Overview

• Six masked men armed with weapons burst into a Selby home in March 2022, beat the father with a crowbar and fled after he fatally stabbed one intruder during a struggle.
• The homeowner called 999 and attempted CPR, and police later confirmed he faced no charges because his actions were judged to be self-defence.
• Detectives identified the five surviving burglars within 48 hours using CCTV, telecoms data, fingerprints, DNA and witness evidence.
• Alan Hall and Andrew Richardson pleaded guilty on the first day of the delayed 2025 trial, while a jury convicted Daniel Welford, Max Jackson and Kallan Hunt of aggravated burglary.
• Sentences total 70 years: Jackson and Welford got 13 years each, Richardson and Hall received 11 years and four months, and Hunt was given 19 years plus an extended licence, with investigators earning a Judge’s Commendation.