Published: 11:36 am February 5, 2024
Updated: 11:41 am October 8, 2025
Clapham ‘Acid’ Attacker Manhunt Enters Fifth Day Amid Speculation of His Fate
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The search for Abdul Ezedi, the 35-year-old Afghan asylum seeker suspected of dousing a mother and her two daughters with a corrosive substance in Clapham, south London, entered its fifth day today. Amid the ongoing manhunt, speculation about Ezedi’s fate has grown, with a former counter-terrorism chief suggesting he may already be deceased.

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The Metropolitan Police have been diligently pursuing Ezedi since the horrific attack, which left the mother with potentially life-changing injuries. She remains in critical but stable condition, while her two daughters, aged three and eight, have been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for burns.

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