A knife-wielding robber who stabbed a shop assistant over £50 and a monstrous sex abuser who preyed on three children were among the cases sentenced in Sheffield this week.
These 11 cases were brought before judges at Sheffield Crown Court in the past week to answer for crimes in South Yorkshire.
They included an Indian man who it emerged had lived in the UK illegally for over 19 years before he was arrested for toting a knife strapped to himself in a sheaf bag on Racecommon Road.
A man in Barnsley stabbed a shop assistant and perforated his bowel when the staff member refused to open a till in an armed robbery - all so the offender could walk away with £50 in all.
There was also a vile Sheffield sex abuser who preyed on three children and even took photos of his monstrous actions - who was caught convicted because investigators could tell whose hands were in the pictures.
See the round up of court cases in our gallery below, where you can also find links to learn more.
Or, you can read more detailed court reports on the cases in the below links:
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1. Sheffield man abused three young children - playing out “sordid desires” during repeated sexual assaults
A Sheffield man who abused three young children - playing out his “sordid desires” during repeated sexual assaults - has been jailed. Blade Normington, 26, was turned-in to police by his own “concerned” father and after his arrest police found 29 videos and 505 still images of two of the victims. Sheffield Crown Court heard numerous ones showed depraved Normington performing sex acts upon them. Police were able to identify Normington as their abuser by examining his hands, which could be seen in the imagery. - https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/courts/blade-normington-sheffield-man-abused-three-young-children-court-9205831 | SYP
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2. Armed robber stabbed shopworker multiple times - leaving him with punctured bowel
An armed robber stabbed a shopworker multiple times - leaving hm with a punctured bowel during a vicious knife attack. Alex Hill, aged 27, was seen “pacing up and down” outside Barnsley’s Today’s Express moments before the “planned” robbery - which happened at around 8.45am on May 7. He then entered the store wearing a face covering, demanding money from the till - when he was refused, he stabbed a sales assistant repeatedly in the abdomen, including after he fell to the floor. - https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/courts/armed-robber-stabbed-shopworker-multiple-times-leaving-him-with-punctured-bowel-9138802 | SYP
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3. Knife man who sparked chaos in South Yorkshire park was taken down by police dog
An Indian man who overstayed his visa by “19 years” caused chaos in a busy park when seen toting a knife in a “sheaf bag” strung across his chest, a court heard. A judge said it was “astonishing” that Gill Dip, 42, had remained in the country illegally for that long. In May 22, 2026, officers attended Racecommon Road to find Dip under the influence and with a knife strapped to his chest in a sheaf bag. - https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/courts/knife-man-barnsley-locke-park-jailed-9141689 | SYP
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4. Sheffield mum, dad and son barged into family home to dish out violence as three scared youngsters watched
Leighton Wallhead, 20, Julie Wallhead, 40, Keenan Wallhead, 44, barged into a family home to mete out violence as three scared youngsters watched. The mother, father and son were sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for two years, after a judge described the offences as “serious” and said the violence had taken place in front of children. Matriarch Julie Wallhead, aged 40, was described by Judge Peter Hampton as the “leading light” in the incident after she “instigated” the violence against a man she believed had assaulted her niece. - https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/courts/mum-stormed-family-home-with-husband-and-son-to-dish-out-violence-9172053 | Iconic Media - Ciara Healy