Chemical attack suspect urged: 'Hand yourself in'

THE nationwide manhunt for chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi gathered pace last night as police urged the seriously injured man to "do the right thing" and hand himself in.

- Paul Jeeves

Afghan-born Ezedi, who lived in Newcastle, was described by police as having "significant injuries to the right side of his face".

Dozens of reported sightings put him in Croydon and Streatham, South London as well as on a Victoria line Tube train after Wednesday night's "targeted" attack on a woman and her two daughters with an alkaline substance in Clapham.

Detectives asking for help to spot Ezedi, 35, warn he is "highly dangerous" and must not be approached.

It has emerged he should not have been granted asylum, according to Home Office guidelines.

He was convicted of a sex attack a year after illegally entering the UK in the back of a lorry in 2016.

Having had two bids rejected, he was granted asylum after claiming he had converted from Islam to Christianity, with a priest confirming he was "wholly committed".

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