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 -
19. Pa Gomez
Pa Gomez, 27, who lived at Marlborough Towers, Park Lane, Woodhouse, was jailed for 13 years after he was found guilty of two counts of rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment. The rapist was caught on camera kidnapping and dragging a teenage woman back to his flat after she tried to escape his clutches on June 16 last year. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
20. Kieran Mellor
Kieran Mellor, 27, of Ryecroft Street, Ossett, was jailed for 28 months after admitting a charge of making threats to kill. The court heard how he became obsessed by serial killers, ordered worrying items online and said he was hearing voices to hurt people. He told his mother he was going to kill a woman who had befriended him. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
21. Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell, 34, who had been staying at St John’s Hostel in Hyde Park, was given a new 13-month jail sentence after he attacked a man days after he was released from his last sentence, then stabbed himself in the stomach with a broken plate. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
22. Shane Thompson
Shane Thompson, 26, of Spring Close Avenue, West End Park, was jailed for 51 months after admitting two counts of dealing in Class A drugs, criminal damage and escaping lawful custody. The balaclava-wearing dealer fled police after putting the windows through a property on Woodview Road in a suspected drug-related feud on March 23 last year. | West Yorkshire Police/Google/National World
23. Mohammed Shahid
Mohammed Shahid, 37, of Holsworthy Square, Holborn, London, was jailed for 45 months after admitting conspiracy to commit fraud. The grifter helped to steal tens of thousands of pounds from pensioners in Leeds using an elaborate scheme in which he convinced victims he was a detective and needed the victims to help bring down fraudsters. | West Yorkshire Police/Adobe/Shutterstock
24. Jason Berry
Jason Berry, 31, of Leeds Hall Road, Dewsbury, has been handed a new 25-month jail sentence after admitting a charge of administering a noxious substance. The prisoner at HMP Wealstun in Wetherby sprayed a bottle of urine and faeces into an officer's face at the Category C prison in Thorp Arch on December 19, 2023. | West Yorkshire Police/National World