Four men and a teenager convicted in West Yorkshire following violent unrest

Four other people have been charged

Author: Rosanna Robins Published 7th Aug 2024
Last updated 7th Aug 2024

Four men and a teenage boy have now been convicted in West Yorkshire for their part in violent disorder.

The men are all set to appear in court on Friday (August 9th) to be sentenced for offences including affray, racially aggravated harassment and intent to stir racial hatred.

The force says it will 'leave no stone unturned' to bring those involved to justice.

Sameer Ali, 21, of West Park Drive, Leeds and Adnan Ghafoor, 31, of Spen Bank Leeds will both appear before Leeds Crown Court for sentence after being convicted of an affray offence.

Jordan Parlour, 28, of Brooklands Close, Leeds will appear before Leeds Magistrates Court for sentence after being convicted of publishing written material intended to stir religious hatred and was remanded in custody for sentencing.

He was the first person in the country to be charged with this offence in relation to the violent disorder that's broken out across the UK. The charge relates to some Facebook posts

Jordan Plain, 30, of Broadway in Horsforth, Leeds will appear before Leeds Crown Court for sentence after being convicted of racially aggravated intentional harassment.

Clockwise from Top Left: Sameer Ali, Adnan Ghafoor, Jordan Plain and Jordan Parlour

A 16-year-old boy from Leeds will appear before Leeds Crown Court for sentence on Wednesday 4th September. He was convicted of using threatening abusive, insulting words/ behaviour with intent which is likely to stir racial hatred.

Four other people have been charged with various offences, including a 20-year-old man from Kirkburton who is accused of making social media posts encouraging disorder in Huddersfield.