A homeless man, Shayan Moradisohi (31), stole floral tributes to John (74), and Janet Stocker (63), a couple who died during the Tunisia terrorist attack. He admitted stealing the flowers to “brighten up his room.”
Shayan Moradisohi had taken the flowers from under a police cordon outside Fulham Coroner's Court, on 6th July 2015. He has no fixed abode and admitted one count of theft of the flowers in court.
The prosecutor, Kevin Christie said, “On July 6 police were on duty at a cordon at Fulham Mortuary on aid for the victims involved in the Tunisian massacre. PC William Hunt saw the gentleman before you today reach over the police cordon, crossing a police line, and take a bunch of flowers that were part of the memorial to the victims. PC Hunt had recognised the victim before you today from the distinctive clothing he was wearing, and observed he didn’t have any flowers, but left having lent over the cordon taking the flowers. On arrest he said he taken the flowers and put them in his room.”
Moradisohi was fined £20 by Magistrate Julie Baldwin. He was also ordered to pay £85 for prosecution costs, £180 for court costs, as well as a victim surcharge of £20.
