9 also known as ‘Sid’, was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of causing or inciting…
“The jury have seen this case for what it was. Clear, determined and insidious grooming.” Judge Durham Hall during sentencing of the Asian Grooming Gang Bradford Basharat Khaliq, 38, of…
Zeeshan Ali has been “heavily convicted”, said Ms Melly, for a variety of offences including burglary, witness intimidation, robbery, drugs offences and taking prohibited items into prison Ms Melly for…
The letter from Usman’s mother was a “moving testimonial from a mother who, just like the victims in this case, is deeply affected and grieving…. But Oh Dear How Sad…
27th February 2019 Nine men have been found guilty of a total of 21 offences involving the grooming, rape and sexual exploitation of two vulnerable Bradford girls. The jury returned…