Police to return to scene of Clapham chemical attack - one week on
Officers have also revealed more details of Abdul Ezedi's relationship with the victim
Last updated 7th Feb 2024
A week on from the chemical attack in Clapham - and police have revealed the victim remains sedated in hospital and still too ill to speak to officers about what happened.
And they've warned that the facial injuries suffered by suspect Abdul Ezedi, could be fatal if left untreated.
Detectives have confirmed the 35-year old had been in a relationship with the victim.
Commander Jon Savell, from the Metropolitan Police, said the breakdown of the relationship could be a motive for the attack last week.
She had agreed to meet Ezedi on the night of the attack, and she and her children were in a car with him when they were injured, police said.
Hundreds of calls have been received from the public with possible sightings of the suspect, who was initially using his bank card to travel around on the Tube network.
His route appears to broadly follow the River Thames, and investigators say they are keeping an open mind about whether he has jumped or been pushed into the water.
But Darius Nasimi, from the charity the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, also appealed for anyone in the community who may be sheltering him to contact police.
Officers will return to the scene of the attack on Wednesday evening, a week after a 31-year-old woman and her two children, aged eight and three, were doused with a corrosive liquid.
Mr Savell told journalists that the massive manhunt for Ezedi is "an incredibly high priority attempted murder investigation".
The latest confirmed sighting of Ezedi on CCTV is now on Vauxhall Bridge Road at around 11pm on the night of the attack, January 31.
CCTV images of Abdul Ezedi last known movements
Latest timeline on Ezedi's known movements:
00:15 – Ezedi’s vehicle is seen in Newcastle
06:30 – His vehicle is then seen traveling into Tooting, London
16:30 – A further sighting of his vehicle is confirmed in Croydon
19:00 – He is then seen driving in Streatham
19:25 – Attack takes place in Lessar Avenue, SW4, before Ezedi makes off in his vehicle which crashes nearby. He leaves the car and runs off.
19:33 – Ezedi boards a train at Clapham South Tube Station.
19:59 – He is then seen leaving that train at King’s Cross Tube Station.
20:42 – He is then seen on CCTV leaving Tesco at 21 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX. He exits and turns right.
21:00 - Ezedi enters King’s Cross Tube Station and boards a Victoria Line tube southbound.
21:10 – He gets off at Victoria Tube Station and heads towards the district line.
21:16 – Ezedi boards an eastbound District Line train.
21:33 – Ezedi exits Tower Hill Tube Station.
21:47 - He is seen on Allhallows Lane, EC3. He travels through a passage to Cousin Lane. Then he turns right, walking towards Upper Thames Street.
21:51 - He then turns left onto Upper Thames Street (image released today)
21:54 – He travels along Upper Thames Street (image released today)
21:59 – Ezedi passes the City of London School on Pauls Walk EC4, heading towards Blackfriars Bridge. He passes the riverboat pier.
22:04 – He then passes the Unilever building and heads towards Victoria Embankment.
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