Man is 40th to be sentenced over city disorder

A man has been jailed after admitting his part in disorder which took place in Leeds two years ago.

The trouble erupted in Harehills on the evening of 18 July 2024 after police helped social workers who were taking four children into emergency foster care. Hundreds of people took to the streets, with a police car flipped over and a double-decker bus torched.

Police have since pursued those involved in the unrest and 25-year-old Claudiu Gangal is the 40th person to be sentenced as part of what West Yorkshire Police said was a "continuing investigation".

Gangal, of Dorset Road in Harehills, was jailed for two years at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to violent disorder.

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