Leeds man leads police on dramatic chase after caught with ex in McDonald’s car park

A Leeds man led police on a dramatic chase after he was caught in a McDonald’s car park with his ex-partner.

Leeds Crown Court heard on Monday that the woman “begged” Daljit Khosa, of Mistress Lane in Leeds, to stop the dramatic chase through Leeds on April 14 this year. Khosa was said to be the subject of a restraining order at the time, and the woman had only gone to his home to drop off her belongings, but he urged her inside.

While in his apartment, she said she felt sick and then he drove her to the fast food restaurant.

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Prosecutor Thomas Doyle said the woman gave accounts of what happened before the chase and said: “It appears there has been contact since the restraining order was made (January 2023) and it was not wanted (by her ).

“She described driving to him because of the property she still had to return. He assured her that if he were to visit her, he would never contact her again.”

The court was told that when the woman arrived at Khosa’s property, he got into her car and began taunting her about a “new boyfriend” before driving the car up and down the street. Mr Doyle said: “He only stopped when she offered to go to his flat. He showed her around and gave her some juice. She felt sick and vomited on herself and went to the toilet and he continued to a joke about a new boyfriend.

“When she came out of the bathroom, he told her she should get something to eat. Despite her trying to insist, he takes her car keys and says he’ll take her to the car to pick them up something and out of fear she accepts.”

The court heard that at McDonald’s in Kirkstall Road a police officer spotted the BMW and went to speak to Khosa, 38. As he did so, the woman was heard saying “just go” before the officer was led away. in a pursuit at speeds of up to 70mph in 30mph zones which eventually ended when Khosa lost control and hit a pole.

In her account, the woman said she “begged” Khosa to stop and eventually grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to crash. In her account, the woman said Khosa asked her: “Why the hell did you do that? I’m going to jail.”

Mr Doyle said Khosa had 19 previous convictions for 44 offences, including wounding without intent, actual bodily harm, criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon, aggravated vehicle taking and attempted arson. He was given a suspended sentence in 2023 for an offense of threatening to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. That’s when the restraining order was issued.

The woman’s witness statement was read out in court by Mr Doyle, who said: “She said she was left shaken and said: ‘I’ve had enough of the defendant and his behaviour. I want him out of my life. I broke up with him. two years ago, I just want him out of my life, I wake up with him because I’m afraid of what he’ll do if I don’t.”

Mitigating, Mike Walsh told the court it “may be considered an uphill battle” to try to persuade Judge Penelope Belcher of anything other than an immediate custodial sentence. The judge said: “This is a man, who, by his conduct, does not give a damn about court orders.”

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Mr Walsh said: “He is not a young man but he is not a man without personal difficulties. In 2016, he was the subject of a serious attack and received stab wounds to his face and is still scarred, which has caused him mental health difficulties. years since then with which he fought.

“He turned to alcohol and at one point he was addicted to it. He got away from it but he still has problems in his life. What he also has is extreme bad decision making and when it comes to relationships and which he does under pressure. and this was also a situation where he was under pressure and he says to me, “If I just stopped in the parking lot, what’s the worst that could happen?” Nothing on the scale of today.”

Jailing Khosa for 16 months for driving a dangerous vehicle, driving without insurance and breaching a restraining order, Judge Belcher said: “You said, ‘I can’t stop because I’m going to prison” – that is, your attitude towards court orders. You paid no attention to court orders and chose to do exactly what you chose.

“This is a serious violation, given the context in which the applicant arrived in that vehicle. The circumstances are that she fears you and cooperated with you with some degree of coercion on your part”.

Khosa was also disqualified from driving for 20 months, at the end of which he must take an extended driving test.

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