Clapham alkaline chemical attack: Latest sighting of Abdul Ezedi by the Thames as manhunt continues

Here is the latest updated timeline of Ezedi’s movements on Wednesday January 31:

00:15 – Ezedi’s vehicle is seen in Newcastle

06:30 – His vehicle is then seen traveling into Tooting, London

16:30 – A further sighting of his vehicle is confirmed in Croydon

19:00 – He is then seen driving in Streatham

19:25 – Attack takes place in Lessar Avenue, SW4, before Ezedi makes off in his vehicle which crashes nearby. He leaves the car and runs off.

19:33 – Ezedi boards a train at Clapham South Tube Station.

19:59 – He is then seen leaving that train at King’s Cross Tube Station.

20:42 – He is then seen on CCTV leaving Tesco at 21 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX. He exits and turns right.

21:00 - Ezedi enters King’s Cross Tube Station and boards a Victoria Line tube southbound.

21:10 – He gets off at Victoria Tube Station and heads towards the district line.

21:16 – Ezedi boards an eastbound District Line train.

21:33 – Ezedi exits Tower Hill Tube Station.

21:47 - He is seen on Allhallows Lane, EC3. He travels through a passage to Cousin Lane. Then he turns right, walking towards Upper Thames Street.

21:51 - He then turns left onto Upper Thames Street

21:54 – He travels along Upper Thames Street

21:59 – Ezedi passes the City of London School on Pauls Walk, EC4, heading towards Blackfriars Bridge. He passes the riverboat pier.

22:04 – He then passes the Unilever building and heads towards Victoria Embankment.

22:06 – Ezedi passes Carmelite House, junction with Carmelite Street towards Temple.

22:28 - He passes Westminster Pier, goes up steps and continues towards Westminster.

22:33 - Ezedi seen walking south on Westminster bridge

22:36– He walks across Westminster Bridge, down steps on the London Eye side towards Lambeth

22:42– Ezedi seen walking west on south Thames Path towards Lambeth Bridge

22:55– He travels along the Albert Embankment approaching Vauxhall Bridge

23:00– Ezedi crosses Vauxhall Bridge towards stairs (Houses of Parliament side of the river)

23:03 - He crosses Vauxhall Bridge Road, into Grosvenor Road.

23:10 – Ezedi walks west bound past the Shell petrol station

23:19 - He passes the Thames Water Building, Grosvenor Road, heading towards Chelsea Bridge

23:25 – He crosses over Chelsea Bridge and enters Battersea Park.

23:27 - He crosses back over Chelsea Bridge towards the north side.

On Thursday, officers from the Met and Northumbria Police executed warrants at two addresses associated with Ezedi, including his place of work, in the north Tyneside area. No arrests were made.

In London, the investigation team has progressed further work to analyse Ezedi’s movements and we now know he crossed Chelsea Bridge.

Commander Jon Savell said on Thursday: “Today’s early morning activity involved armed officers targeting addresses linked to Ezedi as our investigation continues to find this dangerous man.

“This is just part of our work, a team of 100 officers in London are continuing to progress a range of enquiries, linking in with other forces and agencies. This includes meticulous work to examine CCTV footage, and we have now traced Ezedi’s movements for another 30 minutes.

“Thanks once more to all those members of the public who continue to contact us with information, we are hugely grateful.

“Officers at the scene handed out 250 leaflets and spoke to many people in the local area last night as we appealed for any further witnesses to the horrific events of a week ago to come forward. We also visited local Afghan restaurants and spoke to members of the local residents’ association.

“People were pleased to see us and I would like to thank everyone who spoke to us.

“Please keep the calls coming – we are following up every single piece of information.”

You can speak to the investigation team on 020 7175 2784, or for an immediate sighting dial 999.

A £20,000 reward remains on offer for information leading to Ezedi’s arrest.

The BBC, reporting from a police briefing, says the last known sighting is from CCTV footage of Ezedi crossing Vauxhall Bridge at 11pm On January 31.

Police have said Ezedi was in a relationship with the woman injured and that he had arranged to eat her before the attack.

Here is the latest we know of Abdul Ezedi’s movements on Wednesday January 31:

The Met Police has released a new CCTV image of Abdul Ezedi.

Here is seen travelling along Upper Thames Street and then into Pauls Walk, EC4.

