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 -
7. Lisa Ellwood
Lisa Ellwood, 40, of Greenwood Court, Agbrigg, Wakefield, bludgeoned her husband to death during a drunken row. She was found guilty of murder by a jury at Leeds Crown Court after a trial, following her attack on Ryan Ellwood in which she plunged a knife into his chest. She was handed a mandatory life sentence and was told the minimum term she must serve will be 16 years. | West Yorkshire Police
8. Siyabonga Dunga
Siyabonga Dunga, 39, of Sweet Street, Holbeck, was jailed for 13 years and is likely to be deported once released. He was found guilty of administering a substance with intent, kidnap, intent to commit a sexual offence and rape. He drugged a woman at The Backroom bar on Call Lane on January 21 last year, then dragged her to a hotel to rape her. | British Transport Police
9. Andrew Weston
Andrew Weston, 45, of Sanford Road, Kirkstall, was jailed for eight years after he admitted manslaughter. He beat family member Ian Aspinall to death outside his home in a ferocious assault in June 2023, which was caught on CCTV. Weston was told he must serve two-thirds of the sentence before he is eligible for parole. | West Yorkshire Police
10. Ingus Galaskis
Ingus Galaskis, 37, was jailed for 10 years after admitting GBH with intent. He repeatedly stabbed his partner at her home in Seacroft with such force that the knife blade snapped. | West Yorkshire Police
11. Dennis Bostock
Dennis Bostock, 73, of Stockingate, South Kirkby, was jailed for 30 months. Bostock, who has abuse convictions dating back more than 45 years, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage boy with special educational needs. | West Yorkshire Police
12. Jonathon Hopkinson
Jonathon Hopkinson, 36, of Hollyshaw Lane, Whitkirk, was jailed for eight years after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving, serious injury by dangerous driving and drink-driving. He ploughed head-on into a car driven by Alice Birchall on Manston Lane in Cross Gates in June 2022 while travelling at speeds of possibly up to 118mph. | West Yorkshire Police