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Chemical attack suspect may have gone missing in Thames, UK police report – Winnipeg Free Press

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LONDON (AP) — The suspect in a London chemical attack that hospitalized a woman with life-changing injuries and injured her two young daughters has disappeared into the River Thames, police said Friday.

Metropolitan Police Commander John Savell said CCTV footage showed Abdul Ezedi walking on the bridge over the river but never leaving it. Although investigators did not find the body, they concluded that he had “drown.”

“At this time of year the Thames is flowing very fast, very wide and full of dams,” Savell told reporters. “If it went underwater, it's very likely that it won't be seen for a month, and it's unlikely that it will ever surface.”

Commander John Savell speaks to the media at Scotland Yard in London, Friday, February 9, 2024. According to Abdul Ezedi, the suspect in the alkali attack
Commander John Savell speaks to the media at Scotland Yard in London, Friday, February 9, 2024. Alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi is believed to have “entered” the River Thames, the Metropolitan Police say. The force said on Friday its main working hypothesis was that the 35-year-old had “drown” but no body had been found. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Police launched a manhunt for Ezedi, 35, after a woman and her daughter were attacked with lye in the Clapham area of ​​south London on January 31. Photographs of Ezedi taken after the attack showed him suffering significant injuries to his right side. from his face.

According to the police, the woman had previously had a relationship with him.