Daniel Ainsley, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty to murder at Leeds Crown Court today. Ainsley was arrested on suspicion of murder after police found 48-year-old Mark Wolsey with fatal injuries at a flat in Mayfield Grove.
Harrogate cocaine dealer jailed after dealing outside ex-servicemen’s club
Wesley Waterworth, 29, was jailed for two years after being caught dealing drugs outside an ex-servicemen’s club on East Parade in Harrogate. The court heard he had 22 previous convictions.
Former Ripon military man jailed for soliciting sex with underage ‘girls’
Mark Crompton, 46, formerly of Ripon, was caught out after indulging in chats with what he thought to be a like-minded individual who had a 10-year-old daughter. The man was, in fact, a police officer.
Ripon man jailed for 10 years for arranging to rape four-year-old girl
John Noble, 36, was jailed for 10 years and sentenced to a further four years on licence at York Crown Court today after what a senior officer described as a ‘a particularly distressing case’. Warning: this article includes graphic details.
Ripon cocaine and heroin dealer jailed after police raid
Jemima Walker, 27, was jailed for two years after she was charged with two counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. The court heard she had previously been caught possessing cocaine in Harrogate.
Harrogate man spared jail after hammer attack over barking dog
Maciej Rataj, 31, was spared jail after attacking a man with a claw hammer in an argument over a barking dog on Nydd Vale Terrace, near Harrogate town centre.
Harrogate paedophile who handed himself into police spared jail
Daniel James Barnes, 31, of Montpellier Road, Harrogate, handed himself in to police and told them he had become “obsessed” with downloading and watching indecent images of children. He was spared jail.
Former farmer, 81, repeatedly drove uninsured car containing a collie despite court order
A former Pateley Bridge farmer has been given another criminal-behaviour order for breaching a court injunction designed to keep his sheepdogs under control. The 81-year-old, who now lives in a nursing home, was banned from being in control of a dog without supervision.
Harrogate dad died skydiving in parachute with holes patched over
Christopher Swales, 55, was skydiving over the Grand Canyon in America in September 2019 as a 30th wedding anniversary present from his wife, Deborah.
Thieves who stole NHS workers’ bikes at Harrogate hospital jailed
The two men stole bicycles from outside Harrogate District Hospital between May and October last year. One Harrogate NHS worker was so ‘damaged’ by the theft she no longer cycles to work.
Charity worker jailed for attempted robbery at Summerbridge Stores
Munashe Chikomba, 23, walked into Summerbridge Stores armed with a knife and a hammer. He was jailed today for two-and-a-half years for attempted robbery.