Andrew Wood, 31, of Greenock Street, Armley, was jailed for 39 months after he was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm. On April 2, he turned on his partner after drinking four bottles of wine, dragging her down the stairs by her hair leaving her with a catalogue of injuries.placeholder image
Andrew Wood, 31, of Greenock Street, Armley, was jailed for 39 months after he was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm. On April 2, he turned on his partner after drinking four bottles of wine, dragging her down the stairs by her hair leaving her with a catalogue of injuries. | West Yorkshire Police

11 callous criminals who have been locked up in Leeds this week after being sentenced for their crimes

James Connolly
By James Connolly

SWNS reporter

Published 20th Oct 2024, 16:30 GMT

Here are 11 of the callous criminals who have been jailed in Leeds this week.

Their crimes include a brazen burglary at a city centre bar and drug dealing at this year’s Leeds Festival.

Also sentenced this week was a teenage paedophile who persuaded a five-year-old boy to join him in a toilet before subjecting the child to a serious sexual assault.

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Here is the full court round-up, with 11 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -

Nikolas Klempar, left, 18, of Luxor View, Harehills, was jailed for three years and four months, while David Puska, centre, 21, of Cross Flatts Mount, Beeston, was jailed for six years and one month, and Romeo Stojka, right, 19, of Gledhow Valley Road, was jailed for four years. They were found guilty of robbery after the gang burst into the home of a terrified man whom they recruited to sell crushed paracetamol as cocaine on January 21.

7. Nikolas Klempar, David Puska and Romeo Stojka

Nikolas Klempar, left, 18, of Luxor View, Harehills, was jailed for three years and four months, while David Puska, centre, 21, of Cross Flatts Mount, Beeston, was jailed for six years and one month, and Romeo Stojka, right, 19, of Gledhow Valley Road, was jailed for four years. They were found guilty of robbery after the gang burst into the home of a terrified man whom they recruited to sell crushed paracetamol as cocaine on January 21. | West Yorkshire Police

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Patrick Reilly, 54, of Northrop Close, Bradford, was jailed for six months after admitting a charge of non-dwelling burglary. On May 11, he walked through The Lost & Found bar in Leeds city centre and managed to steal £750 from a safe without anyone noticing.

8. Patrick Reilly

Patrick Reilly, 54, of Northrop Close, Bradford, was jailed for six months after admitting a charge of non-dwelling burglary. On May 11, he walked through The Lost & Found bar in Leeds city centre and managed to steal £750 from a safe without anyone noticing. | Google/Getty

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Christopher Butterfield, 39, of Langbar Gardens, Swarcliffe, was jailed for 14 months after admitting ABH and assault. He bizarrely punched himself to get his wife in trouble after she ended their 20-year marriage, then attacked her on June 27.

9. Christopher Butterfield

Christopher Butterfield, 39, of Langbar Gardens, Swarcliffe, was jailed for 14 months after admitting ABH and assault. He bizarrely punched himself to get his wife in trouble after she ended their 20-year marriage, then attacked her on June 27. | Google/National World

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