In a recent development following the unsettling discovery of a body in the River Thames, Metropolitan Police have confirmed that the deceased is not Abdul Ezedi, the suspect in the Clapham chemical attack. The body was found by emergency services in Victoria Parade, Greenwich, just after 7:20 pm on February 8, sparking widespread speculation given the ongoing manhunt for Ezedi.
Ezedi has been the focus of an intense police search since January 31, when he allegedly attacked a mother and her two daughters, aged eight and three, with a corrosive substance in Lessar Avenue, Clapham. Commander Jon Savell indicated on February 7 that Ezedi might have entered the River Thames, citing CCTV footage showing Ezedi walking near the river towards Victoria Embankment shortly after the attack. Despite these suspicions, there had been no previous reports or findings of a body in the water that could be linked to Ezedi.
