Here are 42 nefarious criminals who were locked up in Leeds during April 2026.
Their crimes include a man who murdered his partner in a “ferocious and frenzied” drunken rage after she told him that she would leave him.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during April 2026, was a warped paedophile who used animal puppets to groom a “young girl” then travelled 200 miles from his home to meet her in Leeds, only to be met by a paedophile hunter group.
Here are the names and faces of 42 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
7. Chris Warhurst
Convicted rapist Chris Warhurst handed a new jail sentence of 27 months, which will run concurrently to his existing sentence after he groomed a supposed 14-year-old while on licence. He was confronted by a paedophile hunter group when he travelled the 85 miles from Blackpool to Leeds. The 40-year-old was also given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) to curb his internet use. He is already on the sex offender register for life. | WYP
8. Davinder Singh
Davinder Singh was jailed for five years and put on the sex offender register for five years after he raped a woman at the Leeds Travelodge Hotel on Blayds Yard in 2023. The 56-year-old had the woman online and they agreed to book into the hotel. The court heard there was consensual sexual activity during their stay, but Singh refused to stop when the woman told him to. | WYP / Google Maps
9. Sajjad Sheikh
Stalker Sajjad Sheikh, who tried to get his ex’s attention by wearing a pink bra and would send pictures of himself dressed in women’s underwear, late rammed her car after she attempted to drive off. The court heard how after their relationship ended he would call her “constantly” and make threats of violence. He was jailed for 18 months and given a 27-month driving ban. | WYP/YEP
10. Reece Brook
"Possessive and jealous" Reece Brook contacted a woman up to 80 times a day and made threats unless she dropped charges of violence against him. He had been in a “casual relationship” with the woman, but later grabbed her by her neck with both hands and strangled her after an argument when she woke to find Brook beside her. He was jailed for 26 months and given and a 10-year restraining order. | WYP/YEP
11. Christopher Mosby
Desperate burglar Christopher Mosby who targeted takeaways in Wakefield has been returned to prison after he admitted breaking into shops and attempting to gain access to others.The 37-year-old smashed his way into one premises in June of last year, but did not take anything. However, he left a bloodstain on the counter, Leeds Crown Court heard. He has been returned to prison until December. | WYP / Google Maps
12. Bryan Kiggwe
Drug dealer Bryan Kiggwe who hid “the most fearsome machete” in a bin was sentenced to 45 months in prison for possession of the weapon and being in possession of cannabis and cocaine with intent to supply at Leeds Crown Court. The court heard that the 25-year-old previously received a 75-month sentence in 2019 for a string of eight robberies and possession of a bladed article. | WYP / YEP