Joshua Spreadbury (left) and Conor McCarthy (right) were both jailed for the 19-hour torture of a man with a blow torch, after accusing him of stealing cocaine. Judge Simon Batiste called the victim’s ordeal as “horrific and sadistic”. They were jailed for 12 and 13 years respectively. | WYP

placeholder image — Joshua Spreadbury (left) and Conor McCarthy (right) were both jailed for the 19-hour torture of a man with a blow torch, after accusing him of stealing cocaine. Judge Simon Batiste called the victim’s ordeal as “horrific and sadistic”. They were jailed for 12 and 13 years respectively. | WYP

Eight callous criminals locked up in Leeds this week including 'sadistic' pair and predatory paedophile

Senior Reporter

Published 14th Sep 2025, 16:30 GMT

Here are eight of the callous criminals who were locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week.

Their crimes include a convicted paedophile who “wormed” his way into an unsuspecting family and groped a young boy.

Also sentenced this week was two Leeds gang members who were jailed for the “sadistic” 19-hour torture of a man with a blow torch.

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See our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds this week...

7. Michael Fisher

Convicted paedophile Michael Fisher hid his sordid past to befriend a family and sexually assault their young boy. He was already on a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) banning him from contact with girls after a 2021 incident. He was jailed for three years and nine months, put on the sex offender register for life and given a new, lifelong SHPO. | WYP

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Eight callous criminals locked up in Leeds this week including 'sadistic' pair and predatory paedophile

Here are eight of the callous criminals who were locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week.

7. Michael Fisher

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