Sex offender threatened to stab BTP officers in 14-minute phone call

A convicted sex offender has returned to prison after spending 14 minutes telling a police call handler he was going to attack British Transport Police (BTP) officers. Mansoor Ahmed, 31, of Blackthorn Avenue, North London, launched his hate-filled tirade after calling BTP’s First Contact Centre on the afternoon of Wednesday 27 May.

At Inner London Crown Court on 3 July, Ahmed was jailed for six months. He had previously pleaded guilty to Threatening Communications, Possession of Cannabis, and a Public Order offence.

Ahmed called at 2.30pm and provided a reference number for his own case. It related to a BTP investigation into him sexually assaulting two women on the London Underground in late 2020.

BTP detectives brought him to justice for those sexual assaults, and he was jailed for two years and two months. Angry that his crimes and custody photo were made public after he was convicted, Ahmed hurled abuse at the call handler for nearly 14 minutes.

He threatened graphic violence on BTP officers, stating he would attack them at rail stations. During his monologue he said, “I’m coming to stab all of you […] I’m coming to stab a transport police officer”.

Ahmed also made a series of sexually violent threats towards women and children, before adding, “when I find one of your transport police officers, I’m going to put acid on his face”. Detectives from BTP’s Major, Serious and Organised Crime (MSOC) team launched a manhunt and Ahmed was arrested two days later, on 29 May, in West London.

He called arresting officers “dossers” and continued to hurl abuse at them as they drove him to custody. In interview he told detectives that “red mist” came over him on the call that stemmed from his crimes and photo being made public by BTP.

Ahmed also admitted to being a criminal but claimed he’s not evil. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the charges against him, and he was remanded in custody before appearing at court.

BTP Detective Constable Lee Smith said: “Mansoor Ahmed’s threats towards our call handler and officers were frankly disgusting. “He’s a career criminal with a string of previous convictions, so it was imperative we caught him soon after the call before he could harm our officers or the public.

“Once we tracked him down and took him into custody, he quickly changed his tune after realising he was faced with another stint behind bars. “This outcome shows we’ll never stand for horrific abuse or threats towards anyone at BTP.” Share