Here are 12 abhorrent criminals who were sentenced in Leeds this week.
Their crimes include a calculating conman who fleeced the community centre where he worked out funds, pushing it to the brink of closure.
Also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a trio of inmates who murdered child killer Kyle Bevan in his cell at HMP Wakefield.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals sentenced in Leeds this week...
1. Trevor Chambers
Calculating conman Trevor Chambers was jailed for four-and-a-half years at after admitting five counts of fraud and one of theft. The 35-year-old fleeced the Phoenix Community Centre on Batley Road, Alverthorpe, where he worked for over £63,000, pushing it to the brink of closure. He later conned over £29,000 from a friend and struggling mum-of-four by pretending to have a portfolio of properties. | WYP
2. Bailey Duffy
Thug Bailey Duffy, who dished out an horrific beating to his partner kicking and stamping on her during a jealous argument, has been jailed for three years and handed a restraining order after he was found guilty after a trial in March of causing GBH with intent. The court heard that 21-year-old Duffy and the woman had been in an “on/off relationship” marked by violence on both sides. | WYP
3. Ethan Cawley
Ethan Cawley, who was part of gang that targeted a grandmother’s home in Carlton, near Rothwell, has been jailed for 32 months after he admitted burglary, theft of the a BMW that was later written off, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and without insurance. The victim had been asleep when she heard her dog barking and then her neighbour knocking on her door to say her car was gone. | WYP / YEP
4. Stephen Padley
Career burglar Stephen Padley, who has has multiple burglaries from 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2023 and 2024, has been jailed for three years and six months after creeping into a home and stealing over £1,900 worth of items. The 42-year-old targeted the property just yards from his own address on Wesley Street, Wakefield having fallen into smoking the drug, spice, after being released from his last sentence. | WYP / YEP
5. Jack Metcalfe
Thug Jack Metcalfe, who has a “terrible record for violence,” ripped a clump of hair from his partner’s head in an attack in which he also punched and headbutted her. They had been at home in the Swinnow area of Leeds on September 4 last year when he lunged at her. The 32-year-old admitted charges of ABH and assault - he was sentenced to 28 months in jail and given a 10-year restraining order. | WYP
6. Samuel Senior and Andrew Duffy
Known drug dealer, Samuel Senior, and Andrew Duffy were jailed for 10 years, and four-and-a-half years respectively, after police witnessed a bag that contained 25 kgs of near-pure cocaine, with an estimated street value of £2.5 million, being carried into Duffy’s property on Raynel Mount in Adel. It was heard that 36-year-old Senior had recruited Duffy to stash the drugs at his home. Over £3,000 in cash was found and £12,800 worth of heroin at the property. | WYP