From ruthless killers to predatory paedophiles, these cases have shocked the city.
In 2024, there were a number of hearings that brought some of the most heinous crimes to light, as judges were told about the lasting scars left on victims.
This gallery covers almost 100 of the most shocking cases that were heard this year, featuring the offenders who will now spend years locked up for their crimes -
61. Kushbinder Suri
Kushbinder Suri, 40, of Avenue Crescent, Chapeltown, was jailed for two years after admitting attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause a child to watch sexual activity, attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity and possession of cannabis. He asked for photos of a teenage girl's feet and for her to sexually abuse her dog. | West Yorkshire Police/Adobe
62. John and Amy Bedford
John Bedford, 30, was jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to ABH, robbery, wounding with intent and burglary of a dwelling. His sister Amy Bedford, 33, was jailed for 39 months after admitting robbery, wounding without intent and possession of a bladed article in public. In January 2023, they attacked a man with a hammer and robbed him on Monk Street, Wakefield. | West Yorkshire Police
63. Jason Skeet
Jason Skeet, 37, who formerly lived on Wetherby Place in Burley, was jailed for 16 years after he was found guilty following a trial of multiple sexual offences between 2012 and 2019. The rapist attacked two women as they slept. The court heard that one victim had been pushed to the brink of suicide. | West Yorkshire Police/National World
64. Luke Hall
Luke Hall, 27, formerly of Blenheim View, Woodhouse, but now of no fixed address, was jailed for 14 years after he was found guilty of 10 counts of abuse against vulnerable children. He systematically abused a boy and a girl aged six and three over a three-and-a-half year period in Wakefield. | West Yorkshire Police/Shutterstock
65. Joshua Spruce
Joshua Spruce, 18, of Clifton Avenue, Harehills, was handed a four year sentence in a young offender institute after admitting a charge of aggravated burglary. In February, he was part of a group that forced their way into a Harehills house as Spruce tried to stab a man through the door with a machete. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
66. Bradley Wilson
Bradley Wilson, 17, of Spring Lane, Sheffield, was jailed for 17 years after he was found guilty of raping two women and sexually assaulting a teenage boy. He was also found guilty of ABH on one victim and admitted another separate charge of ABH. The court was told about the moment the serial sex attacker beat one of his victims, pinned her down and raped her in her own home. | West Yorkshire Police/National World