11 West Midlands and Black Country criminals who faced justice in December - including drivers who killed people and used cars as weapons
Killers, abusers and peddlers of drugs and deadly weapons all went through the courts of the West Midlands in December - here are some of the dangerous defendants convicted or sentenced last month.
Each month, dozens of criminals face justice for their crimes against our residents and businesses.
Here is a summary of some of the most serious offenders who were convicted or sentenced in December 2025.
Dangerous driver hit moped driver and left her with life-changing injuries
Majinder Singh Virk, aged 48, was jailed for three years and banned from driving at Birmingham Crown Court on December 22 for crimes related to dangerous driving.
Virk, of Norbury Road, Wolverhampton, was found to be driving on the wrong side of the road before hitting a moped rider, leaving her with serious, life-changing injuries.
Virk was found to be driving over the speed limit as he overtook cars on Moseley Road, Bilston, just after 1.50pm on January 7.
The BMW he was driving in hit the rider near the junction of Prouds Lane with such force that the victim's helmet came off.
Virk remained at the scene following the collision, with investigators able to establish that he was travelling at between 49 and 54mph just prior to hitting the victim.
Callous fraudster stole tens of thousands of pounds from elderly people
Walsall fraudster Abdirahman Yalahow, also known as Abdi Rahman, was jailed after being found to have preyed on vulnerable elderly people to steal more than £100,000 by pretending to be a bank representative or a law enforcement official.
Yalahow phoned his victims claiming their bank accounts had been compromised, and that he needed their help as 'fraudulent activity' had been noticed on their accounts.
The 29-year-old convinced the victims to leave their bank cards available for a courier to collect, or for them to pass them over in person, having already provided their security details while on the phone.
The cards were then used to buy expensive goods as well as withdraw money until the accounts had been drained.
More than £100,000 was taken from eight victims between August and December 2024, and when officers conducted warrants at two addresses, they discovered electronics, including phones, which linked Yalahow to the crime.
Yalahow, of Yew Tree Road, Walsall, was sentenced to six years and six months in jail.
Attacker tried to kill man with his car before his girlfriend stole gold chain from victim as he lay injured
Melvin Winters, aged 46, was convicted of attempted murder after he used a car to hit a man twice in a Wolverhampton street.
Officers were called by ambulance colleagues to reports of a collision in Pope Road in The Scotlands estate at around 2.20pm on July 2.
On arrival, they discovered a 42-year-old victim being treated for serious injuries to his legs, ribs and shoulder by paramedics before he was taken to the hospital.
Supported by CCTV evidence, investigators found that Melvin Winters and his girlfriend, Josie James, had met their victim that afternoon, and there was an argument.
