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Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi was in relationship with mother he doused in alkali along with her two children, police reveal

The suspect in the Clapham chemical attack Abdul Ezedi had been in a relationship with the mother who was injured, police have revealed.

Commander Jon Savell, from the Metropolitan Police, said the breakdown of the relationship could be a motive for the attack last week.


Police have warned that the facial injuries suffered by Ezedi, 35, in the attack in Clapham, south London, could be fatal if left untreated.

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.

The suspect in the Clapham chemical attack Abdul Ezedi (pictured on January 31) had been in a relationship with the mother who was injured, police have revealed.

The suspect in the Clapham chemical attack Abdul Ezedi (pictured on January 31) had been in a relationship with the mother who was injured, police have revealed.

CCTV footage of Abdul Ezedi, the suspect in the Clapham alkaline substance attack, at 21:51 on January 31 on Upper Thames Street, London

CCTV footage of Abdul Ezedi, the suspect in the Clapham alkaline substance attack, at 21:51 on January 31 on Upper Thames Street, London


Mr Savell told journalists that the massive manhunt for Ezedi is ‘an incredibly high priority attempted murder investigation’.

Turning to potential motives, he said: ‘They were in a relationship and that relationship had broken down.’

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.

The woman who was attacked in Clapham remains sedated in hospital and is still too ill to speak to police.


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.



Police have warned that the facial injuries suffered by Ezedi (pictured), 35, in the attack in Clapham, south London, could be fatal if left untreated

Police have warned that the facial injuries suffered by Ezedi (pictured), 35, in the attack in Clapham, south London, could be fatal if left untreated

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