These are the names and faces of 55 despicable criminals were locked up in Leeds during October 2026.
Their crimes include a violent thug who told his children their mother was in hospital after murdering her and dumping her body in a freezer at their Wakefield home.
Also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court last month, were a pair of racing motorists who caused the deaths of a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they walked to school.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals who were locked up in Leeds during October 2026...
19. Alex Owens
Alex Owens, who tried to shake off police by driving the wrong way on a dual carriageway, has been jailed for 15 month, to concurrently with his existing sentence. The 24-year-old, who was out of prison on licence at the time, admitted to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and failing to stop. He was jailed in August last year for 33 months. | WYP / Google Maps
20. Shane Gray, Mark Bates, Kyle Bates, and Alan Tonks
Members of a Pontefract-based drug dealing gang have been jailed for a total of more than 28 years. Shane Gray (top left), Mark Bates (top right), Kyle Bates (bottom left) and Alan Tonks (bottom right) were convicted of drugs charges. They were sentenced to five years, six-years-and-nine-months, nine-years-and-three-months, and six years and nine months respectively. | WYP / YEP
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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