Woman Shares Chilling Incident Of Being Stalked All The Way To Her Apartment & It's Terrifying
30-year-old Alex Araujobegan was stalked all the way into her apartment in New York City. Surveillance video showed a man - with his face completely covered by a scarf and hood - lurking in the dark. The stalker left after he noticed that Alex had seen him and she immediately notfied the police. Police now say that it was a case of potential burglary but no arrest has been made yet as the man remains unidentifiable.
Not a day goes without reports on women being sexually assaulted or stalked. It's a global phenomenon to which there seems to literally no solution.
In another bone-chilling incident, a New York woman was stalked all the way into her apartment. The incident shook her to the core and she decided to share details of it to spread awareness. 30-year-old Alex Araujo began by saying that is not sharing her experience to garner sympathy but to warn women to be cautious at all times.
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¡ª A.A. (@ojoscafe) 26 September 2018
The following set of tweets detail what happened to me coming home Saturday night to University Heights in the BX. I am not doing this for attention/sympathy, but rather to warn the public, especially my fellow women, who may live in the area or know some1 who does.
My Uber dropped me off at 3:50AM. I¡¯ll also take this opportunity to reiterate the importance of drivers waiting for their passengers to arrive at their front door safely before driving off. In this case, mine didn¡¯t.
¡ª A.A. (@ojoscafe) 26 September 2018
At first, Alex had no idea she was being followed, but chilling surveillance video showed a man - with his face, completely covered by a scarf and hood - lurking in the dark. She posted a video of a man who followed her into her building at 3:50 am - a few seconds after she entered the building.
The following footage is me walking up into my building. You¡¯ll notice a man walk behind me moments later. I did not see or hear him. pic.twitter.com/oxCtNvcstN
¡ª A.A. (@ojoscafe) 26 September 2018
I walk with my keys in hand so i was as to get into my building quickly. Just a force of habit of mine.
¡ª A.A. (@ojoscafe) 26 September 2018
Even after walking into her building, she had no idea someone was close behind or that he was watching her through the door for more than 10 seconds. The stalker left after he noticed that Alex had seen him, and she immediately notfied the police.
This video is the recording of me entering my building with my keys, & the man coming behind. Note that this video is happening in parallel to the one from inside my lobby. He most likely doesn¡¯t follow me inside because he intended to attack me before I entrd my building.... pic.twitter.com/dDocMQ4YSU
¡ª A.A. (@ojoscafe) 26 September 2018
When he notices me coming back to the door, he turns his face so that I can¡¯t see him. Walks away from the door, notices the camera above, puts his arm over his eyes, and walks towards the door to try to push it open again but sees I¡¯m still standing there watching him.
¡ª A.A. (@ojoscafe) 26 September 2018
She said, "I keep replaying the incident over and over, thinking of the many factors that could¡¯ve caused a different outcome; me dropping my keys or stopping to look for them in my bag, being drunk and taking my time walking in, being distracted on my phone."
The police now say that it was a case of potential burglary but no arrest has been made yet as the man remains unidentifiable.
