Teen thug who held delivery driver at knifepoint in shocking street robbery named and shamed

Two robbers who held a delivery driver at knifepoint have been jailed.

Talha Qureshi, 19, of Naylor Court, Dewsbury, was jailed for three years for his role in the violent street robbery. He and another teenager, a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, held a delivery driver at knifepoint and demanded he hand over the package.

Qureshi’s younger accomplice was also sentenced with a referral to a youth offenders group for 11 months.

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The driver was approached by the pair in Bromley Street, Hanging Heaton, on March 25 this year. Qureshi was carrying a knife. He took the parcel and started towards Commonside.

The robbery sparked a huge response from the public who sent CCTV to West Yorkshire Police to help them catch the culprits. Today, the force said the sentencing of the two sent a strong message that no one should “fear violence just for doing their job”.

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In a statement, Detective Sergeant Andrew Holmes, from West Yorkshire Police’s Kirklees District Crime Team, said: “Thankfully the victim was not physically harmed in this robbery, but no one should fear violence simply because it does its job.

“We have 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 the public for their assistance.”