From a hit-and-run driver who catapulted a pedestrian 20 metres along the road, outside a pub in Morley, to two Leeds gang members jailed for the “sadistic” 19-hour torture of a man with a blow torch.
Also in the headlines this month was a number of predatory paedophiles, including one who pulled down the pants of a 12-year-old boy while filming him.
Here are 31 of the criminals who appeared before judges at Leeds Crown Court during September.
25. Ronald Nicklin
Ageing paedophile Ronald Nicklin, 78, spent years abusing young girls as young as six. He would make them sit on his knee and touch them, perform oral sex and demand they give him oral sex. He was handed a sentence of more than 19 years at Leeds Crown Court today, with the judge questioning if he would survive long enough to ever be freed. | WYP
26. Dale Hunt
Dale Hunt, who was banned from contacting his partner after a vicious assault where he dragged her around by her hair and ripped clumps from her scalp, was later found hiding in a child’s bedroom at her home. The judge activated the full 21-month suspended sentence, and gave him an additional month for the breach, meaning a total of 22 months. | WYP
27. Ozias Gentles
Ozias Gentles, 25, has been jailed for six years after stabbing a friend in the throat, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Gentles, who had been taking drugs, began to argue with the victim and it was suggested they “take it outside”, meaning to fight. Once outside, the victim is thought to have hit Gentles with a piece of wood or a stick, then Gentles grabbed a kitchen knife and attacked the man. | WYP
28. Lance Walters
Lance Walters, 33, was high on cannabis when he fled police and smashed into another car at high speed. The judge described his amazement that he was employed by Uber, although he was not thought to be on duty at the time of the incident. He was jailed for 18 months, and banned from driving for three years and nine months. | WYP
29. Dilwar Hussain
Dilwar Hussain who is “unable to control himself when drunk” was jailed after a double assault on his girlfriend, the first he committed after she caught him messaging another female. He admitted ABH and common assault with the court hearing how he has a history of attacking partners. He was jailed for 20 months. | WYP / NW