UK man caught on surveillance as he stalked his ex before trying to behead her in ‘ferocious’ murder after sending chilling break up threat, jailed for life

Dennis Akpomedaye, 30, skulked in the shadows as he followed 21-year-old Anna Jedrkowiak and her current boyfriend through the streets of Ealing, West London last May

Akpomedaye, 30 traveled from his home in 130 miles away in South Wales to stalk and murder his ex-girlfriend in London ,

He pounced on the restaurant worker in front of her new boyfriend as they reached an alleyway and stabbed her in the stomach

He then used the large kitchen knife to saw at Anna’s throat in a grim attempt to decapitate her

Akpomedaye refused to attend court his sentencing at the Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday to hear his life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years

Surveillance camera footage showed Dennis Akpomedaye following Anna and her new boyfriend home

The leading moments a UK man stalked his ex-girlfriend before trying to behead her after traveling 130 miles to murder her, was caught on surveillance cameras.
Dennis Akpomedaye skulked in the shadows as he followed 21-year-old Anna Jedrkowiak through the streets of Ealing, West London. The killer traveled 130 miles from his home in Newport, South Wales, to London to execute his deadly stalking and killing last May.

Moment killer follows ex in West London, UK, before trying to behead her in ‘ferocious’ murder after sending chilling break up threat

Wearing a balaclava with his hood up, Akpomedaye, 30, waited for Jedrkowiak, known as Ania, to finish her shift at a Las Iguanas restaurant before he followed her and a young man.
Jedrkowiak’s current boyfriend Jack Maskell, also 21, worked at Las Iguanas and was walking with Jedrkowiak when she was murdered.

21-year-old Anna Jedrkowiak was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend

Dennis Akpomedaye was today jailed for life, after being convicted for the murder of his ex, Anna Jedrkowiak

Akpomedaye pounced on the restaurant worker in front of her new boyfriend as they reached an alleyway and stabbed her in the stomach.
He then used the large kitchen knife to saw at Anna’s throat in a grim attempt to decapitate her.
Kingston Crown Court heard he could not accept his and Anna’s break up, telling her: “We will be together no matter what… I will find you.”
Coward Akpomedaye refused to attend court as he was today jailed for life with a minimum of 29 years after being convicted of murder.

The marauding killer, Dennis Akpomedaye, [photo], followed his ex-girlfriend before trying to behead her after traveling 130 miles to murder her

Anna’s mum Danuta, who lives in Poland, said the “barbaric” way her daughter died meant her heart “broke with grief and despair”.
She added: “He, this murderer, is still alive and will be for many more years, despite the fact he took my daughter’s life.”
Jedrkowiak’s sister, Katareyna Glowacka, who also lives in the UK, called the killer a “proper coward” for refusing to show up in court for his sentencing.
“It just shows his true character, that he is a proper coward,” the 39-year-old said.
“He committed a crime but he is not able to face us, he’s not able to look us in the eyes.
Anna’s boyfriend Jack Maskell, who was with her when she was murdered, said he has been left with PTSD and depression since the attack.
He also told how he will “never unsee” what happened to Anna as he spoke of having “indescribable memories that can never be erased”.

Jedrkowiak [photo], was fatally stabbed multiple times in the stomach by her raging ex

The 21-year-old added: “I will never know if I could have stopped what happened.”
The court was told Anna and Akpomedaye met online in January 2021 and dated for around a year before she ended the relationship.
But the killer refused to accept it was over and tried to manipulate his ex by threatening suicide.On May 15, 2022, the monster traveled from his home in Newport, Wales, to London by coach.
He then made his way to Ealing and headed to the Las Iguanas restaurant where she worked – although she was not on shift that night.
Akpomedaye was captured on CCTV pacing up and down outside the eatery with his hood up and his face covered by a scarf before he headed to Anna’s home nearby.
The next day, Anna arrived for her shift just before 5pm unaware her ex was on his way to Ealing to try to track her down again.
After getting off the tube, he went a bought a £4.99 knife from a local shop and spent the next few hours skulking outside the restaurant again.

The skulking killer, [photo right], had also gone to the her job at the Las Iguanas restaurant, to see if Anna Jedrkowiak was working on the day he murdered her

Anna Jedrkowiak [right], is captured by surveillance cameras leaving the restaurant where she worked with her current boyfriend Jack Maskell minutes before she was murdered in his presence

Anna left at 11.40pm with her new boyfriend with chilling CCTV showing Akpomedaye following the pair through the darkness.
He then ran at her with the knife and stabbed her several times before fleeing.
The killer was arrested 22 hours later after approaching a paramedic to complain about a wound on his fingers that he claimed had been caused by a pitbull.
He also claimed he was a sword performer whose trick had gone wrong.
Officers also found the knife in a pond in nearby Gunnerbury Park as well as his and Anna’s mobile phones and a photo frame with a picture of them together.
There was a trail of blood from the scene leading to the park where the evidence was.

As Jedrkowiak and her boyfriend made their way home, a masked asked Akpomedaye followed closely behind

Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie, the senior investigating officer, said: “Anna’s life was taken by someone who is cowardly but extremely dangerous.
“She had moved away to start what should have been an exciting new life in London but now will never be able to fulfill that promise, and her family will never see her again.
“It was moving that so many of her family, university and work friends attended a vigil in her honor during the trial.
“My thoughts and sympathies remain with the family and friends of Anna, both in the UK and in Poland, who will never get over the tragic circumstances surrounding her death.“Even in the context of a murder investigation, the ferocity with which she was attacked was extreme, and this individual belongs in prison where he cannot harm another woman.”