Among the most shocking put behind bars is a twisted terrorist who carried a 10kg pressure-cooker bomb to a hospital site and said he wanted to “kill as many nurses as possible”.
Also sentenced this week was the violent drug addict Warren Spence, who murdered his partner Sam Varley in a vicious attack in Harehills.
Here’s the full court round-up, with 17 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -
7. Thomas Silverwood
Thomas Silverwood, 30, of Pennyfield Close, Meanwood, was jailed for seven years and four months after possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition, two counts of dealing in Class A drugs and one of dangerous driving during a sentencing hearing this week. The violent armed robber who turned to drug dealing after being released from prison was found with a fully-loaded working pistol at his home. | West Yorkshire Police
8. Timothy Payne
Timothy Payne, 44, of Ashton Mount, Harehills, was jailed for 45 months after admitting two counts of dealing in Class A drugs at Leeds Crown Court. The panicking drug dealer tried to flee on foot and toss a Kinder Egg container full of drugs after a routine police stop in Hawksworth on November 2 last year. | West Yorkshire Police/Getty
9. Amar Khan
Amar Khan, 33, of Claremont Villas, Great Horton, Bradford, was jailed for three years after admitting two counts of dealing in Class A drugs. The dealer was pulled over in Alwoodley on February 26 and later tried to flush his stash down the toilet at the police station. | West Yorkshire Police/National World/PA
10. David Wills
David Wills, 50, of no fixed address, was jailed for 30 months after admitting to strangling his partner. The court heard that the victim made a 999 call to police on December 20 last year, telling the operator that Wills was hitting her. She later rang back saying that everything was “fine”, but Wills could be heard in the background instructing her on what to say. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
11. David Wright
David Wright, 28, of Parkway Court, Seacroft, was jailed for 22 months after he admitted dealing in Class A drugs. The work-shy drug dealer was previously fortunate not be locked up - but was sent to prison after failing to impress a judge with his lack of effort. Having being given 200 hours of community service, he completed just over 14 hours in the space of six months. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
12. Dean Biddlecombe
Dean Biddlecombe, 36, of no fixed address, was jailed for 20 months after admitting burglary and attempted burglary. On October 28, a resident on Coupland Road, Beeston, confronted the burglar - and Biddlecombe tried to claim he thought it was his own home. | West Yorkshire Police/National World