Nigerian Man Jailed For Attacking Women In Hijabs

Scotland Yard launched a manhunt for Emmanuel Ndegwe, 25, after he followed Somali women and broke into their homes before attacking them. In one attack he stalked a woman for a year and then knocked her to the ground and tried to rip off her clothes as she fought back in front of her  horrified children. He also kicked and punched her.

The Standard today reveals the shocking details of the case, which will be aired on BBC documentary The Met tonight. Ndegwe was jailed for six years in March after Detective Inspector Tracey Miller hunted him down in a “personal mission” after being horrified by the suffering of his victims.

She read one report about an attack and immediately linked it to a strikingly similar one she had read previously. After one woman came forward police traced Ndegwe’s movements on cameras near the scene of the attack on her, watching him go into a  Ladbrokes betting shop.

They got a close-up of his face and circulated it to all betting shops within a close radius, and one  recognised him. Ndegwe “shoulder surfed” his victims, following them to their front door and slipping in behind before violently trying to force them into submission.

DI Miller said the victims “were utterly terrified and in utter, utter fear. One didn’t know if he wanted to rape her or kill her. And another lady he stalked for over a year.

“For me it was probably one of my best investigations, one I’m most proud of in terms of the impact, crime preventions and reassuring his victims he’s now in prison.”

Ndegwe pleaded guilty to two counts of trespass with intent to commit a sexual act and one count of stalking.