Two men jailed after gun incident in Girlington area of Bradford last year

By Tom Coates
Published 6th Sep 2022, 04:45 BST
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Two men have been handed prison sentences following a firearms discharge in Bradford last year.

The incident relates to a vehicle that was shot at on Blythe Avenue on September 25 in 2021.

Damage to the victim’s vehicle was found to be consistent with a firearms discharge but nobody was injured.

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Aadil Mahboob, 30, of Chellow Dene View and Qaasim Deen, 27, of Fagley Terrace were both found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Damage to the victim’s vehicle was found to be consistent with a firearms discharge but nobody was injured. Image: West Yorkshire PoliceDamage to the victim’s vehicle was found to be consistent with a firearms discharge but nobody was injured. Image: West Yorkshire Police
Damage to the victim’s vehicle was found to be consistent with a firearms discharge but nobody was injured. Image: West Yorkshire Police

However, the jury found them both not guilty of attempted murder.

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Mr Mahboob was given a custodial sentence of 13 years and three months, meanwhile Mr Deen was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Farrell of Bradford CID said: “We welcome the sentence handed down today to Mahboob and Deen, this was a targeted attack, luckily no one was injured but the consequences could have easily been much worse.”