Body found in hunt for Clapham chemical assault suspect

Police had been searching Thames for Abdul Ezedi after attack on a mother and her two daughters in south London

A body has been found in connection with the hunt for a suspect who severely injured a “vulnerable” mother and her two young daughters in a chemical assault, Scotland Yard have said.

Abdul Ezedi has been sought by police since the attack on 31 January in Clapham, south London, with officers appealing to the public to call 999 if they saw him.