THIS is the chilling footage that shows a “dangerous” predator following a woman moments before he attacked her in a “violent” robbery.
Edward Ampeh, 33, robbed two lone women in London on separate occasions just one month apart.
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Ampeh was described as acting in a “predatory and violent manner” resulting in his victims being left with a “lifelong impact” by the Investigating Officer.
DC Tom Bolton continued to describe the attacks as for Ampeh’s “own gain”.
On one occasion Ampeh hit one of the women around the back of her head at the top of the platform stairs before robbing her.
Video released by the British Transport Police shows a woman walking from the platform as the train departs from the station.
The 33-year-old man can be seen wearing a rucksack with his hood up as he follows closely behind.
Moments before the violent struggle, Ampeh remains just a few steps behind his victim as she descends down some stairs.
The first incident just after midnight on May 6 2022 started when Ampeh began to “verbally abuse”, “swear”, and “threaten” one of his victims before “forcing her” towards the platform railings, a court heard.
As she turned away, he “struck” her from behind and continued to follow her.
He then demanded to know what was in her bag to which she responded by handing over a phone charger and some money.
Ampeh then asked her where she lived before requesting her phone number and Instagram.
Around a month later on June 5 2022, Ampeh approached another woman from behind at Limehouse DLR station grabbing her handbag strap and pulling hard.
She screamed before the ensuing struggle resulted in her being swung down the staircase, landing on her leg and twisting it.
Ampeh rifled through her bag before discarding it on the floor outside the station.
He has been described as showing “no remorse” as he continued to deny any involvement to either incident.
Investigating Officer Detective Constable Tom Bolton said: “I am extremely pleased with the outcome in this case. Ampeh acted in a predatory and violent manner, targeting lone women for his own gain.
“His actions will have a lifelong impact on his victims, and I hope this result will bring them some closure.
“Violent and abusive behaviour will never be tolerated on the railway, and we will ruthlessly investigate these sorts of dangerous offenders and hold them to account before the courts.
“Anyone who witnesses this sort of offending, or any other crime on the railway, is urged to text us on 61016 or call 999 in an emergency.”
The video was released by the British Transport Police with the warning that “violent and abuse behaviour will not be tolerated”.
It continued: “We will ruthlessly prosecute those who target and rob others on the railway network.”
Ampeh was jailed for eight years at Inner London Crown Court after being found guilty of two counts of robbery.
He was sentenced on February 7.
