Here 15 criminals who were locked up in Leeds this week.
Their crimes include a masked predator who spent almost 50 years evading justice after breaking into a student’s room and raping her.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a hammer-wielding thug who strangled his partner in a “terrifying” attack when she refused to go to the shop for him.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds this week...
7. Cleveland Wyatt
Drug dealing pervert Cleveland Wyatt was jailed for 21 years and put on the sex offender register for life after he used a vulnerable woman as a sex object in return for drugs, then arranged for a group of 10 men to abuse her. The vile 62-year-old gave the woman crack cocaine and then forced her into degrading sex acts with others. | WYP
8. Harry Neath and Jacob Whitaker
Harry Neath and Jacob Whitaker were both jailed for 28-months after they were caught dealing in Class A drugs at Leeds Festival three years ago, although the judge said the “inexcusable” time that had lapsed had worked in their favour in receiving a reduced sentence. The 26-year-old pair were caught by a suspicious security worker. | WYP
9. Lee Baxter
Persistant Lee Baxter, who refused to leave his ex partner alone, has been jailed for two years and given an indefinite-length restraining order. The 43-year-old was told he will “simply not learn” by refusing to adhere to a restraining order, while the victim said she felt she was “living in a nightmare”. | WYP
10. Matthew Ward
Matthew Ward, who was ordered to keep away from his ex partner, later lit a fire outside her home when she refused to answer his messages. The judge at Leeds Crown Court described it as “very, very disturbing behaviour” and said that Ward would “just not let go” of the relationship. The 32-year-old was jailed for 32 months and given an indefinite length restraining order. | WYP
11. Ashley Keenan
Mentally ill Ashley Keenan has been jailed for 40 months after attempting to set fire to his flat on Rycroft Court in Bramley. The 32-year-old, who dialled 999 while intoxicated, telling them he was having a breakdown and that he had bipolar and PTSD, admitted arson reckless as to whether life was endangered. | WYP
12. Shavraze Zaman, Connor Murphy and Adam Hopkinson
Shavraze Zaman, Connor Murphy, Adam Hopkinson and a fourth gang member Jamie Gill (not pictured) were jailed for more than 40 years between them after they fired a Uzi submachine gun and a 9mm pistol at residential homes in South Elmsall, Wakefield. The incidents were suspected to be revenge for an arson attack at a caravan park and a drug-dealing dispute. | WYP