Drug addict Scott Silkstone (pictured left) was found guilty by unanimous verdict of the horrific murder of his friend Dwayne Tuohey. Leeds Crown Court heard how the 51-year-old drug addict murdered his friend in his own flat before dragging him outside and dumping his bloody body near communal bins. He was remanded back into custody and will be sentenced on Monday, September 7.placeholder image
Drug addict Scott Silkstone (pictured left) was found guilty by unanimous verdict of the horrific murder of his friend Dwayne Tuohey. Leeds Crown Court heard how the 51-year-old drug addict murdered his friend in his own flat before dragging him outside and dumping his bloody body near communal bins. He was remanded back into custody and will be sentenced on Monday, September 7. | WYP / YEP

The names and faces of 10 wicked criminals locked up in Leeds last week including tower-block killer

They appeared before judges at Leeds Crown Court

These are the names and faces of 10 wicked criminals locked up in Leeds last week.

Their crimes include a drug addict who was found guilty of murdering his friend in a tower-block bloodbath before dumping his body in the street.

Also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a drunken thug who pinned his partner down and beat her so badly he knocked out her teeth.

View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals sentenced in Leeds this week...

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