CONNOR COYLE A Bradford man who drove dangerously at more than double the speed limit on narrow residential streets while under the influence of cocaine and ketamine has been jailed. Connor Coyle, 27, of Abbotside Close, Bradford, was spotted by police in his then ex-partner s car, which he had taken without her consent, in the early hours of the morning last year. He pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving dangerously and drug driving and was sentenced to 10 months in prison. In sentencing, Recorder Batty said he had clearly not been thinking straight when he was in charge of something that could be in essence a lethal weapon itself.
By Jenny Loweth and Mark Stanford
Rashpal Singh Gill (left) and Alex Bates
A MAN and a teenager were given life sentences for the brutal murder of a Bradford builder who was dragged into the street while unconscious and left to die. Paul Ackroyd, 37, a much-loved son and father, was attacked at a flat in Jinnah Court, Manningham, Bradford, in the early hours of February 23, 2019. Alex Bates, 19, of Eastfield Gardens, Holme Wood, Bradford, was detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure for a minimum term of 14 years and 358 days. Rashpal Singh Gill, 40, of Leeds Road, Bradford, was jailed for a minimum term of 11 years and 358 days.
Bradford s top judge gives his thoughts on murder case The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Richard Mansell QC, said that Paul Ackroyd was just 37 years of age when he lost his life in the early hours of Sunday, February 23, 2019. After spending Saturday evening with two friends, drinking in various city centre public houses, he walked to Manningham in search of a bag or two of crack cocaine that was to cost him his life. When he wandered into Gracechurch Street shortly before 3am, Rashpal Gill emerged from Jinnah Court and approached him. Gill learnt very quickly that Mr Ackroyd wanted crack cocaine and took him to flat no 10 where he knew he could buy some.