Update: They're still looking for him and I'll wager this is hurting the BBC!
Ignoring the distraction of the Reporter in the footage, one can see there is certainly a connection
between Ezedi from almost 300 miles away to the female and her child.
Quote:Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi convicted of sex offence in 2018BBC:
'The suspect in an alkali attack in south London was convicted of a sex offence in 2018 and was
later granted asylum. Police are looking for Abdul Shakoor Ezedi, 35, who was last seen in north
London on Wednesday evening.
A mother and her three-year-old daughter hurt by the corrosive substance could have suffered
"life-changing" injuries in the attack. Police have warned people not to approach Ezedi and to
instead call 999.
The 31-year-old woman and her daughter remain in hospital, along with her older daughter, eight.
Five police officers were injured as they responded, as were four members of the public who tried
to help. The attack took place near Clapham Common at about 19:25 on Wednesday.
The suspect attempted to escape the scene in a car but crashed into a stationary vehicle, then ran.
Ezedi was convicted of "sexual assault/exposure" in 2018, before being granted asylum in 2021 or
2022. The Met Police earlier issued an image of him showing facial injuries.
It was taken at a Tesco Express shop on Caledonian Road, north London, at 20:48 GMT on Wednesday
- about 5.4 miles (8.7 km) away from the alkali attack on Lessar Avenue in Clapham.
BBC News understands that Ezedi arrived in the UK by lorry in 2016, having travelled from Afghanistan.
His suspended prison sentence for the sexual offence, passed down at Newcastle Crown Court, included
an unpaid work order. Once that was complete in 2020, Ezedi was discharged from probation supervision.
His asylum application was twice turned down, but granted on the third occasion when he claimed to
have converted to Christianity, and that being returned to Afghanistan was therefore a risk. This case is
being pointed out by some in the Home Office as an example of the frustration they have with the asylum
tribunal system, that people are granted asylum despite having convictions in the UK.
Current rules mean anyone sentenced to more than two years in prison is not eligible for asylum. In 2022,
this was decreased to one year. However, those who work with asylum seekers point that you can still be
at risk in your home country - and therefore a genuine refugee - even if you have a conviction in the UK.
Police believe he is known to the family, but said they were not yet clear on their exact relationship.
At a news conference, Supt Gabriel Cameron said he had "no idea" what Ezedi's motivation may have
been, but that he was "wholeheartedly confident" he would be caught. He said Ezedi is believed to be
from the Newcastle area, and the car left at the scene, a Hyundai, belonged to him.
Supt Cameron said the suspect was last seen in Caledonian Road.
There was a heightened police presence in that area - close to London's King's Cross station - on
Thursday afternoon, including unmarked cars with blue sirens and police vans. Twelve people in
total were hurt in the attack, including five police officers who attended the scene. Out of four
members of the public who tried to help, three went to hospital with injuries - two women in
their 30s and one in her 50s. Police say they "bravely came to the aid of the family" and have
now been discharged from hospital...'
Ignoring the distraction of the Reporter in the footage, one can see there is certainly a connection
between Ezedi from almost 300 miles away to the female and her child.
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