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The man suspected of carrying out the Clapham chemical attack is believed to have died after jumping or falling into the River Thames, detectives say.
Abdul Ezedi, 35, was last seen on Chelsea Bridge just before 11:30pm on 31 January, but the Metropolitan Police say that after studying CCTV and bus footage of the area, no cameras captured him leaving, so their main hypothesis is that he went into the water.
While no body has been found, detectives say his death is the “most probable outcome”. The Afghan national was seen pacing up and down the bridge - the last known sighting of him - before leaning over the railings.
Marine search units will monitor the Thames, but officers warned it may take months for a body to be recovered – or it may never be found.
“If he has gone into the water, he might not come up for months and it is a possibility that he may never actually surface,” said Det Supt Sewart.
In a briefing at Scotland Yard, Commander Jon Savell said: “We have spent the last 24 hours meticulously following the CCTV, and it’s our main working hypothesis that he’s now gone into the water.”
Suspect went into river after being spotted leaning over railings: police hypothesis
Detectives are working on the hypothesis that Abdul Ezedi entered the River Thames at Chelsea Bridge after he was seen leaning over railings, they have revealed.
Ezedi was captured on CCTV at Battersea, and is seen at the bottom right of the photo
Moment armed police raid pizza takeaway where chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi worked
Moment police raid pizza takeaway where chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi worked
This is the moment armed police raid a Newcastle takeaway where Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi worked. The Metropolitan Police said the warrants, including one at Ezedi’s place of work, were carried out in the early hours of Thursday (8 February). No arrests were made and inquiries and searches continue, police said. It came as the Clapham chemical attack victim was revealed to be a “devoted mother” who just wanted a safe home for her two girls. The 31-year-old, who is still sedated and unable to speak to detectives may lose the sight in her right eye eight days on from the attack.
Pictured: Newcastle pizza takeaway raided by police
A view of the Best Bite pizza and grill house in the Forest Hall area of Newcastle upon Tyne, one of two addresses raided by armed police as part of their search for Clapham alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi
Clapham chemical attack suspect likely ‘plunged from Chelsea bridge into the Thames’, say police
Watch: Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi filmed walking through Tesco on CCTV
Watch: 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.
Watch: CCTV footage shows Clapham chemical attack suspect walking towards Victoria Embankment
New CCTV shows Clapham chemical attack suspect walking towards Victoria Embankment
The Metropolitan Police have released new CCTV images of Abdul Ezedi, including footage of the Clapham chemical attack suspect walking towards Victoria Embankment on Wednesday evening. The footage, released on Tuesday, 6 February, is the last known sighting of Ezedi, in which he passes the Unilever building and heads towards Victoria Embankment at 10:04pm. “Our teams have been working tirelessly through the night and into today to pinpoint Ezedi’s latest movements and we are now able to release the latest images and footage of him,” Commander Jon Savell said. The Met warned that anyone hiding or assisting Ezedi is a criminal action, as a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender on Monday.
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Clapham chemical attack suspect may have ‘gone into’ River Thames
Clapham chemical attack suspect may have ‘gone into’ River Thames
The Met Police issued an update on their search for Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, revealing their theory that the suspect has “gone into” the River Thames. The police’s main working hypothesis is that the 35-year-old has gone into the water. “We have spent the last 24 hours meticulously following the CCTV, and it’s our main working hypothesis that he’s now gone into the water,” Met Police Commander Jon Savell said in a briefing at Scotland Yard. Ezedi, from the Newcastle area, is accused of attacking his ex-partner and injuring her two young children, aged three and eight, with an alkali substance on Wednesday, 31 January in Clapham, south London.
Ezedi’s demeanour changed on bridge
Commander Jon Savell said: “When he gets to Chelsea Bridge, his demeanour appears to change.
“I would describe him previously as walking sort of purposefully, as if he knew where he was going and he was walking at a reasonable pace.
“As he gets onto Chelsea Bridge, he does cross the bridge more than once.
“And then when he gets back to the centre, he appears to be moving from the railings back to the pavement and looking over the edge of the railings.
“So a distinct change in how he’s been moving about.”
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