Each of the 17 men and women pictured here are currently languishing behind bars, after being jailed for violent offences committed in South Yorkshire.
They have all been sent to begin prison sentences ranging from 16 months to 33 years, during sentencing hearings held during the course of 2026.
Five of them have received life sentences for murder over shocking killings carried out on the county’s streets.
Other defendants have been convicted of crimes including wounding with intent and attempted murder.
Some of these defendants owned up to their wrongdoing through guilty pleas entered at various stages of proceedings.
Others, however, were convicted by a jury of their peers at the conclusion of a criminal trial.
Below are links to court reports for the violent defendants featured in this article.
- Murder gang jailed for 118 years after young man is killed in drug feud
- Ethan Hallows: Murderer who fled to Dubai after young dad was gunned down in Sheffield is jailed for life
- Drugged-up duo fired sawn-off shotgun at woman's bedroom window over village feud
- "Dangerous" Barnsley woman Joanne Kaye left ex fearing for her life during eight-hour violent ordeal
- 'Dangerous and violent' Sheffield man, 22, who cut victim's throat in Hoyland pub brawl jailed for 23 years
- Sheffield “monster” with history of brutal violence towards women almost severed victim’s ears
- Barnsley chef stabbed pal in chest while “blind drunk” after all-night cocaine and vodka binge, court hears
- Masked men chased victim around Barnsley pub before beating him with baseball bats
- Jail for Barnsley man who kicked stepdad repeatedly in face as he lay unconscious
- Ryan Bradley: Man jailed for Doncaster stabbing after arrest six minutes after 999 call
- Jail for Sheffield man who trapped two women in flat and attacked one with baseball bat
There are a number of support services that can assist victims of crime.
- Call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or Victim Support’s supportline on 0808 1689 111.
9. Christopher Baulk, Joshua Redfern and Jack Hardwick: Violent trio sentenced to seven years, four months behind bars for beating man with baseball bats
Christopher Baulk (left), Joshua Redfern (centre) and Jack Hardwick (right) attacked a man outside the Red Rum pub on Cemetery Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, in March, 2025. Violence flared in connection with a dispute over a scrapyard business, Sheffield Crown Court heard. Prosecuting barrister Paige Yellott told the court how on March 30, 2025 the three men drove to the pub where they knew the victim was, after a dispute over a scrapyard business. She continued to explain how the men donned balaclavas and wielded baseball bats as they chased the man. “They beat him with bats for around 30 seconds,” she added. The victim was left with two broken fingers and lacerations to the back of his head. In a statement from the victim, which Ms Yellott read out in court, he explained how the injuries now mean that he suffers with regular black-outs and headaches. He explained how the conditions mean he struggles to care for his children or take them out to the park, and has been prescribed anti-depressants. He suffers with debilitating anxiety which makes it difficult for him to leave the house. Baulk, who has a number of previous convictions on his record, pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, possessing cannabis in public and grievous bodily harm. He was jailed for three years and four months. Redfern pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison Hardwick was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment sentence but is no longer behind bars because of the amount of time already spent on remand. | SYP
10. Samual Goodings: 16 months' custody for man who subjected stepdad to savage attack
Drunk Samual Goodings, aged 34, left his mother’s husband with a fractured eye socket and cheek during the brutal assault on October 22, 2024. Judge Michael Slater told Goodings the incident was a “drink-fuelled and savage attack”. The defendant’s mother had to “drag” Goodings off her husband as he lay on their driveway, the court heard. Sheffield Crown Court heard the row broke out around 10.45pm when Goodings’ stepdad - who had just returned from a Leeds United match - informed him his dog was “not welcome in the house”. Gooding’s had, the court heard, brought the dog with him after having a fall-out wit his partner. After telling the complainant he would “knock your f****** head off” he struck him to the face. He was heard calling the older man a “scabby Leeds b*****” during the assault. Judge Micahel Slater told him: “This was a drink-fuelled and savage attack on the partner and husband of your mother in his own back garden. “What is particularly concerning is you accept kicking him in the face while he lay prone on the ground in no condition to defend himself.” Judge Slater added immediate custody was the “only appropriate disposal” and jailed Goodings for 16 months. He handed him an indefinite restraining order. | SYP
11. Ryan Bradley: Three-year jail term who stabbed victim multiple times as he got out of a taxi
Ryan Bradley was arrested over a stabbing just six minutes after attacking a member of the public with a knife. The 34-year-old stabbed his victim multiple times as he got out of a taxi. Bradley then fled and attempted to evade capture by hiding under a van. Response officers quickly arrived at the scene and established Bradley's whereabouts, leading to him being detained just six minutes after the initial 999 call to police. The victim was taken to hospital with cuts to his arm and shoulder. With Bradley detained, officers began piecing together evidence from the scene. The knife he used was quickly recovered, witness statements were gathered and CCTV footage retrieved, which captured Bradley carrying out the attack. Bradley, of Mortimer Road, Maltby, Rotherham, was charged within 24 hours of the assault and, on Monday, January 5, was sentenced to three years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court after pleading guilty to wounding with intent. | SYP
12. Anthony Jones: 28 months' jail for violent drugged up man who trapped women in flat and attacked one with baseball bat
A man who trapped two women in a flat and attacked one with a baseball bat has been jailed. also threatened to assault the daughter of the woman he was beating, Sheffield Crown Court heard. Anthony Jones, aged 41, of Duffield Place, Woodseats, also threatened to assault the daughter of the woman he was beating, Sheffield Crown Court heard. “She appeared distressed and presented as frightened.” Jones proceeded to threaten his partner’s friend with violence, adding that he would do the same to her daughter, ‘but ten times worse’. He trapped the women inside, taking their phones and began smoking crack cocaine. “He became increasingly aggressive and tried to pressure both women to also consume drugs,” the barrister added. “He said they couldn’t leave the flat until the £200 was paid.” Throughout this ordeal, he punched the friend in the jaw and hit her with a wooden bat. In a statement from the victim, read out by Ms Fornsworth in court, she explained how she suffered a fractured jaw, lost a tooth and suffered bruising to her chest after being hit with the bat. Jones was sentenced to 28 months’ imprisonment. | SYP