Burnley Crown Court THREE men accused of historical sex offences are due to stand trial later this year. The offences are alleged to have been carried out in Leeds between 1996 and 2008, with further alleged offences in Barrow between 2008 and 2010. The charges were brought following a joint investigation by Cumbria and West Yorkshire police forces. The three men, who are from Leeds and Doncaster, are due to stand trial for the offences at Burnley Crown Court on September 6. The trial is due to last five weeks. Shaha Amran Miah, 44, of no fixed abode but from Leeds, was charged with rape, sexual assault, kidnap and two counts of witness intimidation in the Barrow area as well as six counts of indecent assault and six counts of gross indecency with a child in Leeds.
Burnley Crown Court A TRIAL date has been set for a man who denies sexual assault on another male. Mohammed Shafaque entered a not-guilty plea to one count of sexual assault on the man through an interpreter at Burnley Crown Court on Tuesday morning. The court heard how Shafaque, of Crawford Street, Nelson, was charged following an incident in August of 2020. The 54-year-old will now stand trial in 2022. Addressing him, Judge Sara Dodd said: “You trial will take place on the 20th of June of next year. You must come back on that date to this court. “If you are not here without very good reason, that will be a separate offence contrary to the bail act and you may go to prison.If you are not here, your barrister may not be able to continue to represent you.
Heartless thieves tricked blind pensioner with fake ambulance as wife lay dying
Steven Morris, 45, and Kelly Cassidy, 42, have been jailed for duping an elderly man into believing they were calling for an ambulance. Instead, they stole from him
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Ronald Crowther ran for help as wife Dorothy lay dying (Image: Janet Crowther-Hindley / SWNS)
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Dangerous rapist jailed for 22 years for string of violent offences
A RAPIST who subjected his victim to years of violence and sexual abuse has been given a jail sentence of over 20 years. Umar Hamid’s reign of terror began when the woman was just 18 years old and was sustained over a 14 year period. During sentencing at Burnley Crown Court on Friday, it was heard how Hamid had used weapons such as guns and a machete during his repeated assaults on his victim. The woman was stabbed with a serrated knife and car keys on other occasions. Most of the offending took place between 2006 and 2013 but resurfaced in the spring of 2020 when the victim, now 32, reported him to the police.
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