Harehills disorder: Man, 20, jailed after admitting violent disorder and arson in Yorkshire suburb
A 20-year-old has become the 27th person to be sentenced in connection with disorder which broke out in a Yorkshire suburb last summer.
Bailey Hudson was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday (Sep 4) after admitting an offence of violent disorder and an offence of arson in Harehills on July 18, 2024.
Hudson, of Harley Gardens, Pudsey, was jailed for 12 months.
A total of 27 people have now been convicted and sentenced as part of the continuing large-scale investigation into the disorder that broke out in the Leeds suburb on during the evening of 18 and 19 July, 2024.
Officers from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team have made 83 arrests with 41 people charged so far and more cases currently in the court system.
It comes as another man has been charged with offences following the disorder.
Gherorghita Panainte, aged 33, of Strathmore Street, Leeds, who defines as white, Roma, will appear before Leeds Magistrate’s Court on today (Sep 9) charged with an offence of arson.
A statement from West Yorkshire Police said: “Officers from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team continue to make substantial use of all technological tools available to the force including CCTV and the use of facial recognition technology as part of the ongoing investigation.”