Clapham chemical attack: New CCTV of suspect shows him smiling day before incident
Footage has emerged of the Clapham suspect filmed a day before the chemical attack on a woman and two children.
In the footage obtained by Sky News, Abdul Ezedi can be seen looking for groceries and smiling in a shop in Newcastle.
Ezedi, 35, has been urged by police to hand himself in after going on the run following the attack involving a corrosive alkaline substance in Clapham, southwest London, on Wednesday 31 January.
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The Metropolitan Police has launched a manhunt to find a man thought to have fled the scene, with help from the British Transport Police and Northumbria Police in Newcastle, where Ezedi lived.
A £20,000 reward is on offer for information leading to Ezedi’s arrest, with police revealing the substance used in the attack was “very strong”, “concentrated” and “corrosive”.
The woman, who was known to Ezedi, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition and may lose sight in her right eye, while her daughters – aged eight and three – have injuries not thought to be life-changing.
Abdul Shokoor Ezedi
Pic: Met Police
Investigators believe there are people who know his whereabouts and have not come forward and the Met has warned anyone found helping him will face arrest.
On Monday, a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and has since been bailed.
Police have also recovered Ezedi’s mobile phone and are analysing it to establish the relationship between him and the victim.
Armed police were called to a false alarm at Manchester Piccadilly railway station on Saturday night, after reports of a sighting.
The search continues with investigators trawling through hundreds of hours of CCTV and tracking his movements via his bank card, with the latest sighting now on Southwark Bridge in London at 9.50pm on Wednesday.
Detectives are working on the premise that he is either being hidden by someone or has come to harm.
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Police say Ezedi left Newcastle in the early hours of Wednesday and was in the Tooting area of London by around 6.30am.
His vehicle was seen again in Croydon, also in south London, at around 4.30pm and by around 7pm he was in Streatham.
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Ezedi allegedly threw the younger child to the ground during the attack at 7.25pm, before trying to drive away from the scene, crashing into a stationary vehicle and fleeing on foot.
Minutes later he boarded a Tube train at Clapham South Underground station, and by 8pm he was at King’s Cross Tube station.
Two women have died following reports of a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day, police have said.
A dog injured in the incident in Bletchley also died after being taken to the vets.
A man and a teenage boy suffered serious injuries.
A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and remains in custody.
Forensic officers at the scene. Pics: PA
Officers were called to a block of apartments in Santa Cruz Avenue just after 6.30pm on Christmas Day following reports of a stabbing.
The two women, aged 38 and 24, died at the scene, Thames Valley Police said. Their next of kin have been informed.
The injured man and teenage boy were taken to hospital and are both in a stable condition.
Police said the parties are known to each other.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Brangwin said: “Firstly I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families of the women who have tragically died in this shocking incident.
“We have launched a double murder investigation, which may be concerning to the wider public; however, we have made an arrest and are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident and the parties are known to each other.”
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