These are the names and faces of 13 wretched criminals who were locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week.
Their crimes included a thug who sexually assaulted a woman he met on a dating website and then laughed.
Also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week was a vengeful ex who travelled over 100 miles in the dead of night to torch the car and home of her ex and his new partner.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals who were locked up in Leeds this week.
1. Joe Cooper
Pervert Joe Cooper has been jailed for 43 months and put on the sex offender register for life after he sexually assaulted a woman he met on a dating website. The 34-year-old attacked the woman and then laughed, later claiming she had “brought it on herself”. The court heard that Cooper has had previous issues with women, making threats. | WYP
2. Jessica Stewart and Lee Wakefield
Jessica Stewart and Lee Wakefield, who caused "serious physical injuries to their victims and left them traumatised” have been jailed after admitting a string of offences, including aggravated burglary, committed over a two-day period in Leeds. Stewart was jailed for 10 years and nine months, while Wakefield was sentenced to 13 years and nine months. | WYP
3. Jack Meredith
Drug dealer Jack Meredith has had 16 months added to his existing 40-month sentence after officers found almost £200 worth of heroin, along with scales and dealer bags. Police carried out a search of the 28-year-olds home after watching a drug exchange take place in Holbeck. Callum Hewitt who was driving the car received a suspended sentence. | WYP / YEP
4. Peter Lynch
Vile thug Peter Lynch attacked his partner with such force that a medical expert said it compared to injuries usually seen in a high-speed car crash. The 51-year-old launched at the woman in the kitchen of her home in Morley after she told them the relationship was over and she wanted him out. He was jailed for 55 months and given a restraining order of indefinite length. | WYP / YEP
5. Leeham Stewart
Convicted drug dealer Leeham Stewart has been returned to prison for 13 months after he was caught holding a second mobile phone. The 39-year-old, who was jailed in 2022 for 12 years for conspiring to supply heroin and cocaine, was made subject to a serious criminal prevention order (SCPO) on release from prison which included him possessing only one phone. | WYP
6. Claudiu Gangal
Rioter Claudiu Gangal has been jailed for two years after admitting his part in serious disorder in the Harehills area of Leeds two years ago. The 24-year-old, who pleaded guilty to one count of violent disorder, is the 40th person convicted and sentenced as part of the continuing investigation into disorder in Harehills during the evening of July 18 into July 19, 2024. | WYP