Abdul Ezedi: Body recovered in Thames confirmed to be Clapham chemical attack suspect

A body recovered from the River Thames has been formally identified as chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi.

A body was recovered by the Met’s Marine Policing Unit on Monday, February 19, which has now been formally identified as Abdul Ezedi.

Police believe Ezedi, from the Newcastle area, threw a burning chemical over his former girlfriend, some of which also injured one of the children with her, and slammed the three-year-old’s head on the ground in the attack on January 31.

Ezedi then fled the scene and initially used his bank card to travel on the tube before walking a route that broadly hugged the banks of the River Thames in the following hours.

On Friday, Commander Jon Savell said: “As the public would expect, our enquiries continue into this atrocious attack.

“We have still not been able to speak to her but hope to as soon as she is well enough.”

The Met said a file will now be passed to the coroner and Ezedi’s family have been informed.

During a massive manhunt, investigators had to piece together CCTV footage to establish that he had jumped in the Thames.

At around 4pm on Monday the crew of a passing boat reported they had seen a body in the water near Tower Bridge at Tower Pier.

The post-mortem examination was carried out at Poplar Mortuary on Wednesday and his body was formally identified on Thursday, the Met said.