UK- London Nine injured in suspected acid attack, children among injured 01/31/24

[Sherlockhames]

I was not aware of such an incident in Afghanistan.

There were reports (possibly not confirmed) that he was sending all his money home to Afghanistan to his family there, but that after a huge remittance his family was robbed and his sister was shot dead. Hence the potential “revenge attack” theory. Although TBH I’m not sure this was confirmed, the source for the story is one of his friends who said it happened.

Abdul Ezedi vowed revenge after sister was shot dead in Afghanistan

Ezedi, 35, had been sending money back to his family in Afghanistan which he had earned while working in a pizza takeaway in Tyneside, northern England.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It’s the Daily Mail, so exactly a bastion of accuracy and exemplary reporting. But it could be something (the friend’s recounting of the tale was in The Times as well but won’t link as it’s paywalled).

 

[Dotta]

This is all soooo convoluted!

 

[maamager]

This is all soooo convoluted!

Right?! Every time I see an update, I feel like it's one step forward and three steps back...!

 

[EricAcaciaAvenue]

We probably won't find out until the end, and maybe not at all, but I would guess that it's not actually convoluted at all.

Much the most likely explanation is that a grotty sex pest has been jilted by his long-distance gf, has driven down and committed a poorly-planned attack and then run off in a panic with no real plan. Then (a) has killed himself, (b) has found somewhere to hide undisturbed or (c) is being sheltered by someone local.

Willing to be proven wrong but I'd place a fair bet that (i) he is not an associate of some gang of criminal masterminds who have smuggled him out of the country and (ii) the attack was not motivated by some elaborate Afghanistan-based gang feud.

 

[Dotta]

We probably won't find out until the end, and maybe not at all, but I would guess that it's not actually convoluted at all.

Much the most likely explanation is that a grotty sex pest has been jilted by his long-distance gf, has driven down and committed a poorly-planned attack and then run off in a panic with no real plan. Then (a) has killed himself, (b) has found somewhere to hide undisturbed or (c) is being sheltered by someone local.

Willing to be proven wrong but I'd place a fair bet that (i) he is not an associate of some gang of criminal masterminds who have smuggled him out of the country and (ii) the attack was not motivated by some elaborate Afghanistan-based gang feud.

By "convoluted" I meant this tale of revenge attack connected to alleged robbery in Afghanistan and alleged shooting of perp's sister.

Phew!

 

[Skigh]

Friends release edited image of family hurt in Clapham chemical attack

A campaign led by friends to the close-knit family is aiming to raise £50,000 so they can have a 'safe and secure future'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

"A picture of the family-of-three with heart emojis covering their faces to hide their identity was attached to the <modnote-fundraising post>

It has already raised thousands of pounds within hours of being set up and been shared by Labour MP for Streatham, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, and Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski on X, formerly Twitter.

'Our very dear friend, a generous, sweet, loving mother and her two small daughters were recently the victims of a brutal chemical attack in Clapham,' a statement on the fundraising page reads.

'This attack has changed the lives of this wonderful little family forever.

'At what is clearly a shocking and terrible time, we simply hope that their burden of trauma is not added to by financial worries. We desperately want them to have a safe and secure future with the things they need to rebuild their lives and recover from this most horrifying attack.'"

 

[Dotta]

"Police have released new footage showing Abdul Ezedi on Westminster Bridge on the night of the Clapham chemical attack."

Clapham chemical attack: Police release new CCTV footage showing Abdul Ezedi on Westminster Bridge

Officers have said at 11pm on Wednesday 31 January on the night of the attack Abdul Ezedi was spotted on CCTV crossing Vauxhall Bridge and walking on to Grosvenor Road.

news.sky.com

 

[JennieM]

30 minutes ago

Clapham attack suspect arranged to meet victim, police believe​

In its latest update, police said he is wanted for attempted murder.

Clapham attack suspect arranged to meet victim, police believe

Police continue to search for corrosive liquid attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi for a seventh day.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1755495683665100840

 

[investikater]

What is the motivation and reasoning of the people helping him?

 

[LadyL]

The others were police. I don't think any of them had serious injuries.

thanks that's good news

 

[LadyL]

Tube train (subway in North American), rather than a bus, but yes, he went west to east by public transport, and then doubled back on himself by foot.

strange ...

 

[Luwin]

What is the motivation and reasoning of the people helping him?

I can only assume misplaced loyalty or fear? He may still have the substance with him and they know what he's capable of, although presumably he has to sleep at some point

 

[Dotta]

Why is/was he following the river?
Another day, another bridge (that we hear of)

 

[LadyL]

Police say Clapham chemical suspect could be in the River Thames

Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi can be seen walking casually across the bridge in central London, as he passes through crowds holding umbrellas and bundled up in coats.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The latest confirmed sighting of Ezedi on CCTV is now on Vauxhall Bridge Road at around 11pm on the night of the attack, January 31.

The woman who was attacked in Clapham remains sedated in hospital and is still too ill to speak to police.

She had agreed to meet Ezedi on the night of the attack, and she and her children were in a car with him when they were injured, police said.

Hundreds of calls have been received from the public with possible sightings of the suspect, who was initially using his bank card to travel around on the Tube network.

His route appears to broadly follow the River Thames, and investigators say they are keeping an open mind about whether he has jumped or been pushed into the water.

I hope they have lots of police keeping her safe in the hospital and her children safe wherever they are.

 

[Smccat]

Hopefully Jackson Lamb will be on it.

 

[Dotta]

"Right under their noses:​

Clapham chemical fugitive Abdul Ezedi ​

strolled straight past Met Police headquarters at Scotland Yard ​

just hours after attack."​

Clapham chemical fugitive strolled straight past Met headquarters

Abdul Ezedi was seen on CCTV last Wednesday passing Westminster Pier in front of the police headquarters - where officers were launching a huge manhunt for him.

www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Sherlockhames]

"Right under their noses:​

Clapham chemical fugitive Abdul Ezedi ​

strolled straight past Met Police headquarters at Scotland Yard ​

just hours after attack."​

Clapham chemical fugitive strolled straight past Met headquarters

Abdul Ezedi was seen on CCTV last Wednesday passing Westminster Pier in front of the police headquarters - where officers were launching a huge manhunt for him.

www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

Told you!

 

[Dotta]

Told you!

So did you!!!
I remember!

 

[EricAcaciaAvenue]

Police approach to the CCTV seems very odd. As I understand it the Westminster Bridge footage is prior in time to the Vauxhall Bridge footage, but was released later. Nobody seems to be asking them why. Does that imply that they don't have a continuous sequence?

No doubt there is some value in plotting his prior route (did he drop things, etc) but one would have thought the focus should be on where he went from the last sighting, not where he was before then.

It's now taken them a week to track him for 3 1/2 hours.