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 -
43. Nathan Furnisse and Michael Thompson
Nathan Furnisse, left, 29, of Queensway, Rothwell, was jailed for four years and four months, while Michael Thompson, 36, of Fairfield Hill, Bramley, was jailed for four years after both admitted conspiracy to steal. The two gang members stole more than £100,000 worth of power tools from vans and sold them at car-boot sales. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
44. 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
45. 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
46. Joseph Sharp
Joseph Sharp, 29, of Westwood Road, Castleford, was jailed for 49 months after admitting attempted robbery, assault and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. The drunken thug tried to rob a perfume shop at The Ridings in Wakefield on January 13, then attacked the staff who tried to stop him stealing. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
47. Riley Williams
Riley Williams, 19, of Bushmoor Walk, Manchester, was jailed for 12 months after admitting a charge of illegally conveying an article into a prison. The teenage prisoner tried to smuggle drugs back into a jail that were secretly planted for him while he was on day release. | National World
48. Teenager
A 16-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, was jailed for 45 months after admitting possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, possessing ammunition without a certificate and possession of cannabis. Police had been called to Cowper Street and Hillcrest Avenue in Chapeltown on October 31 last year to reports that a group of youths were attacking a lone boy - but he was found to be carrying a loaded gun. | Google/Adobe