Stephen Black, 36, of no fixed address, was jailed for 22 months after admitting ABH and strangulation. He beat and throttled his girlfriend after an argument at her home in New Wortley on October 28, then tried to hide in a wardrobe to avoid being arrested.placeholder image
Stephen Black, 36, of no fixed address, was jailed for 22 months after admitting ABH and strangulation. He beat and throttled his girlfriend after an argument at her home in New Wortley on October 28, then tried to hide in a wardrobe to avoid being arrested. | West Yorkshire Police

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

Here are 20 of the criminals who have been jailed in Leeds this week.

Also sentenced this week was a brutal killer who stabbed two housemates to death in a frenzied assault, and a cold-blooded thug who tried to kill his girlfriend in the street.

Here’s the full court round-up, with 20 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -

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