Police have started searching the Thames for the body of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi.
A boat was seen circling near Vauxhall and Chelsea bridges this morning during low tide on the river.
Detectives now believe Ezedi is dead after CCTV showed him leaning over railings at Chelsea Bridge on the night of the attack.
Ezedi, who went on the run 10 days ago, is believed to have "gone in the water" a few hours after the attack in Clapham.
He's accused of throwing a strong alkali on his ex-partner and injuring her daughters, aged three and eight, in an attack that left 12 people wounded.
A manhunt had been ongoing after a badly injured Ezedi was caught on CCTV in various locations in London.
Police had warned the public not to approach him - but a behavioural psychologist viewed the footage and it's now thought Ezedi took his own life.
The last sighting of the 35-year-old was on Chelsea Bridge just before 11.30pm on the night of the attack.
Commander Jon Savell said Ezedi's body may never be found due to the strong current.
"At this time of year, the Thames is very fast flowing, very wide and full of lots of snags," he said.
"It is quite likely that if he has gone in the water, he won't appear for maybe up to a month and it's not beyond possibility that he may never actually surface."
The injuries suffered by Ezedi's ex-partner's are thought to be "life-changing" and she may lose the sight in one eye.
She remains sedated in hospital but her children have been discharged.
The Met said the breakdown of their relationship could have been the motive for the assault, which happened on a quiet residential street.
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Ezedi was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK in 2016 and claimed his life would be in danger if he returned to Afghanistan.
He was convicted of two sexual offences in 2018 but was allowed to remain because his crimes were not serious enough to meet the deportation threshold.
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