Clapham attack: Man, 22, arrested on suspicion of ‘assisting offender’ in manhunt for fugitive Abdul Ezedi
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of "assisting offender" in hunt for fugitive Abdul Ezedi.
The Metropolitan Police are still on the hunt to catch fugitve Ezedi, 35, after he allegedly attacked a mum and her two kids with a corrosive liquid on Wednesday.
He also allegedly tried to run a woman over before twice slamming her three-year-old daughter on the ground "like a rag doll".
Ezedi is believed to have tracked his victim down to the two-star Clapham South Belvedere Hotel, where the council had put her up with her daughters, aged three and eight.
Cops from the National Crime Agency, nicknamed "Britain's FBI", were drafted into the manhunt.
They have now arrested and bailed a 22-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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Investigators are trawling through hundreds of hours of CCTV and have tracked Ezedi's movements on the Tube network via his bank card, with the latest sighting now on Southwark Bridge at 9.50pm on Wednesday.
The last confirmed time that he used his bank card was on Wednesday, police said.
Counter-terrorism officers are helping sift through CCTV as part of the massive manhunt following the horror attack in Clapham, south London.
A 31-year-old woman may lose the sight in her right eye after the attack while her daughters, aged eight and three, were also hurt but have since been discharged from hospital.
The Metropolitan Police revealed yesterday that Ezedi allegedly used a "very strong concentrated corrosive substance".
Manhunt cops are urging people not to approach “dangerous” fugitive Ezedi.
Commander Jon Savell of the Metropolitan Police said: “I am hugely grateful to the public for the significant number of calls that we have received.
“Your help is critical. A reward of up to £20,000 is now available for information leading to his arrest.
“I must warn anyone who is helping Ezedi to evade capture - if you are harbouring or assisting him then you will be arrested."