Leeds Crown Court latest cases: Violent prison fight, drugs bust and paedophile caught taking photos at kids football

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 1st May 2022, 04:45 BST
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Convicted rapists and violent prisoners were among the criminals sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week.

Those sentenced at the court this week included:

Usman Latif

Drugs totalling more than £60,000 were found in the Leeds home of a man who started street dealing in a bid to escape a "spiral of debt", a court heard.

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Leeds Crown Court

Leeds Crown Court was told how Usman Latif usually led a "thoroughly law-abiding life" and was "mortified" by his actions.

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The 31-year-old had been the passenger in a Mercedes that was stopped by police in Cardigan Road, Headingley, last year.

Officers found he had a jar containing cannabis resin and several mobile phones, while a rucksack in the footwell contained small bags of cocaine, skunk cannabis and ketamine.

Jailing Latif for 40 months, Judge Robin Mairs said: "I must bear in mind the phone messages that show you were a frequent seller of drugs."

The drugs found in Usman Latif's home were said to have an estimated street value of more than £60,000.The drugs found in Usman Latif's home were said to have an estimated street value of more than £60,000.
The drugs found in Usman Latif's home were said to have an estimated street value of more than £60,000.

Sean Donoghue

A former West Yorkshire Police officer who was jailed for stealing more than £12,000 of seized cash will be required to pay back just £1 of his ill-gotten gains.