Sky News
February 1, 2024
The suspect in the Clapham chemical attack is a former asylum seeker who was convicted of sexual assault in Newcastle, Sky News understands.
It comes after police issued a new photo of Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, who only had his asylum granted on his third application.
It is understood he was handed a suspended sentence for a sexual offence in 2018, and was discharged from probation supervision in 2020.
On Thursday evening, Superintendent Gabriel Cameron said the new image, taken at 8.48pm on Wednesday, was of the last-known sighting of Ezedi in Caledonian Road, north London, and was less than two hours after the assault.