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 -
37. Sukhvinder Ralah
Sukhvinder Ralah, 51, of Oakwood Lane, Rounday, was jailed for three years after pleading guilty to sexual assault and grievous bodily harm without intent. He had stripped naked and locked a woman inside his home before trying to force himself on her. | West Yorkshire Police Photo: West Yorkshire Police
38. David Yates
David Yates, 36, of Foss Walk in Airedale, was jailed for 21 months after admitting breaches of a criminal behaviour order, two counts of racially aggravated harassment, harassment, criminal damage and assault on an emergency worker. He launched a racist tirade against a takeaway owner, smashing his car window with a shovel and throwing a sex toy into the shop on Airedale Road in Castleford. | West Yorkshire Police
39. Karl Hill
Karl Hill, 54, of Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, was jailed for seven years after he was found guilty of assault by penetration. The court heard that he "repeatedly traumatised" a woman, who he had sexually assaulted while she was unconscious in May 2023 - and even sent a video of the assault to a friend of the victim. | West Yorkshire Police
40. Mark Ambler
Mark Ambler, 42, of no fixed address, was jailed for three years and nine months after admitting burglary and possession of a Class A drug. He was caught in an elderly dementia patient’s bedroom at a care home in Armley. Staff were alerted when a movement sensor in the room was set off in the early hours of September 6. | West Yorkshire Police
41. Charmaine Grimshaw
Charmaine Grimshaw, 38, of Broadlea Crescent, Bramley, was jailed for 48 months after admitting a charge of robbery and assault. In an incident in November 2023, she forced a terrified 82-year-old woman to hand over her bank card in her own home in Kirkstall. | West Yorkshire Police
42. Emile Riggon, Phillip Bryant and Jozeffi Jeffers
Emile Riggon, 23, of no fixed address, Jozeffi Jeffers, 28, of Hyde Park Road, and Phillip Bryant, 33, of Skinner Lane, were all given life sentences after they were found guilty of murder. They brutally stabbed 19-year-old Emmanuel Nyabako to death on Francis Street in Chapeltown last year, before stripping him naked and dragging his body into the street. | West Yorkshire Police