A serial shoplifter dubbed the ‘Lynx thief’ and two thugs who slashed a victim with knives outside Xscape have been jailed.
Leeds Crown Court also heard the case of a child rapist who was finally brought to justice after his victim spotted him on a paedophile hunter page on Facebook 16 years later.
Those locked up in Leeds this week include...
7. Liam Hyde
A woman who tried to end her relationship with her volatile boyfriend feared she would die after he strangled her and told her she would never see her daughter again. Liam Hyde tightened his grip around her neck during the lengthy attack in her home, in which he repeatedly kicked and punched her around the face. He was jailed for 29 months. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
8. Minh Lu
A criminal gang’s drug farm capable of generating more than £1 million of profit a year was uncovered during a house raid in a leafy area of Leeds. Minh Lu, a Vietnamese illegal immigrant, was the only occupant at the Shadwell property and was arrested. He was jailed for 40 months. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
9. Feruz Borigi
Cannabis gardener Feruz Borigi, 35, tried to flee through the front door of a house as officers tried to break in through a reinforced back door. But the homeless Albanian immigrant only got about 10 metres from the Wakefield property when he was detained, and 250 plants were found. He was jailed for 12 months. Photo: Google/National World
10. Timothy Hall
The known drug dealer was found to have more than £47,000 worth of cannabis stashed around his parents’ home in Roundhay following a raid. More than 4.7kg of the drug was located inside the property on Hollin Park Crescent following the police bust, along with a bag full of grip-seal dealer bags, scales and a dealer “tick list”. Hollin was jailed for 10 months. Photo: Google/National World
11. Mark Lee
A nuisance caller who ignored a ban to prevent him phoning the emergency services continued to dial 999 before threatening to kill his neighbour and the man’s dog. 54-year-old Mark Lee, of Fartown Lane, Pudsey, was given a five-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) in May of this year because of his persistent calls to West Yorkshire Police, but he continued the calls. He was jailed for 10 months. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe