A MAN arrested at Heathrow Airport for sharing terror group beheading videos has been jailed for more than two years.

Stefan Aristidou, 27, of no fixed address, distributed the sick videos to a friend in November and December 2014 before he left to join Daesh in March 2015.

Following his departure he was reported missing by his family and wife.

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Police subsequently searched his computer and found extremist, pro-Daesh videos and links to websites where there were Daesh beheading videos.

One video he shared was titled ‘ISIS execute soldiers.’ It had a ‘black flag’ in the corner indicating it was produced by Daesh.

Three years later he was arrested and jailed in Turkey for being a member of Daesh. He was sentenced to six years behind bars but was released early.

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He was deported from Turkey and returned to the UK on February 3, 2021.

On Friday, October 1, Aristidou was sentenced to 28 months imprisonment after he admitted to four offences of dissemination of a terrorist publication.

Nick Price, Head of the CPS Counter Terrorism Division, said: “The CPS was able to show that Stefan Aristidou shared terrorist material on a regular basis before he left the UK in 2015, and unapologetically supported Daesh. The content Aristidou shared was dangerous and it is right that he has been sentenced.”

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Commander Richard Smith, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “This case is a reminder that if you commit terrorism offences in the UK, police will seek to prosecute you – no matter how much time has elapsed.

“Extremist propaganda of the kind Aristidou shared shows graphic acts of terrorist violence, and promotes a hateful, toxic ideology. Aristidou will now spend more time in jail for this offending.”