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...
25. 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
26. 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
27. Julie Trahearn
Vengeful ex Julie Trahearn travelled over 100 miles from Birmingham to Wakefield in the dead of night to torch the car and home of her ex and his new partner, who were both forced to flee in terror. The 54-year-old was jailed for five years and nine months with an extended licence period of three years and given an indefinite length restraining order. | WYP
28. Coban Blake
Coban Blake was sentenced to seven years and six months in a Young Offenders Institution after the court heard how the 19-year-old told a friend to stab a man with a "Rambo-style knife" as he walked past the Morley Snooker Centre. The man suffered two collapsed lungs in the attack and was left fighting for his life. The other man has not been identified. | WYP
29. Ricky Sparks
Thug Ricky Sparks has been handed a 15-year extended jail sentence after a shopper was left “fighting for his life” after being stabbed in a Leeds convenience store. The man suffered serious injuries after the 24-year-old plunged the kitchen knife into his back before trying to rob him. Sparks did not know the victim and said nothing to him before the bloody attack. | WYP / YEP
30. Javed Robinson-Matthews
Thug Javed Robinson-Matthews, who has a long history of violence against women, has been jailed for 13 months after he punched his partner twice to the face during an early-morning argument, splitting her lip and forcing her to flee her own home. The 35-year-old later tried to pin the blame on drink and drugs. He was also handed a five-year restraining order. | WYP / YEP