From a hammer killer “animal” who murdered his girlfriend in their flat, to a drug-addicted thief who dragged a hard-working delivery driver to his death, these offenders have all been brought to justice.
Also in the headlines this month was an “extremely dangerous” student nurse who carried a 10kg pressure-cooker bomb to a hospital so he could “kill as many nurses as possible”.
After a long month of sentencings for judges at Leeds Crown Court, here are 59 of the criminals who appeared in the dock -
7. Patrick Boyle
Patrick Boyle, 26, of Cottingley Springs, Gildersome, was jailed for 32 months after admitting ABH and threatening to cause criminal damage. The court heard how the thug beat a woman with a metal fan in a savage attack in her Beeston home in July last year. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
8. Michelle Stead
Michelle Stead, 39, of Sissons Court, Middleton, was jailed for 20 months after admitting two dwelling burglaries, two non-domestic burglaries, two thefts from a shop and two breaches of her CBO. She burgled a restaurant and student halls has been labelled a “professional thief”, having already been banned from parts of Leeds city centre. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
9. Nam Nguyen
Nam Nguyen, 25, was jailed for 33 months after he admitted production of cannabis and driving without a licence. The drugs farmer was caught tending to a cannabis factory at a home on Burley Lodge Terrace on February 26 last year, the second time he had been involved in the criminal activity. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
10. Philip Walker
Philip Walker, 36, of Golden Square, Horbury, was jailed for four years after admitting stalking by putting his victim in fear of violence and arson which was reckless as to whether life was endangered. The vengeful ex refused to leave his former partner alone and later set fire to her car while it was parked outside of her home in Ossett on November 10. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
11. Duane Cale
Duane Cale, 41, of Cardinal Road, Beeston, was jailed for six and a half years after admitting a string of offences, including robbery, burglary and ABH. The thief stole a shopkeeper's Mini Cooper and sped off as she clung to the bonnet in Rothwell on May 28. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
12. Jordan Furness-Dinsdale
Jordan Furness-Dinsdale, 22, of Broadlea Avenue, Bramley, was jailed for four years after admitting two counts of rape of a girl under 13, two of attempted rape of a girl under 13, four counts of assault on a girl under 13, three of causing or inciting a girl under 13 into sexual activity and one of assault by penetration. | West Yorkshire Police/PA