LONDON (AP) — London police confirmed Friday that a body pulled from the Thames was that of wanted man Abdul Ezzedi. chemical attack His ex-partner and her two young daughters were injured in the incident.
The Metropolitan Police announced on Thursday that his body had been formally identified and his family had been informed of the development. The force also announced that an autopsy confirmed the cause of death was drowning.
“As the public expected, our investigation into this brutal attack continues,” Commander John Savell said. “The 31-year-old woman is still in hospital, her condition is stable and she is not being sedated. We have not been able to speak to her yet, but as soon as she is well enough to I’d like to talk.”
Police launched a nationwide manhunt for Ezzedi after the attack on a mother-of-two in Clapham, south London, on January 31, in which she was doused with caustic alkali. Some of the chemicals injured their 8-year-old daughter and caused her 3-year-old daughter to hit her head on the ground.
Images of Ezzedi were released soon after, showing him seriously injured on the right side of his face, but he was missing. On February 9, the Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation said it believed. Ezedi probably “went into the water” After piecing together closed-circuit television footage that recorded his movements after the attack.
The Met Office said on Monday afternoon that the crew of a passing boat reported seeing a body in the water near the Tower of London and believed it to be Mr Ezzedi.
Ezzedi is an Afghan refugee who was granted asylum in Britain in 2018 despite being convicted of sex crimes, according to British media reports. His asylum application was initially rejected, but he was later allowed to remain in Britain, claiming he had converted to Christianity, the Daily Telegraph reported.