Two sentenced over van driver's knifepoint robbery

Talha Qureshi, 19, was one of two men sentenced for the robbery in Hanging Heaton in March

Two people who robbed a delivery driver at knifepoint in West Yorkshire have been sentenced.

The driver was left shaken but unharmed following the robbery on Bromley Street in Hanging Heaton on 25 March, police said.

At Leeds Crown Court on 19 June, Talha Qureshi, 19, of Naylor Court in Dewsbury, was sentenced to three years in jail for the robbery.

Meanwhile, an 18-year-old man, who cannot be named due to his age at the time of the offence, was referred to a youth offender panel for 11 months.

Det Sgt Andrew Holmes, from Kirklees District Crime Team, said: “Thankfully, the victim was not physically harmed in this robbery, but no one should be put in fear of violence simply for doing their job.

“We had a fantastic response from the community in providing information and CCTV footage following this robbery and I would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the public for their assistance."

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