Bradford Crown Court just handed out a masterclass in “consequences.”
Two of the balaclava-wearing gang who lured a 17-year-old to a shop under the pretence of buying vapes, then surrounded him, snatched his keys and phone, patted him down for cash, flashed a machete, punched him to the ground and drove off in his car got exactly what you’d expect in modern Britain.
Zaid Khan (already in custody for kidnapping) had a mere nine months added. Salim Mohammed walked with a suspended 16-month youth sentence, 150 hours unpaid work and some “rehabilitation.” Five of them turned up in balaclavas for a planned ambush and the court still treated it like youthful high jinks.
Victim never even gave a statement. Car recovered, phone found in the bushes, gang left in a taxi. Classic.
This is what “taking crime seriously” looks like when the system has decided certain patterns of behaviour are just another multicultural success story.
Soft sentences, no real deterrent, rinse and repeat.
Bradford 2026