Here are the names and faces of 47 criminals who were locked up in Leeds during July 2026.
Their crimes include a dangerous paedophile who raped and sexually assaulted children as young as one, and a “warped” paedophile, who smirked in court, and continued to deny sexually assaulting a teenage girl was wrong.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during July 2026, a dangerous drive who turned his car into a “lethal weapon” before causing the death of an 18-year-old girl.
Here are the names and faces of 47 criminals who were locked up by judges in July...
25. Joshua Teale
Conman Joshua Teale has been jailed for five years and three months after he swindled more than £177,000 from a man whom he convinced was his boyfriend. The 30-year-old spent more than three years draining cash from the unsuspecting victim, spinning lies that included the death of his mother and contracting Covid that required a private nurse. In reality he was spending the cash on gambling websites. | WYP
26. Haris Hussain
Prowling predator Haris Hussain has been jailed for 10 years and put on the sex offenders register for life after he raped a woman and sexually assaulted another as he rode around Leeds city centre on his e-scooter in the dead of night hunting for victims. The 21-year-old was even described by one victim as “having the devil in his eyes” as he forced her into a degrading ordeal. | WYP / Adobestock
27. Nathan Asquith
Cocky driver Nathan Asquith was jailed for 22 months and handed a 32-month driving ban after leading police on a high speed chase in a stolen BMW, which struggled to keep control of after a tyre burst. The 39-year-old admitted a string of offences and told one officer "you got smoked" after they were unable to catch him. | WYP
28. Rohail Ahmed
Drunken road rage thug Rohail Ahmed was jailed for six year and given a new eight-year driving ban after he attacked another driver with an axe during a horror assault in which he connected with one swing to the man’s head, but was stopped by a good Samaritan. The 27-year-old blew twice the legal drink-drive limit and had been banned in 2023 for dangerous driving. | WYP / YEP
29. Robert O’Neill and John McDonagh
Cold callers Robert O’Neill and John McDonagh were jailed for 15 and 12 months respectively after they duped thousands of pounds from of a pensioner, even escorting to him to the bank after offering to tidy his garden. Judge Neil Clark told the pair that their actions were “exceptionally mean and calculated”. They were ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation to the elderly victim. | WYP
30. Jamie Lockett
Jamie Lockett, who repeatedly punched a woman after her group had been goading him, has been jailed for 33 months, and given a five-year restraining order to stay away from the woman. The 36-year-old, who has autism and ADHD, repeatedly punched the woman to the head and striking her head off the pavement. Others begged him to stop but he ignored them. | WYP