Another new CCTV image of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi’s last sighting has been released.
The 35-year-old is now known to have crossed Chelsea Bridge and entered Battersea Park at 11.25pm on January 31, four hours after the horrific incident.
After crossing Vauxhall Bridge near the Houses of Parliament at 11pm, he then walked past a Shell petrol station and the Thames Water building in Grosvenor Road.
He was spotted crossing Chelsea Bridge towards Battersea Park before returning towards the north side again at 11.27pm
It comes after armed police stormed his Newcastle workplace in the early hours of this morning as part of two separate raids.
No arrests were made as a result and their investigation continues, the Metropolitan Police said.
One of this morning’s raids took place at the Best Bite Pizza & Grill House on the city’s Forest Hall Road.
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According to the Sun, police used a battering ram to gain entry to a flat above the takeaway and left at around 2am.
The search for Ezedi has now lasted for more than a week, after a mother and her two daughters were doused with a corrosive substance in south-west London last Wednesday.
Aside from the three direct victims, a further nine people who tried to help at the scene received injuries.
Ezedi, who is from Newcastle, is not the father of the young children hurt and was in the capital visiting the victim, police believe.
The 31-year-old woman, who is said to live in London, is still in a critical condition and may lose the sight in her right eye.
Her children have now been discharged.
Yesterday, the Met’s Detective Rick Sewart – who is leading the hunt for the Afghan refugee – said there was a chance that facial injuries visible in CCTV images of Ezedi could be fatal.
He said: ‘The medical injuries to Ezedi appear very significant from imagery that we have recovered, to the right side of his face.
‘And through the National Crime Agency we have received medical interpretation which would indicate that his injuries could be potentially fatal if not treated.’
Addressing a potential motive for the attack, Met Commander Jon Savell said: ‘They were in a relationship and that relationship had broken down.’
On Saturday, police released footage of empty containers with corrosive warnings being found in a raid on an address in Newcastle.
Tests were being carried out to find out if the substance is the one used in the Clapham attack.
Detectives said Ezedi’s vehicle was spotted leaving Newcastle at 12.15am on the morning before the attack, and it had arrived in Tooting, south London, by 6.30am.
Investigators say they are keeping an open mind as to whether the suspect is dead, possibly after jumping in the Thames, or whether he is being helped to stay hidden.
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