These are the names and faces of 12 vile criminals locked up in Leeds this week.
Their crimes include a predatory rapist who rode around Leeds city centre on his e-scooter in the dead of night hunting for victims.
Also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a thug who told police “they shouldn't have messed with me” after viciously attacking men in the early hours of the morning.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals sentenced in Leeds this week...
1. Haris Hussain
Prowling predator Haris Hussain has been jailed for 10 years and put on the sex offenders register for life after he raped a woman and sexually assaulted another as he rode around Leeds city centre on his e-scooter in the dead of night hunting for victims. The 21-year-old was even described by one victim as “having the devil in his eyes” as he forced her into a degrading ordeal. | WYP / Adobestock
2. Nathan Asquith
Cocky driver Nathan Asquith was jailed for 22 months and handed a 32-month driving ban after leading police on a high speed chase in a stolen BMW, which struggled to keep control of after a tyre burst. The 39-year-old admitted a string of offences and told one officer "you got smoked" after they were unable to catch him. | WYP
3. Rohail Ahmed
Drunken road rage thug Rohail Ahmed was jailed for six year and given a new eight-year driving ban after he attacked another driver with an axe during a horror assault in which he connected with one swing to the man’s head, but was stopped by a good Samaritan. The 27-year-old blew twice the legal drink-drive limit and had been banned in 2023 for dangerous driving. | WYP / YEP
4. Robert O’Neill and John McDonagh
Cold callers Robert O’Neill and John McDonagh were jailed for 15 and 12 months respectively after they duped thousands of pounds from of a pensioner, even escorting to him to the bank after offering to tidy his garden. Judge Neil Clark told the pair that their actions were “exceptionally mean and calculated”. They were ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation to the elderly victim. | WYP
5. Jamie Lockett
Jamie Lockett, who repeatedly punched a woman after her group had been goading him, has been jailed for 33 months, and given a five-year restraining order to stay away from the woman. The 36-year-old, who has autism and ADHD, repeatedly punched the woman to the head and striking her head off the pavement. Others begged him to stop but he ignored them. | WYP
6. Shilton Flynn
Serial thief Shilton Flynn was jailed for 30 weeks and banned from entering all Co-op and Asda stores in West Yorkshire after he admitted 14 theft from shop offences and a public order offence at his local Co-Op store in Drighlington. Flynn, 36, was also convicted of possession of Class A and B drugs and a number of driving offences. | WYP/YEP/Adobe Stock