A Leeds dad who posed for pictures with sawn-off shotguns, a bitter ex who torched his children’s home and a road-rage plumber have all been locked up this week.
Leeds Crown Court also heard the cases of a brazen burglar who demanded a cup of tea while ransacking the home of an elderly woman and a predatory paedophile caught during a police sting. Three people were also locked up over the murder of a HGV driver Gary Steel.
Here are 10 criminals jailed in Leeds this week.
Here are 10 criminals jailed in Leeds this week.
![A predatory Leeds paedophile who was stung in a police operation targeted what he thought was a 12-year-old girl. Simon Weedal asked if the ‘girl’, actually a fake online profile operated by police, if she liked older men and asked her about masturbation. He also requested she send videos and photos of herself performing sex acts. Weedal, 43, was jailed for 32 months.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkMTY4ZmIxLWM3ZGItNGM0Ny1iMjZhLWQ5ZTZhNDBjMTRmZToyYTk4ZmI4YS03YWJmLTQwZjgtYjY3MS1jMDJlZjFkMmIzYjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Simon Weedal
A predatory Leeds paedophile who was stung in a police operation targeted what he thought was a 12-year-old girl. Simon Weedal asked if the ‘girl’, actually a fake online profile operated by police, if she liked older men and asked her about masturbation. He also requested she send videos and photos of herself performing sex acts. Weedal, 43, was jailed for 32 months.Photo: Google
![A “desperate” asylum seeker who was unable to get a job legally was caught tending to a Leeds house cannabis farm and paid £1,000 a month. Gjin Nikolli, 36, was caught in a house with 33 plants across two rooms, along with a “professional” set up including 27 lamps, timers and transformers and fertiliser and plant food. He was jailed for two years.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg4NDVlZGRiLWNiYjItNGNhNy1iMTNjLWJkNjA2N2U1YTRjNjoyMTIyYmRkOC04YmUyLTQ3NWMtOGM5NC1mY2M4NzNiZTdjNDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Gjin Nikolli
A “desperate” asylum seeker who was unable to get a job legally was caught tending to a Leeds house cannabis farm and paid £1,000 a month. Gjin Nikolli, 36, was caught in a house with 33 plants across two rooms, along with a “professional” set up including 27 lamps, timers and transformers and fertiliser and plant food. He was jailed for two years.Photo: WYP
![Three people have been jailed over the murder of Tony Steel in Ossett. Mr Steel, a 41-year-old HGV driver, was fatally stabbed in the chest, back and neck during a fight on Parkfield View, while trying to get his friend’s stolen bank card back from the three defendants, who all lived on the street. Christopher Donaldson, 45, was found guilty of murder following a trial and jailed for life with a minimum 24 years. He was also found guilty of ABH and GBH.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdmNTliNTdhLTA2NDctNGQ1OC04MTZlLWI5YjRkNWQ5MWI0NTozYjVmY2M2NS00MDZlLTQ2ODItODdmNy1hNTdkZTc3ZjcxOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Christopher Donaldson
Three people have been jailed over the murder of Tony Steel in Ossett. Mr Steel, a 41-year-old HGV driver, was fatally stabbed in the chest, back and neck during a fight on Parkfield View, while trying to get his friend’s stolen bank card back from the three defendants, who all lived on the street. Christopher Donaldson, 45, was found guilty of murder following a trial and jailed for life with a minimum 24 years. He was also found guilty of ABH and GBH.Photo: WYP
![Anthony Sladek, 39, had also denied murdering Mr Steel but was found guilty of manslaughter, ABH and wounding with intent. He was jailed for 11-and-a-half years.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA0NjEwZjM2LTg2NWMtNDc2ZC1iZWQ2LWMyYmVjZjE0MDllYTo1N2RhMzg4OC01ZWIxLTRkNDQtYmIzYi1kMGVhYjQxNDczMjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Anthony Sladek
Anthony Sladek, 39, had also denied murdering Mr Steel but was found guilty of manslaughter, ABH and wounding with intent. He was jailed for 11-and-a-half years.Photo: WYP
![The third victim sentenced over the murder of Mr Steel was Lorraine Hargreaves, 51, who was found guilty of ABH, assault and theft. She was jailed for three years.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1M2M4ZDk2LTllODUtNGU1OC1iYjRjLTg0ODM3NWE4Y2QwNjpiMDE2MjBkNy1kZjlhLTQ3OGUtYjA5OC02NDE4NjA0YThkOTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Lorraine Hargreave
The third victim sentenced over the murder of Mr Steel was Lorraine Hargreaves, 51, who was found guilty of ABH, assault and theft. She was jailed for three years.Photo: WYP