Police have discovered two bodies in the River Thames in their search for Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi but neither are the man they’re looking for.
Specialist police divers have been trawling the waters for several days now.
The two bodies were found in the Thames on Saturday, one discovered near HMS Belfast at roughly 10AM and another forty minutes later at Limehouse.
Officers are treating the discoveries as unexpected and working to identify the deceased so that relatives may be informed.
It comes after detectives revealed it is believed Ezedi may have gone into the water after being seen on CCTV leaning over the railings of Chelsea Bridge in west London.
That was the last known sighting of him and took place hours after a mum and her two young girls were attacked with a corrosive substance in south London.
In a briefing at Scotland Yard on Friday, Commander Jon Savell said: ‘We have spent the last 24 hours meticulously following the CCTV, and it’s our main working hypothesis that now gone into the water.
‘We have looked at all of the available cameras and angles, and with the assistance of Transport for London and CCTV from buses that were travelling over the bridge at the relevant time and there is no sighting of him coming off the bridge.’
Asked whether police were willing to say that Ezedi was dead, Detective Superintendent Rick Sewart said: ‘I’m prepared to say that he’s gone into the water and if he’s gone into the water then that’s the most probable outcome.’