Anyone with information is asked to call our 24/7 hotline on 020 7175 2784 or for an immediate sighting dial 999.

Officers from the Counter Terrorism fugitive team have updated the last known position of Abdul Ezedi on Wednesday January 31.

At 9.54pm he travelled along Upper Thames Street and then into Pauls Walk, EC4. He passed the City of London School and then towards Blackfriars Bridge.

The last sighting is at 10.04pm when he passed the Unilever building and headed towards Victoria Embankment.

Commander Jon Savell said: “Our teams have been working tirelessly through the night and into today to pinpoint Ezedi’s latest movements and we are now able to release the latest images and footage of him.

“We continue to appeal for information about Ezedi’s whereabouts. It remains our belief that he is being helped by others and yesterday we arrested a man for assisting an offender. Our enquiries continue to target more of Ezedi’s associates.

“A £20,000 reward remains on offer for anyone who has information leading to his arrest.”

Updated timeline of Ezedi’s movements on Wednesday January 31:

Police have released a new CCTV image of Ezedi’s last known sighting after leaving Tower Hill tube station on Wednesday, 31 January, the night of the attack.

The image captures him at 9.47pm on Allhallows Lane, EC3.

The manhunt is being led by the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, with a team of more than 100 officers.

The Counter Terrorism fugitive team is supporting, along with officers from forces across the UK including Northumbria and British Transport Police.

The Met says it remain in liaison with the National Crime Agency, the Home Office, UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration.

Police said the 31-year-old mother injured in the attack remains sedated in a critical but stable condition. She has severe facial injuries that will "likely, very sadly, impact the rest of her life".

Commander Jon Savell said on Monday afternoon: “Our message here is clear – if you are harbouring Ezedi we will find and arrest you. This man is a dangerous individual who has changed forever the lives of a family – we are doing everything we can to trace him and that includes targeting his associates.

“We believe there are other people helping him. We would ask anyone with information to contact us as a matter of urgency – a £20,000 reward remains on offer for information that leads to Ezedi’s arrest.

”We are enormously grateful for the help of the public who have been calling in with information. So far around 100 people have called our dedicated 24/7 hotline, and around another 100 have contacted forces across the country. Please keep these calls coming – we are following up every single piece of information.

”We have also received an update today from doctors treating the 31-year-old woman injured in the attack. She remains sedated in a critical but stable condition. She has severe facial injuries that will likely, very sadly, impact the rest of her life.

”If you are helping Ezedi think about that – a mother with two young children whose life is now changed forever through this horrific attack. Do the right thing and come forward.”

A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender at about 1.45am on Monday (February 5). He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.

As part of the latest appeal, police have released footage of Abdul Ezedi at the Tesco in Caledonian Road, near King's Cross.

In an appeal directly to Abdul Ezedi, Darius Nasimi, of the charity the Afghanistan & Central Asian Association said: “Abdul, I am speaking directly to you. I want you to go straight to a police station immediately.

“You have a serious injury that needs to be seen to but, more importantly, you must do the right thing and hand yourself in to police. This has gone on for long enough.

“You can contact the charity if you wish and we can speak to you, and work together so that you can help the police with their enquiries.

“Abdul, please contact us as soon as you can, call 999, or go to a police station.”

Commander Savell said the substance used in the attack "was a very strong concentrated corrosive substance, either liquid sodium hydroxide or liquid sodium carbonate".

A comparison is under way with containers found when an address was raided in Newcastle.

Police now say the last confirmed sighting of Abdul Ezedi was at 9.33pm on January 31, when he exited Tower Hill Underground station.

He had changed trains at Victoria, where he arrived on the Victoria line at 9.10pm and departed on the eastbound District line at 9.16pm.

A reward of up to £20,000 is on offer for information leading to the arrest of Abdul Ezedi.

Police say investigators believe there are people who know where he is who have not come forward, warning anyone found assisting him that they face arrest.

Commander Jon Savell said: ““I am hugely grateful to the public for the significant number of calls that we have received.

“Your help is critical. A reward of up to £20,000 is now available for information leading to his arrest.

“I must warn anyone who is helping Ezedi to evade capture - if you are harbouring or assisting him then you will be arrested.

“Our inquiry line is staffed 24/7 by specialist detectives who are progressing enquiries around-the-clock.

“If you know where he is or have information that may assist call them now.”