Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi was seen walking near the River Thames towards Victoria Embankment hours after horrific assault, the police have revealed.
Police have been searching for Ezedi since Wednesday after a woman and her two daughters, aged eight and three, were maimed by a ‘corrosive’ liquid in Clapham, south London.
Police have offered a £20,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the 35-year-old’s arrest and believe he is being helped by associates or may be dead.
In a statement, the police said they are pursuing associates of Ezedi who may be assisting him and added that they arrested one man for assisting an offender.
Officers from the Counter Terrorism fugitive team, who are highly experienced in manhunts and tracking offenders via CCTV, have now traced Ezedi from his last known position at 9:47pm on Allhallows Lane, EC3.
Police have been searching for Ezedi since Wednesday after a woman and her two daughters, aged eight and three, were maimed by a ‘corrosive’ liquid in Clapham, south London
The new CCTV footage shows Ezedi walking in the area of the Thames hours after the horrific attack
Ezedi walking passed Unilever building in Blackfriars on Wednesday, 31 January at 22:04
Abdul Ezedi walking passed Unilever building in Blackfriars on Wednesday, 31 January at 22:04
At 9:54pm he travelled along Upper Thames Street and then into Pauls Walk, EC4. He passed the City of London School and then towards Blackfriars Bridge.
The last sighting is at 22:04hrs when he passed the Unilever building and headed towards Victoria Embankment.
Commander Jon Savell said: ‘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.
‘We continue to appeal for information about Ezedi’s whereabouts. It remains our belief that he is being helped by others and yesterday we arrested a man for assisting an offender. Our enquiries continue to target more of Ezedi’s associates.
‘A £20,000 reward remains on offer for anyone who has information leading to his arrest.’
The 31-year-old mother may lose the sight in her right eye after being doused with corrosive liquid, police said.
The manhunt is being led and co-ordinated by the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, with a team of more than 100 officers dedicated to the investigation from across a range of areas and specialisms including experienced detectives through to local neighbourhood officers.
The Met is also being supported by dozens of officers from forces across the UK including Northumbria and British Transport Police.
Anyone with information is asked to call our 24/7 hotline on 020 7175 2784 or for an immediate sighting dial 999.
To remain anonymous, please contact the independent charity Crimestoppers.
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