Leeds robber Jack Duke wanted after breaking licence conditions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

Jack Duke, 22, is wanted on recall to prison after breaching his licence conditions, West Yorkshire Police said.

Duke was jailed at York Crown Court in 2023 as one of three members of a machete-wielding, balaclava-wearing gang. A couple were lured to a quiet country lane near Knaresborough and robbed at knifepoint. Duke, who was 19 at sentencing, received 38 months for the robbery and nine additional months for other offences he had committed in Leeds before the attack. He had been on a community order passed three months before the crime.

The Recorder of York, Judge Sean Morris, noted in sentencing that those he believed had leading roles in the enterprise were not in the dock. Duke's barrister said in mitigation that he had fallen in with the wrong crowd due to social isolation, and that he had been severely injured sliding under a bus aged 11, spending four months in hospital.

West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information. Anyone who has seen Duke or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact the force on 101, use its Live Chat facility quoting reference number 13260404245, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

How it is being reported

• Police hunt for Leeds man wanted for prison recallHave you seen Jack Duke?Yorkshire Evening Post · 13 Oct, 14:48
• Leeds robber jailed over country lane machete ambush now on the runJack Duke, 22, is wanted on recall to prisonHuddersfield Examiner · 13 Oct, 13:43

In this story: Jack Duke · West Yorkshire Police · York Crown Court · Knaresborough · North Yorkshire · Leeds

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