Here are 40 reprehensible criminals who were locked up in Leeds during June 2026.
Their crimes include a young man who lashed out and killed 19-year-old Harry Abbott after being ambushed by a masked machete-wielding gang.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during June 2026, was an off-duty pub doorman who fatally punched a drunken man after a night out, and a sexual predator who systematically abused three young girls.
Here are the names and faces of 40 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
13. Nicholas Ward
Thug Nicholas Ward has been jailed for five years and given a 10-year restraining order after he attacked his partner on a night out with such brutality that one shocked witness said the victim was left “destroyed”. Ward, of Fitzwilliam Street, Kinsley, who has a history of violence, punched the victim and stamped on her face in front of others and leaving her covered in blood. | WYP
14. Cale Lodge
Pervert Cale Lodge, who traded abuse images and had thousands of sickening videos and photos stored, has been jailed for 64 months after he admitted a string of offences. 98 child-abuse images and videos were found on the 28-year-olds phone when he was arrested. He was also given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) to curb his internet use and put on the sex offender register for life. | WYP / YEP
15. Trevor Chambers
Calculating conman Trevor Chambers was jailed for four-and-a-half years at after admitting five counts of fraud and one of theft. The 35-year-old fleeced the Phoenix Community Centre on Batley Road, Alverthorpe, where he worked for over £63,000, pushing it to the brink of closure. He later conned over £29,000 from a friend and struggling mum-of-four by pretending to have a portfolio of properties. | WYP
16. Bailey Duffy
Thug Bailey Duffy, who dished out an horrific beating to his partner kicking and stamping on her during a jealous argument, has been jailed for three years and handed a restraining order after he was found guilty after a trial in March of causing GBH with intent. The court heard that 21-year-old Duffy, of Cowper Avenue in Harehills, and the woman had been in an “on/off relationship” marked by violence on both sides. | WYP
17. Ethan Cawley
Ethan Cawley, who was part of a gang that targeted a grandmother’s home in Carlton, near Rothwell, has been jailed for 32 months after he admitted burglary, theft of the a BMW that was later written off, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and without insurance. The victim had been asleep when she heard her dog barking and then her neighbour knocking on her door to say her car was gone. | WYP / YEP
18. Stephen Padley
Career burglar Stephen Padley, who has has multiple burglaries from 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2023 and 2024, has been jailed for three years and six months after creeping into a home and stealing over £1,900 worth of items. The 42-year-old targeted the property on Wesley Street, Wakefield having fallen into smoking the drug, spice, after being released from his last sentence. | WYP / YEP