15 notorious South Yorkshire criminals who have been jailed for combined total of 242 years since 2021
South Yorkshire criminals responsible for horrific crimes including murder, manslaughter, rape and voyeurism have been put behind bars since the beginning of 2021.
Here we take a look at the cases of 15 such offenders, detailing their crimes and the sentences they received.
Some of the criminals admitted to their crimes, while others were found guilty after a trial.
All of the defendants featured here were sentenced at either Sheffield Crown Court, Doncaster Crown Court or Leeds Crown Court, and have been jailed for a combined total of 242 years, and six months.
The information used in this article is correct at the time of publication on Monday, June 20, 2022.
All of the defendants featured here were sentenced at either Sheffield Crown Court, Doncaster Crown Court or Leeds Crown Court, and have been jailed for a combined total of 242 years, and six months.
9. Gabriel Andrei and Florin Andrei: Brothers jailed for life after jury find them guilty of murder
Brothers Gabriel Andrei (left) and Florin Andrei (right) were jailed for life and ordered to each serve 23 years over the murder of Catalin Rizea at Gabriel’s home on Pindar Oaks Cottages, near Kendray, Barnsley. Catalin and his brother Alexandru Rizea had visited the Andrei brothers because of a work connection and they had all been drinking vodka before violence flared. The Andrei brothers were found guilty of murder after a trial. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
10. Ben Jones: Life sentence for criminal who stabbed man to death
Ben Jones, who was 26 and formerly of Archdale Road, Manor, Sheffield, when he was jailed in April 2021 was found guilty of murdering Jordan Marples-Douglas at the victim’s home on Woodthorpe Road, near Richmond, Sheffield.
Jones and another man forced their way into the property and Jordan, 23, was later found in his bedroom covered in blood after being stabbed.
Jones was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to life and ordered to serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars.
He claimed he had only visited Jordan’s home to buy drugs and that he had unintentionally injured him during a struggle when he was attempting to disarm Jordan. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
11. Kyle Pickles: Teen sentenced to life sentence, to serve a minimum of 17 years, for murder of 15-year-old
The 17-year-old, from Kirkstall Road, Barnsley, killed 15-year-old Loui Phillips in an unprovoked attack in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, earlier this year.
Kyle stabbed Loui in the chest in a jealous rage over a perceived relationship with a girl, and calmly walked away from the scene leaving the teenager fighting for his life.
He had tracked down the girl and Loui using the Snapchat social media platform, which can map the location of users.
Pickles admitted murder and was jailed for life.
He must serve a minimum of 17 years behind bars before he can be considered for parole. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
12. Isaac Ramsey and Ruben Monero: Friends stabbed 'hero' to death while he attempted to protect brother
Marcus Ramsay, aged 35, was stabbed to death in an attack in Firth Park just after midnight on Saturday, August 8, 2020.
He was knifed through his heart while trying to protect his own brother.
Ruben Moreno, who was 18 when he was jailed in July 2021, was convicted of murder and his co-defendant, Isaac Ramsey, also 18 in July 2021, was found guilty of manslaughter.
The pair were sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court and both jailed for life, with Moreno ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years behind bars and Ramsey a minimum of 14 years.
Moreno and Ramsey, then both 17, attended a party in Horninglow Road, Firth Park, and both were armed with knives.
A 24-year-old man was slashed across his chest and abdomen in an incident at the party, which triggered a chain of events which, just 17 minutes later, led to the fatal stabbing of Mr Ramsay the hands of Moreno.
At the time, Mr Ramsay was trying to prevent the pair from chasing his brother through the crowds.
Monero and Ramsey went on the run for several weeks. Photo: SYP