The Metropolitan Police said Abdul Ezzedi was last seen leaving Tower Hill Tube station at 9:33pm on the day of the attack. Images of him taken earlier in the day show he had “significant injuries” to his face.
Sunday 4 February 2024 22:11 UK
Police are offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezzedi, with officers saying anyone who “hidden or abetted” him will be arrested. He warns that he will be arrested.
Police warned the public that Ezzedi was “dangerous” and should not be approached. Anyone who spots him should call 999 immediately.
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Here’s what we know so far about what happened before, during and after the attack.
day of attack
Ezedi’s vehicle was spotted in Newcastle upon Tyne at 12:15am on Wednesday 31 January.
Just over six hours later, at 6.15am, his car was spotted driving in Tooting, south London.
The next confirmed sighting of his car was in Croydon, south London, at 4.30pm.
Two and a half hours later, at 7pm, he was seen driving through Streatham, also in south London.
CCTV captured Clapham attack
chemical attack
At 7:25 p.m., a 31-year-old mother and her two girls, ages 3 and 8, Targeted with alkaline substance on Lesser Avenue, Claphamsouth London.
The attack was captured on surveillance camera.The footage showed a man believed to be Ezzedi running around the car before getting into the driver’s seat, and a woman and child in front of the car could be seen holding their hands to their faces.
A man is then seen driving towards the woman, punching her, then stopping and getting out of the car.
He appeared to open the back door and remove the children, before violently throwing them to the ground.
The footage also shows people living on nearby properties coming out of their homes.
A witness, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the mother shouted “eyes, eyes” after the corrosive substance was thrown.
The man chased him down the street, but the suspect managed to escape.
After the attack, a woman screamed “I got an eye in my eye”
Ezzedi’s movements after the attack
Police have since released further details about what they know about where he went after that.
He was seen boarding a train at Clapham South Tube station at 7.33pm.
He then got off the train at King’s Cross Underground station at 7:59 p.m.
Mr Ezedi was seen on CCTV leaving the Tesco branch on Caledonian Road, near King’s Cross station, at 8.42pm after purchasing a bottle of water. After leaving the store, he turned right.
At 9pm, I entered King’s Cross Underground station again and boarded the Victoria Line train heading south.
He changed trains at Victoria Underground Station, arriving on the Victoria line at 9:10pm and departing on the eastbound District line at 9:16pm.
The Metropolitan Police said he was last seen leaving Tower Hill Tube station at 9:33pm on the day of the attack.
manhunt
Surveillance camera footage released by police shows the man wearing a blue and white top and black hoodie with what detectives described as a “serious injury” on the right side of his face.
Three of Britain’s biggest forces were initially searching for him: the Metropolitan Police, Northumbria Police and British Transport Police. It was later joined by the Home Office, Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration and the National Crime Agency.
On Saturday, February 3, police said they had searched five addresses.
The searches took place at two addresses in east London and three addresses in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Police body camera footage shows officers entering a home in Newcastle, where they discover an empty container with a corrosive warning written on it.
Forensic tests are being carried out to determine whether the containers contained the substances used in the attack.
Previously, Sky News Obtained footage At around 2am on February 2, police raided a flat in east London where the suspect’s brother was believed to be living.
Police asked residents of the apartment, “Have you seen the man with the injured eye?”
The residents were questioned in a police car parked nearby and then returned to their apartments. It is believed that the suspect’s younger brother was among them, but the suspect claimed that he had not been in contact with his brother recently.
victim
Police said the 31-year-old mother, who was injured in the attack, remains hospitalized and is being sedated.they expect her to get hurt life changes.
However, the injuries to the two children were not as serious as initially feared.
of Four bystanders rushed to help. All were released from the hospital with minor burns, and the five police officers who were also injured have returned to work.
Officers said the suspect was known to the woman and the attack was “targeted.”
Suspect
Police named him 35-year-old Abdul Shokur Ezzedi.
understood he was granted asylum Two attempts failed after a priest vouched for his conversion to Christianity, saying he was “completely committed” to the new religion.
He arrived in the UK in a truck in 2016, claiming his life would be at risk if he returned to his homeland. Afghanistan.
Six years ago, he received a suspended sentence for sex crimes. newcastle.
He has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and indecent assault, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed.
His sentencing took place on January 9, 2018 at Newcastle Crown Court, where he was sentenced to nine weeks in prison, suspended for two years, for sexual assault.
He was sentenced to 36 weeks’ consecutive imprisonment for indecent acts, suspended for two years.
He was released from probation in 2020.
Ezzedi was also added to the sex offenders register for 10 years.