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14
Feb
Harrogate man jailed for breaching community order
A Harrogate man has been jailed after failing to comply with the terms of a suspended sentence order.
Shamraiz Aurangzeb, of Belmont Road, admitted he breached the requirements of a suspended sentence at Harrogate Magistrates Court today (February 14).
Aurangzeb was sentenced to eight weeks in custody, suspended for 12 months, at Bradford Magistrates Court on February 8, 2024.
As part of his sentence, he was required to complete 150 hours of unpaid work. However, he failed to attend unpaid work sessions on January 2, January 16 and January 23 of this year.
He also failed to provide acceptable evidence within five working days, court documents say.
Andrew Watson, a probation officer, told the court this was the second time Aurangzeb had breached the order.
The court heard Aurangzeb also breached a previous community order several times.
Mr Watson said the defendant had completed just 22 hours of unpaid work and had not completed any unpaid work since March 2024.
The court heard the 34-year-old submitted sick notes on “some occasions”.
Mr Watson said Aurangzeb's supervising officer contacted the defendant's GP about him experiencing "abdominal issues", adding:
The response was that the defendant needed to engage with his GP in order to look into the issue further, but the defendant did not.
Mr Watson told the court the defendant had not completed any rehabilitation activity requirement days, as he did not engage with probation appointments, and had made “very little progress" since the order was imposed.
Keith Blackwell, defending, said Aurangzeb had not been convicted of any offences since February 2024.
Mr Blackwell told the court the defendant had been “having difficulties with his abdomen”.
Aurangzeb had a colonoscopy last year and is “still having problems” with his abdomen, the court heard.
Mr Blackwell said he told the defendant he would have to be “spot on” in terms of complying with the requirements of his order.
He added:
I think the penny has dropped. He said he is motivated to complete the order. He is in a brittle state, but he wishes to live a crime-free life, as he has already been doing.
The lead magistrate told Aurangzeb the bench “had to consider how long this has been going on”.
The magistrates activated Aurangzeb’s suspended sentence in full, meaning he will spend eight weeks in custody.
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