Two sentenced for knifepoint robbery of delivery driver in Hanging Heaton

Talha Qureshi, aged 19, of Naylor Court, Dewsbury, was sentenced on 19 June at Leeds Crown Court to three years imprisonment.

An 18-year-old male was sentenced on Tuesday with a referral made to a youth offender panel for 11 months.

The charges relate to the robbery of a delivery driver on Bromley Street, Hanging Heaton on 25 March.

Detective Sergeant Andrew Holmes, of Kirklees District Crime Team, said: “Thankfully, the victim was not physically harmed in this robbery, but no one should be put in fear of violence simply for doing their job.

“We had a fantastic response from the community in providing information and CCTV footage following this robbery and I would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the public for their assistance."