LONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Friday that a man suspected of injuring several people last week by throwing a corrosive chemical on them is now presumed to have drowned in the River Thames.
The case has drawn political attention in Britain because Ezedi had been granted asylum after a sexual assault conviction.
Metropolitan Police Commander Jon Savell told reporters authorities now presume, based on CCTV footage, that Ezedi went into the River Thames from a bridge in west London.
"It is now our main working theory that Ezedi has actually gone into the Thames from Chelsea Bridge.
All of our work thus far has not seen him come off the bridge," Savell said.
Persons:
Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, Ezedi, Jon Savell, Savell, Rishi Sunak, Sachin Ravikumar, Mark Potter
Organizations:
London, Police, Metropolitan Police, Chelsea Bridge, BBC
Locations:
London, Britain, Chelsea, Afghanistan