A SMIRKING Abdul Ezedi was caught on CCTV buying supplies just days before a corrosive substance was thrown over a mum and two children.
The 35-year-old is still a wanted man after 12 people were injured in the horror attack on Wednesday evening.
Not known, clear with picture deskAbdul Ezedi, 35, was caught on CCTV buying 30 eggs from a Middle Eastern food store near to his home on Tuesday lunchtime[/caption]
He appeared to chat with the cashierNot known, clear with picture desk
His face did not appear to show the injury which later appeared after the attackNot known, clear with picture desk
A 31-year-old woman, believed to be known to Ezedi, and her daughters, aged three and eight were doused in a corrosive substance during the attack in Lessar Avenue, SW4. The three victims remain in hospital.
Now footage has emerged showing Ezedi grinning as be bought items in a Newcastle shop the day before the attack.
The CCTV shows Ezedi chatting with the cashier and browsing the aisles inside the Middle Eastern store like an everyday shopper.
And crucially his face appeared to be without the horrendous injury which he was seen with after the attack. He is believed to have bought around 30 egg from the convenience store.
Staff at the shop on Byker Road in Newcastle told the Telegraph they were “horrified” that he had been linked by police to the attack in Clapham.
CCTV footage from the Tesco on the Caledonian Road an hour after the attack showed the Newcastle man with what cops described as a “fairly significant facial injury”.
Counter-terrorism officers have been drafted in to help scour hundreds of hours of CCTV in the search for the 35-year-old, who was last seen about 9.50pm that night.
Detectives are working on the premise that he is either being hidden by someone or has come to harm.
He was using his bank card to travel around on the Tube network, but the card has not been used since Wednesday.
Ezedi does not have his phone on him – which makes the search more challenging, officers said – it has been recovered and analysed by police.
Officers arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender on Monday and later released him on bail.
Ezedi’s movements on Wednesday
Timeline of Ezedi’s movements on Wednesday, 31 January:
00:15 – Ezedi’s vehicle is seen in Newcastle
06:30 – His vehicle is then seen traveling into Tooting, London
16:30 – A further sighting of his vehicle is confirmed in Croydon
19:00 – He is then seen driving in Streatham
19:25 – Attack takes place in Lessar Avenue, SW4, before Ezedi makes off in his vehicle which crashes nearby. He leaves the car and runs off.
19:33 – Ezedi boards a train at Clapham South Tube Station.
19:59 – He is then seen leaving that train at King’s Cross Tube Station.
20:42 – He is then seen on CCTV leaving Tesco at 21 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX. He exits and turns right.
21:00 – Ezedi enters King’s Cross Tube Station and boards a Victoria Line tube Southbound.
However, they said that there is no evidence to suggest Ezedi had planned to go on the run.
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 manhunt entered its fifth day on Monday with a £20,000 reward in place for anyone with information leading to Ezedi’s arrest.
More than 200 calls have been received from members of the public with potential sightings, but they have since been discounted.
Ezedi’s distraught brother Hassan has urged the chemical attack suspect to give himself up.
21-year-old Hassan spoke out after riot squad police officers in hazmat suits raided his East London home at 2am yesterday.
The early-morning operation was one of five five raids carried out in London and Newcastle to find Ezedi.
Hassan told The Sun: “If I knew where he was, I’d turn him in for what he did.
Met PoliceClapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi at King’s Cross Underground Station[/caption]
Met PoliceEzedi was captured by CCTV in the station at 9pm[/caption]
EnterpriseCops released this mugshot of Ezedi yesterday[/caption]
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