Abdul Ezedi ‘uncovered himself to a girl at a bus cease’, good friend claims

Clapham alkali attacker suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi ‘uncovered himself to a girl ready at a bus cease’, a good friend of the intercourse offender has claimed.

Police have been looking for Ezedi, 35, since Wednesday after a girl and her two daughters, aged eight and three, had been badly maimed by a corrosive liquid within the assault in Clapham, south London. 

The manhunt for the intercourse offender is now in its sixth day and police are providing £20,000 to anybody with data resulting in his arrest.  

It comes as a good friend has revealed contemporary particulars concerning the two intercourse crimes Ezedi was convicted of.

His good friend, who he met working in a takeaway in Tyneside, advised The Telegraph: ‘It was so out of character, we had been so shocked to find what he had accomplished to the 2 girls.

‘One was a sexual assault and after that he uncovered himself to a girl who was on her method to catch a bus.’

The Afghan suspect secured the church buildings¿ assist regardless of being a convicted intercourse attacker. Pictured: In CCTV after the assault

Ezedi arrived in Britain behind a lorry in 2016 and had twice been refused asylum by 2018

Abdul Ezedi was caught on CCTV footage shopping for groceries the day earlier than the assault in Newcastle 

The good friend continued: ‘He did not go to jail however was launched and had a tag on his leg. He misplaced his job however he utilized for brand new work and as quickly as his tag was taken off he discovered a brand new job and continued to ship cash residence.

‘He’s very clever. He speaks superb English and acquired onto a university course in Newcastle to enhance his English, that was vital to him.’

Ezedi was additionally accused of grabbing lady’s backside with out her consent within the sexual assault case, in keeping with paperwork detailing the indictment which had been disclosed by the court docket on Tuesday.

He averted jail after pleading responsible to costs of sexual assault and publicity, as an alternative being positioned on the intercourse offender register for 10 years and ordered to hold out 200 hours of unpaid work when he was handed a suspended sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on January 9, 2018.

Ezedi, who’s initially from Afghanistan, had two asylum functions rejected earlier than he was granted depart to stay regardless of being convicted of the 2 intercourse offences. 

In his utility, Ezedi claimed to have transformed to Christianity which was supported by Catholic and Baptist church buildings. 

However, Ezedi’s good friend described his change of faith as ‘a joke’ and mentioned that Ezedi was from a strict Muslim household.

Ezedi allegedly threw the youthful youngster to the bottom in the course of the assault at 7.25pm, earlier than making an attempt to drive away from the scene, crashing right into a stationary automobile and fleeing on foot

Abdul Ezedi, 35, was final seen close to a railway bridge over the Thames in London final Wednesday ¿ simply hours after he allegedly focused the victims

He added that his father could be ‘so livid’ if Ezedi had transformed to Christianity as he’s a ‘religious Muslim’ and ‘very revered man in the neighborhood at residence’. 

He mentioned: ‘Whenever he spoke to his father he could be asking him, are you praying? Are you fasting? Are you dwelling as an excellent Muslim, it was so vital to him that Shapoor was dwelling as he had in Afghanistan.’

As for the lacking suspect, his good friend admitted that he had ‘no thought’ the place he may very well be and admitted how shocked he was to listen to concerning the alleged chemical assault. 

The good friend, who’s a 33-year-old Iranian asylum seeker, additionally revealed that the fugitive was ‘very indignant’ and vowed to avenge the armed robbers who shot his sister lifeless in his native Afghanistan.  

The good friend defined that Ezedi had been wholly dedicated to sending a refund to his household in Afghanistan. 

However in round 2017 or 2018 it grew to become ‘identified within the neighbourhood’ that he was sending giant quantities of cash again residence, the good friend mentioned.

This is when there was a theft on his residence.

Abdul Ezedi at King’s Cross underground station at 9pm on February 2

His good friend defined: ‘His household fought again to defend their residence and he advised me that his sister was shot lifeless. He was so upset and really, very indignant.

‘He mentioned that he would take revenge on the individuals who had accomplished that to her. After what occurred he was crying for 3 weeks and he mentioned he needed revenge

‘When I heard what occurred in London that got here into my thoughts.’

There is not any proof that the assault in Clapham had any connection to the theft in Afghanistan and buddies of Ezedi are mystified by the motive.

The good friend mentioned: ‘He was single the entire time I knew him, he did not have a spouse or kids.

‘When I noticed his face within the information and browse what he was accused of doing I used to be so shocked. Other than his anger over his sister’s homicide, I’ve by no means identified him to need to hurt anybody.

‘Working in a pizza store there have been at all times individuals making an attempt to begin a battle however he would at all times keep away from hassle, he by no means reacted.’