Their crimes include a sadistic false imprisonment incident and an unbelievable case of fraud.
Also sentenced this week was a woman who caused death by dangerous driving in an extremely upsetting case.
Here’s the full court round-up, with 20 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -
7. Gareth Richards
Gareth Richards, 45, was jailed for 88 months after admitting Section 18 GBH with intent. On December 15, 2022, her repeatedly kicked and stamped on a man’s head as he lay stricken on Doncaster Road, Knottingley. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
8. Jonathan Tillett
Jonathan Tillett, 31, of Bangor Street, Farnley, was jailed for 38 months after admitting offences of Section 20 GBH without intent, intentional strangulation and possession of an offensive weapon. The court heard how the thug badly beat his mother on September 23 by stamping on her and punching her just months after he tried to attack his girlfriend in the street with a hammer. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
9. Joshua Kilburn
Joshua Kilburn, 22, of Broadway, Halton, was jailed for 24 months after admitting three counts of attempted sexual communication with a child. The paedophile, who was already known to police, was caught communicating with youngsters on Snapchat in September last year. | West Yorkshire Police/PA
10. Robert Ackroyd
Robert Ackroyd, 32, formerly of Lea Farm Road, Hawksworth, was jailed for 44 months after admitting charges of fraud and perverting the course of justice. The swindler who fleeced firms of nearly £25,000 then conjured details a fake car crash to avoid standing trial. | West Yorkshire Police/Adobe/National World
11. Mirel Neatu and Marius Nedelcu
Mirel Neatu, left, and Marius Nedelcu were both handed custodial sentences for their part in a huge cannabis-growing operation across 75 properties, after warrants were executed in areas including Leeds. Neatu, 37, of Brackenwood Drive, Leeds, was sentenced to 32 months’ jail and Nedelcu, 40, of Signet Square, Coventry, was jailed for 28 months. | West Yorkshire Police
12. Tristan Williams and Joaquin Suarez Touris
Tristan Williams, top, and Joaquin Suarez Touris were both jailed for the attack on a stricken man following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. Williams, 58, of Princess Road, Manchester, was jailed for six years, while Touris, 42, of Greengage, Manchester, was jailed for four years. The court heard how the pair were on a night out in Leeds when they lured a drunken man to the Metropole Hotel on King Street where “either one or both of them planned to have sex with him”. | West Yorkshire Police/National World