Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi 'had been in relationship with victim who is too ill to speak'

The Clapham chemical attack suspect had been in a relationship with the mother who was injured, police have revealed, and she is still too ill to speak.

Commander Jon Savell from the Metropolitan Police said the breakdown of the relationship could be a motive for the attack last week.

Police have warned that the facial injuries suffered by Abdul Ezedi, 35, in the attack in Clapham, south London, may be fatal if left untreated.

Officers will return to the scene of the attack on Wednesday evening, a week after a 31-year-old woman and her two children, aged eight and three, were doused with a corrosive liquid.

Mr Savell told journalists that the massive manhunt for Ezedi is “an incredibly high priority attempted murder investigation”.

Turning to potential motives, he said: “They were in a relationship and that relationship had broken down.”

The latest confirmed sighting of Ezedi on is now on Vauxhall