Slough Man Found Guilty of Threatening MPs in Abusive Email Spree
Wajid Shah’s Threatening Messages Shock Parliament
Wajid Shah, 27, from Connaught Road, Slough, was found guilty by a majority verdict of six counts of sending threatening communications. The verdict came after a six-day trial.
Between 27 March and 11 April 2019, Shah bombarded current and former Members of Parliament with emails that were laced with abuse and violent threats. The messages aimed to cause fear and distress to the recipients.
Repeated Offender Despite Police Intervention
Shah was first arrested on 30 March 2019 but brazenly continued sending threatening emails. This led to a re-arrest on 15 April. Charged under the Malicious Communications Act 1988, he faces serious legal consequences.
Police Warn: Online Abuse Has Real-Life Consequences
“MPs face the pressures of being in the public eye, and should not be targeted and subjected to such threatening insults and abuse,” said Detective Sergeant Hannah Broughton of Slough police.
“It is often believed that when an email or social media communication is sent from the privacy of one’s own home, that the sender cannot be traced. This is not true at all.”
Broughton emphasised Thames Valley Police’s commitment to protect victims from online threats.
Sentencing Set for November
Wajid Shah remains on conditional bail and is due to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, 20 November.
