Police reveal footage of raid in search for Clapham attacker
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Chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi could have taken his own life or be using an ally to stay hidden, a former senior police officer has said as the manhunt enters its fifth day.
The Metropolitan Police have been searching for the 35-year-old since Wednesday after a 31-year-old and her daughters, aged eight and three, were attacked with a “very strong concentrated corrosive substance” in Clapham, south London.
The woman remains in a critical condition and is facing life-changing injuries.
Nick Aldworth, a former national counter-terrorism co-ordinator, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think if we’ve not seen or heard from him in the the last couple of days, which appears to be the case, he’s gone to ground, possibly supported by somebody… or it’s not unlikely or improbable that he may have taken his own life.
Police investigators believe there are people who know Ezedi’s whereabouts and have not come forward. The convicted sex offender was last seen exiting Tower Hill Station at 9.33pm on Wednesday and the Met have offered a £20,000 reward for anyone with information leading to his arrest.
Clapham suspect was in relationship with victim, relative says
The relative, who has not been named, said they would “bring in” 35-year-old suspect Abdul Ezedi themselves and expressed concern about his wellbeing.
Ezedi fled Clapham after allegedly dousing a woman, 31, and her two children aged three and eight, in an alkaline substance which left the mother in a serious condition with life-changing injuries.
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Minister says suspect would not be here if Nationality and Borders Bill in place
Cabinet minister Chris Heaton-Harris insisted Abdul Ezedi would have been detained and deported if the Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill had been in place.
Asked whether he agreed with his colleague Gillian Keegan’s remark that the focus around the alkali attack is “not really about asylum,” he told LBC: “We know as a Government we need to tighten those (powers) further and that’s what we’re trying to do with our Rwanda Bill…
“This was an unbelievably tragic occurrence. Everybody that I know has been completely shocked by it. But we’ve tightened our laws since and he would not be here had we had the Nationality and Borders Bill in place and he’d been detained and deported properly.”
Chemical attack suspect ‘could have taken own life'
Chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi could have taken his own life, a former senior police officer has said as the manhunt for the 35-year-old enters it’s fifth day.
The Metropolitan Police have been searching for Ezedi since Wednesday after a 31-year-old and her daughters, aged eight and three, were attacked with a “very strong concentrated corrosive substance” in Clapham, south London.
Nick Aldworth, a former national counter-terrorism co-ordinator, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think if we’ve not seen or heard from him in the the last couple of days, which appears to be the case, he’s gone to ground, possibly supported by somebody… or it’s not unlikely or improbable that he may have taken his own life.
“There is therefore a body to be found somewhere.”
Mr Aldworth said the force would be tracking Ezedi’s movements through public cameras, which had been a “very effective” method in previous cases.
Asked if the Met Police would now have a precise location for his whereabouts, he said: “I think they’ll have a very good sense of what area he’s in.
“What you can’t discount of course is that he has been picked up by an ally and moved somewhere else, perhaps in a vehicle. The reason they’ve offered a £20,000 reward is usually because there’s a sense that somebody inside the community might well be harbouring this individual.”
Watch - Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi filmed walking through Tesco on CCTV as search continues
Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi filmed walking through Tesco on CCTV
Newly-released CCTV shows Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi in a Tesco shop on Caledonian Road, London, on Wednesday (31 January). Metropolitan Police officers have been searching for the 35-year-old from Newcastle since Wednesday after a 31-year-old mother, believed to be known to Ezedi, was attacked with a “very strong concentrated corrosive.” She sustained injuries thought to be “life-changing”. Her daughters were also hurt but their injuries are “not likely to be life-changing”. Authorities have offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
£20K reward offered for alkali attack suspect who ‘used very strong corrosive’
The suspect in the alkali attack in south London used a “very strong concentrated corrosive substance”, police revealed, as they offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to his arrest.
Commander Jon Savell said analysis of the substance showed it was highly corrosive.
He said: “The liquid used in the attack was a very strong concentrated corrosive substance, either liquid sodium hydroxide or liquid sodium carbonate.
“Further enquiries are ongoing including comparison with the containers seized from Ezedi’s address in Newcastle.”
The force also said they had new information on his movements, including that the last sighting of him was at 9.33pm at Tower Hill Underground station in east London on 31 January, shortly after the attack in Clapham.
Previous sightings put him at King’s Cross Station at around 9pm on 31 January and police said he boarded a Victoria line train to Victoria Station, arriving at 9.10pm.
He then boarded an eastbound District Line train to Tower Hill at 9.16pm.
Watch - CCTV appears to capture moment Clapham ‘acid attack’ unfolded
Police manhunt for Ezedi enters fifth day
The manhunt for alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi has entered its fifth day with a £20,000 reward in place for anyone with information leading to his arrest.
On Sunday, police said the suspect used a “very strong concentrated corrosive substance” in the attack.
Police investigators believe there are people who know Ezedi’s whereabouts and have not come forward.
The Met has warned anyone found assisting him will face arrest.
The force said the last sighting of Ezedi, who is from Newcastle, was at 9.33pm at Tower Hill Underground station in east London on January 31, shortly after the attack in Clapham.
In video: Acid attack survivor calls for government to step up efforts tackling crime after Clapham
Acid attack survivor calls for step up in efforts tackling crime after Clapham
A survivor of an acid attack has called on the government to step up its efforts in tackling attacks after a mother was injured by a corrosive alkaline substance in Clapham on Wednesday, 31 January. Andreas Christopheros, 38, was left blind in one eye after sulphuric acid was thrown on him in 2014. It comes as a manhunt for alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi, 35, from Newcastle, continues as police renewed their appeal for the public’s help finding him. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Christopheros urged the government to start "dealing with acid crime" recognising its severity.
In video: Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi filmed walking through Tesco on CCTV as search continues
Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi filmed walking through Tesco on CCTV
Newly-released CCTV shows Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi in a Tesco shop on Caledonian Road, London, on Wednesday (31 January). Metropolitan Police officers have been searching for the 35-year-old from Newcastle since Wednesday after a 31-year-old mother, believed to be known to Ezedi, was attacked with a “very strong concentrated corrosive.” She sustained injuries thought to be “life-changing”. Her daughters were also hurt but their injuries are “not likely to be life-changing”. Authorities have offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
Questions around Abdul Ezedi’s stay following sex offence conviction
Questions have been raised around how Abdul Ezedi was able to stay in the country following his sex offence conviction.
Speaking on the Trevor Phillips On Sunday programme on Sky News, education secretary Gillian Keegan said: “I think that (asylum) is something that more than one person is asking.
“My understanding is the home secretary has asked for all the details but this (case) is not really about asylum.”
Abdul Ezedi is the suspect in an attack
Shadow digital minister Sir Chris Bryant told the same programme that Ezedi should not have been granted asylum.
In the main, on the face of it, if everything that we have been told is true, then it seems absolutely extraordinary that the British people should be put at such risk from this person. Of course it’s something we might need to look at.
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