- Written by Callum May and George Wright
- BBC news
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Abdul Shokur Ezzedi, 35, has not been seen since last Wednesday.
Police believe the suspect in the Clapham Alkali attack was in a relationship with the injured woman and that a breakdown in that relationship may have been the motive.
Abdul Shokur Ezzedi, 35, is believed to have arranged a meeting with the woman, who is still under sedation in hospital.
Police announced in the latest update that he is wanted on suspicion of attempted murder.
She was last seen on January 31, after a mother and two girls were attacked in south London.
The Metropolitan Police Department called on Ezzedi to surrender.
Police said there were “very strong indications” that Mr Ezzedi had been in a relationship with a woman but that it had broken up.
Police said the man had arranged to meet the woman before attacking her with a corrosive liquid.
CDR John Sabel told a press conference: “I cannot provide details about how long the relationship lasted or how it broke up.”
The 31-year-old woman remains in hospital under sedatives. Police say she may lose vision in her right eye as a result of the attack.
The girls have now been released from the hospital and are recovering from their injuries.
The Met announced a new last known location for Ezzedi several hours after the attack.
CCTV showed him crossing Vauxhall Bridge onto Vauxhall Bridge Road at 23:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Police said Ezzedi’s injuries appeared to be “very serious” and could lead to death if not treated. They do not believe he received treatment at the hospital.
There are various theories as to where the suspect fled to.
“He could have gone north, he could have gone east, south, west, he could have gone overseas,” CDR John Sabel said.
He added that while Mr Ezzedi may have entered the Thames, there were no reports of anyone entering the river and no body matching Mr Ezzedi had been recovered.
Police said Ezzedi, originally from the Newcastle area, is believed to have traveled to the UK in a truck from Afghanistan in 2016 and was not the father of the children, aged eight and three, who were injured in the attack. I think he was staying there. mother.
He has convictions for sexual assault and exposure from 2018.
The Metropolitan Police has offered a £20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
Darius Nasimi, director of the charity Afghanistan and Central Asia Association, told a police briefing that his organization was working closely with police to ensure that the Afghan community was reached as widely as possible.
“Violence against women and girls is unacceptable,” he said, calling for anyone who helped Ezzed to hide or evade arrest to come forward.
Mr Nasimi stressed that the attack was “not a reflection of the Afghan people in the UK”.