Violent drug addict Warren Spence, 55, was told he must spend at least 24 years behind bars after he killed his partner Sam Varley during a brutal beating at their flat in Harehills. Spence, who has a history of violence against women was found guilty of murder after raining down repeated blows, using a hammer and even leaving bite marks on the woman's body.placeholder image
Violent drug addict Warren Spence, 55, was told he must spend at least 24 years behind bars after he killed his partner Sam Varley during a brutal beating at their flat in Harehills. Spence, who has a history of violence against women was found guilty of murder after raining down repeated blows, using a hammer and even leaving bite marks on the woman's body. | West Yorkshire Police

17 criminals who have been locked up in Leeds this week including violent murderer and twisted terrorist

James Connolly
By James Connolly

SWNS reporter

Published 30th Mar 2025, 16:30 GMT

Here are 17 of the criminals who were locked up in Leeds this week.

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.

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Here’s the full court round-up, with 17 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -

Sam Oxley, 34, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 months - a sentence that will run concurrently to a previous one - after he admitted assault with intent to resist arrest and escaping from lawful custody. The convicted burglar punched a police officer and tried to run over fears of being recalled to prison after officers were called to an early-morning scuffle in Leeds city centre.

13. Sam Oxley

Sam Oxley, 34, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 months - a sentence that will run concurrently to a previous one - after he admitted assault with intent to resist arrest and escaping from lawful custody. The convicted burglar punched a police officer and tried to run over fears of being recalled to prison after officers were called to an early-morning scuffle in Leeds city centre. | West Yorkshire Police

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Daniel Porter, 42, of Carr Lane, South Kirkby, was jailed for 18 months after admitting Section 20 GBH without intent. The drunken thug launched an unprovoked and ruthless attack on a man at the Travellers Inn pub in South Kirkby on January 18.

14. Daniel Porter

Daniel Porter, 42, of Carr Lane, South Kirkby, was jailed for 18 months after admitting Section 20 GBH without intent. The drunken thug launched an unprovoked and ruthless attack on a man at the Travellers Inn pub in South Kirkby on January 18. | West Yorkshire Police/Google

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Rachel Carter, 47, of Northlands Road, Winterton, Lincolnshire, was jailed for four months after admitting a charge of being drunk aboard an aircraft. The passenger aboard a Ryanair flight from Faro in Portugal into Leeds Bradford on January 11 drank bottles of wine from duty free and was found slumped in her seat by police.

15. Rachel Carter

Rachel Carter, 47, of Northlands Road, Winterton, Lincolnshire, was jailed for four months after admitting a charge of being drunk aboard an aircraft. The passenger aboard a Ryanair flight from Faro in Portugal into Leeds Bradford on January 11 drank bottles of wine from duty free and was found slumped in her seat by police. | Getty/National World

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Andrew Beedie, 28, who appeared in court from HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, was jailed for another 12 months after he admitted a charge of ABH. The serving prisoner was with another man when they attacked a prisoner at HMP Wakefield on May 28, 2023, directing punches to his head and face.

16. Andrew Beedie

Andrew Beedie, 28, who appeared in court from HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, was jailed for another 12 months after he admitted a charge of ABH. The serving prisoner was with another man when they attacked a prisoner at HMP Wakefield on May 28, 2023, directing punches to his head and face. | National World/Google

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Grant Parr, 31, of Blackpool Terrace, Farnley, was jailed for 14 months after admitting dangerous driving, driving while banned, without insurance and failing to provide a breath test. The known criminal shouted obscenities at an officer who helped him after he crashed into a wall and rolled his car during a high-speed police chase on Burley Road in August last year.

17. Grant Parr

Grant Parr, 31, of Blackpool Terrace, Farnley, was jailed for 14 months after admitting dangerous driving, driving while banned, without insurance and failing to provide a breath test. The known criminal shouted obscenities at an officer who helped him after he crashed into a wall and rolled his car during a high-speed police chase on Burley Road in August last year. | West Yorkshire Police/Google

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