This is the moment a 16-year-old is recorded looking directly at the camera as he tries to move it in a different direction before he assaults a young woman in a lift in Turkey.

The incident took place in a residential building in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The teen suspect, identified as a foreign national with the initials A.A., was arrested by the police in Istanbul after being identified by CCTV footage.

According to local reports, the suspect had harassed the young woman a year previously and it appears he decided to try again after following her home on the night in question.

The teen reportedly jumped walls and entered the building via a rear entrance due to security measures at the front entrance. He then entered the lift at the same time as her, and can be seen attacking the victim.

In the lift footage, the suspect is seen standing behind the victim as she stands with her back turned.

He then inadvertently gives himself away by looking straight into the CCTV camera and moving it with his hand before attacking her.

However, he does not realise that the camera has a wide-angle lens and it continues to film all his subsequent actions.

After exchanging a few words, the teen grabs the victim and ends up pushing her onto the floor where he pins her down with his body weight.

But although he had stopped the lift she managed to press a button before falling over and when the lift door suddenly opens, he darts outside.

After the ordeal, the young woman reported the attack to security guards who called the police and escorted her home.

Officers arrived on the scene and checked the CCTV cameras in the building and surrounding area to determine the suspect’s escape route.

As a result, A.A. was promptly identified and arrested by the police.

He was reported for harassing the victim in 2020, but was released shortly after the incident, according to local media.

The investigation continues.