Six men jailed for life for murdering 20-year-old in Batley
Bradley Gledhill and two of his friends were stabbed in Park Croft in June 2020
Six men have been jailed for life after a man was murdered and two of his friends were stabbed in Batley.
Bradley Gledhill and his two friends were attacked in Park Croft in June 2020, after coming across their attackers in the street.
West Yorkshire Police said there was no indication that the two groups knew each other beforehand, or had planned to meet.
Gledhill and his two friends were treated by people in the street after they were attacked with knives and left with significant injuries.
The 20-year-old later died.
Six men have now been sentenced to life in prison at Leeds Crown Court, with four also being sentenced on attempted murder charges.
They are 20-year-old Usman Karolia from Batley, who was sentenced to life with a minimum 21 years to serve in prison for the murder of Gledhill, 18 years for attempted murder and five years for Section 18 assault.
24-year-old Ahmed Karolia from Batley who was sentenced to life with a minimum 16 years in prison for murder and 14 years for attempted murder.
18-year-old Nabeel Naseer from Dewsbury who was sentenced to life with a minimum 11 years in prison for murder and eight years for attempted murder.
19-year-old Raja Nawaz from Heckmondwike who was sentenced to life with a minimum 12 in prison years for murder.
17-year-old Irfan Hussain from Batley, was sentenced to life with a minimum 11 years for murder and 10 years for attempted murder.
And 17-year-old Nikash Hussain from Dewsbury was sentenced to life with a minimum 10 years to serve for murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Vanessa Rolfe of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “This was an horrific offence in which a 20-year-old male has lost his life following an outbreak of violence in which knives were used.
“All three victims were seriously injured with Bradley paying the ultimate price in an incident which vividly demonstrates the dreadful human cost of knife crime.
“Those involved continued to attack Bradley even after he had been wounded and was laid defenceless on the floor. We welcome the sentences imposed on them today for their roles in the joint enterprise murder of a male who, at 20-years old, had his whole life ahead of him.
“The victims did nothing to provoke the horrendous attack on them and officers left no stone unturned to identify and arrest those responsible for this senseless act of violence.
“Our thoughts are with Bradley’s parents and family and the other victims in this case.
“We know that the jailing of these individuals will never compensate for Bradley’s loss but we hope seeing them brought to justice may help bring them a measure of comfort and closure.”