Body is discovered within the hunt for Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi

Police imagine they’ve discovered Abdul Ezedi lifeless within the Thames after a physique was noticed within the water by a passing boat.

The Afghan-born asylum seeker was needed for a brutal assault on a mom and her youngsters in Clapham the place he doused them in alkaline.

Scotland Yard has stated at 4pm yesterday the crew of a passing boat reported they’d seen a physique within the water at Tower Pier in east London. He was final seen a number of miles away in Chelsea.

The physique was recovered by the Met’s Marine Policing Unit and has been considered by detectives engaged on the investigation.

Commander Jon Savell stated: ‘Based on the distinctive clothes he was carrying on the time of the assault and property discovered on his physique, we strongly imagine now we have recovered the physique of Ezedi.

‘We have been involved together with his household to go on the information.

A CCTV picture of Clapham acid assault suspect Abdul Ezedi (pictured) who’s believed to have been discovered lifeless within the River Thames

‘As chances are you’ll anticipate after a substantial time frame within the robust present of the Thames, formal identification isn’t attainable visually, nor from fingerprints. We will work with the coroner on different methods to finish formal identification, resembling DNA testing and dental information. That might take a while.

‘Our enquiries proceed into the assault. I’m happy to say the situation of the 31-year-old girl has improved. She stays in hospital however she is in a secure situation and not sedated. We have nonetheless not been capable of communicate to her however hope to as quickly as she is nicely sufficient.

‘Again, I thank all these a whole lot of members of the general public who referred to as us with data in the course of the hunt for Ezedi. The public assist for our investigation was overwhelming and every bit of data supplied was adopted up.’