Stalker convicted of terrorising hairdresser

A stalker who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and tried to kill her is facing years in jail. Shahin Lotfi, 38, was convicted by a jury of attempting to murder hair stylist Maryam Khorsandi Taleshani in Richmond, southwest London, on 5 February this year. Lotfi gained entrance to Ms Taleshani’s flat and lay in wait for her before he struck, the Old Bailey heard. He was unanimously convicted by a jury of nine men and three women of attempted murder…