They include a dangerous sex offender who rugby tackled a grandmother in a secluded motorway tunnel and sexually assaulted her, warning her: “Scream and I’ll kill you.”
There was also a drug dealer who tried to outrun police before he smashed into a brick wall which caused the pursuing vehicle to plough into him and a jealous boyfriend who attacked his partner when she refused to answer if ex lovers were “better in bed.”
Below is a gallery featuring some of those dealt with at Leeds Crown Court this week...
Below is a gallery featuring some of those dealt with at Leeds Crown Court this week...
7. Anthony Jarrett
Anthony Jarrett, who has committed dozens of previous offences of fraud, took a total of £2,200 from vulnerable residents during the summer after knocking on doors and offering to carry out work on homes or gardens. The judge jailed him for two years. Photo: WYP/NW
8. Luke Rawson
Luke Rawson knocked a Leeds city centre reveller unconscious with one punch that was heard by shocked onlookers up to 200 metres away. The victim suffered a fractured skull, a bleed to the brain and was in hospital for six months. The judge jailed him for 18 months. Photo: WYP/NW
9. Jordan Holmes
Jordan Holmes, a local scaffolder, was caught with more than 100 wraps of deadly Class A drugs and claimed he turned to dealing after work dried up due to the pandemic. He later pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing in Class A drugs and was jailed this week to 44 months. Photo: WYP/NW
10. Darren Winstanley
Darren Winstanley was on bail for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs when a violent confrontation was arranged outside a pub which resulted in the victim being stabbed 12 times. He was jailed for 20 years at Leeds Crown Court this week after he pleaded guilty to the drugs charge, and was found guilty after a trial of Section 18 wounding. Photo: WYP/NW
11. Robina Razaq
Robina Razaq fed police a “complete pack of lies” about her autistic son being kidnapped by a builder to frame him over alleged shoddy work he carried out on her home. The mother-of-three was jailed for 15 months this week after admitting to attempting to pervert the course of justice. Photo: NW
12. Joe Hull
Joe Hull reached speeds of more than triple the legal limit on busy Leeds streets as he tried to outrun police during a “truly awful piece of driving”. He reached speeds of 58mph in a 30mph zone, then 70mph in a 20mph zone. He was jailed for 15 months, and banned from driving for 31-and-a-half months. Photo: NW