Chemical assault suspect ‘was in relationship’ with sufferer as cops raid UK properties

Police are raiding properties throughout the UK within the seek for a person accused of throwing acid on a girl and her two youngsters.

Abdul Shokoor Ezedi is on the run after he allegedly injured twelve individuals by splashing them with an alkaline substance on January 31 in Clapham, south London. Met Police at the moment are attempting to find the person who’s accused of leaving a 31-year-old lady with “life-changing injuries” and touchdown her daughters, aged three and eight, in hospital.

A detailed relative of Ezedi’s advised Sky News he had been in a relationship with the grownup alleged sufferer. The suspect’s member of the family stated they had been “worried about” him needed to “find out if he is alive or dead.” “I will bring him in by myself if I have to,” they added.

Ezedi was final noticed boarding a Victoria line tube at King’s Cross at 9pm on the day of the assault. CCTV footage launched within the wake of the assault reveals the person has sustained an harm to the appropriate aspect of his face.

Police have now searched two addresses in east London and three in Newcastle, the place Ezedi is assumed to reside. In one of many properties within the northeast, officers uncovered empty containers with corrosive warnings.

Met Police commander Jon Savell stated: “I can assure the public that my colleagues and I are fully committed to using every available tool and tactic for as long as it takes to find Abdul Ezedi.”

Savell added Ezedi’s younger victims remained in hospital. “However, I’m pleased to report that doctors have now assessed their injuries as not life-changing,” he stated.

Meanwhile three individuals who rushed to the victims’ support have all been discharged from hospital with minor burns and 5 cops who had been injured within the assault have returned to responsibility.

Ezedi was identified to police after he was convicted of a sexual offence at Newcastle Crown Court again in 2018, the Daily Star beforehand reported. He was handed a suspended sentence for “sexual assault/exposure” with an unpaid work order, a supply advised the publication. This is believed to have been accomplished in 2020 after Ezedi was discharged from probation supervision.

Witnesses recalled listening to the grownup alleged sufferer shouting: “I can’t see, I can’t see,” after she was attacked. Bus driver Shannon Christi, 35, who was additionally injured within the incident and required hospital remedy, recalled: “I heard a lot of shouting and a bang and I heard screaming. I saw the girl being thrown to the floor, she had been pulled out and thrown again on the floor. At that point I ran in and grabbed her.

“I heard mum shouting, ‘I can’t see, I can’t see’. I obtained it on my lips and at that time my pores and skin began to tingle. Me and the little lady went in to scrub my arms, eyes and face.”

Savell additionally urged the general public to present Edezi a large berth and report any sightings to police. “I am today urging the public to remain vigilant and to contact police immediately if they may have seen Ezedi or have information about him,” he continued. “I would also like to reiterate that if you see Ezedi, you should call 999 immediately. He should NOT be approached.”

Those who want to stay nameless can contact Crimestoppers.

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