Video from a security camera at the Gamla Stan Metro station in Stockholm Center shows a man approaching an old woman to open her bag, and trying to steal her purse as she talks on her cell phone.

But one mother who comes from the opposite direction with her two children perceive the danger and warns the victim by interrupting the impending theft. Angry with this move, the man turns to his wife, the strikes to the face and stomach before returning after a while to spit in the face.

The clip became viral causing outrage in Sweden. Police officer Stefan Tellqvist who investigated the case said it was 'the worst thing he had seen in his career'.. 'I'll catch him, even if this is the last thing I do ', He told the Aftonbladet fimerida.

A day after the release of video, staff in an immigration center seeking asylum alerted the authorities that a man who lives in the center is much like that of the video and the suspect finally arrested on January 22. Revealed that the 33-year-old Algerian had lodged an application for asylum in four European countries (Norway, Greece, Denmark and Sweden), using different names.