By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter
Top row (left to right): Laviniu Gal, Oliver Morgan, Reece Binks.
Bottom row (left to right): Stuart Hitchiner, Shafiullah Zahid, Ruby Ventham. VIOLENT thugs, burglars, and sex offenders passed through the courts of Southampton in February. Here we round up some of those cases: Shafiullah Zahid Shafiullah Zahid approached the woman who was alone after a night out. The 33-year-old of Sirdar Road offered her a lift home only to rape her. He was jailed for seven and a half years.
Following his arrest, he gave a no comment police interview. File photo dated 26/2/2018 of Waterloo Railway Station. Three small improvised explosive devices were found at buildings at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo train station in what the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command said was Appearing before Southampton Crown Court, he was charged with assault by beating and actual bodily harm. He previously pleaded guilty to the attacks which happened on December 4 and 5 last year. Defending, Jane Rowley said there was no excuse for him beating the woman. Barry Beardall appeared via live link at Southampton Crown Court However, she argued for the judge to give him credit for entering a guilty plea at the earliest opportunity.