THIS is the chilling moment an asylum seeker followed a woman out of a nightclub before he sexually assaulted and strangled her.
The woman was walking home from Pulse nightclub in when Fawaz Alsamaou was captured following her out.
Fawaz Alsamaou followed his victim out of a nightclub then assaulted herCredit: WNS
The predator was captured in CCTV stalking the womanCredit: WNS
He has now been jailed for 37 monthsCredit: WNS
Syrian refugee Alsamou, 33, pursued her through the dark streets before ambushing her underneath a railway bridge.
He then grabbed her by the neck before groping her in a terrifying sex attack.
The victim managed to push the predator off and call the after fleeing.
Alsamou has now been jailed for 37 months after he admitted sexual assault and intentional strangulation.
Newport Crown was told he will likely be deported following his sentence.
Judge Celia Hughes said: “It was a horrible attack on a woman alone at night in Cardiff.
2She was entitled to walk home alone at night without being attacked by you, a predatory man.
“You say that you’re a practising Muslim but your behaviour that night casts doubt on the practise of your faith.
“It must have been a petrifying incident for her and had lasting impact on her life.”
The court was told the horror unfolded in the early hours of May 12 last year at the LGBTQ+ venue.
Alsamou was caught on CCTV wandering around near the entrance wearing a gilet, a white t-shirt and jeans.
As the woman left the club, Alsamaou followed a short distance behind her.
After conducting CCTV enquiries, police identified the attacker as Alsamaou.
He was traced 160 miles away to where he had been living as an asylum seeker since arriving in Britain from Syria.
In an emotional victim impact statement, the woman described how the attack had had “lasting impact” on her.
She said: “I’m always looking over my shoulder and thinking the worst. At the start I couldn’t work and I didn’t leave my house for two weeks. I feel uneasy when it ‘s dark outside
“It has really affected my social life and I don’t go out like I used to. I suffer with my mental health generally but this incident really hit that harder.
“I can barely sleep and I have nightmares relating to it. I’m working to get over it but this isn’t something you can just recover from. The impact has pulled me back from doing everyday things and stopped me going out with my friends.”
She continued: “I didn’t return to work at the office for two or three months due to the anxiety of being in public and in a busy setting with lots of people. The time I had to have off work caused additional stress in my life and additional meetings with HR.”
Alsamou was traced by CCTV in the nightclubCredit: WNS 
