Leeds Crown Court: Accomplices who played 'damsels in distress' in car theft conspiracy dodge jail

James Connolly
By James Connolly
Published 31st Oct 2023, 04:45 BST
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Two accomplices who played “damsels in distress” in a car theft conspiracy have dodged jail.

Rachael Bennett, 36, and Molly Kerr, 20, were both found to have done groundwork for a scammer to break into vehicles in Leeds.

In separate incidents, they lied to innocent locksmiths in attempts to get access to expensive cars.

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The plan was for ringleader Kyle Bucknall, 32, to drive away in the stolen vehicles.

Rachael Bennett, 36, of Greenfield Court, Wakefield, and Molly Kerr, 20, of King Edward Avenue, Horsforth, were handed suspended sentences at Leeds Crown Court on October 30 after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to steal motor vehicles. Photo: PA/James Hardisty.Rachael Bennett, 36, of Greenfield Court, Wakefield, and Molly Kerr, 20, of King Edward Avenue, Horsforth, were handed suspended sentences at Leeds Crown Court on October 30 after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to steal motor vehicles. Photo: PA/James Hardisty.
Rachael Bennett, 36, of Greenfield Court, Wakefield, and Molly Kerr, 20, of King Edward Avenue, Horsforth, were handed suspended sentences at Leeds Crown Court on October 30 after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to steal motor vehicles. Photo: PA/James Hardisty.

But their efforts were thwarted when some of the locksmiths realised what was going on. The women were arrested and both pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to steal motor vehicles.

The YEP reported last week that Bucknall, of Saxon Green, Moortown, had been jailed for eight years after admitting a string of offences.

And on Monday (October 30), it was the turn of accomplices Bennett and Kerr, as they went before Leeds Crown Court for sentencing.