Chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi sexually abused me… but the church still supported his asylum request
A victim of sexual assault by chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi says he was only in the country because church leaders supported his asylum request.
The woman became friends Afghan-born Ezedi, 35, but said he started harassing her for sex.
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It led to him exposing himself to her without warning in 2017 and pulling down her pants.
Ezedi – who sneaked into Britain in the back of a truck the year before – pleaded guilty and was given a 45-week prison sentence, suspended for two years.
Two asylum applications against him were rejected, but a third was successful after a priest gave him a character reference when he 'converted' to Christianity.
His victim said she was disgusted that he had not been locked up and was angry again when she heard he had been allowed to stay in Britain.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told The Sun: “If he had been in prison for assaulting me he would definitely have been deported.
“But the shortcomings didn't end there, because someone from a church gave him a reference so he could get asylum.
'Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea when they were on the sex offenders register? The world is a mess.
'He is a danger to women. That is clear to everyone.”
The Mets The Counter Terrorism Command fugitive team has been studying the CCTV footage in their search Ezedi who allegedly threw a corrosive alkali at a mother aged 31 and her daughters aged three and eight.
He was last seen on the Victoria Embankment in the centre London last Wednesday at 10:04 p.m., two and a half hours after the outrage.
His first victim added: “It all came back when the story of the attack broke.
“When his picture appeared on TV, I said out loud, 'Oh my God, look who's standing there!'.
'I follow it every day hoping to see him arrested or dead.
“I hate to say it, but it's true.”
'Revenge theory'
Fugitive Abdul Ezedi may have carried out his chemical attack on a mother and her two daughters in revenge for the murder of his sister in Afghanistan several years ago, a friend has suggested.
The pizza takeaway worker, 35, is said to be distraught over her murder.
She was shot dead by armed robbers who tried to steal the money he had sent to his family Afghanistan.
Ezedi's friend said: 'After what happened, he cried for three weeks and said he wanted revenge. He was so upset and very angry.
“When I heard what happened in London, that came to my mind.”
The friend described Ezedi as a smart, hardworking man who spent little and sent most of his money home.
It has been suggested that the woman could be the unwitting target of Ezedi's revenge, and there is no indication that she has links to a crime gang in Afghanistan or elsewhere.
Police are still trying to establish whether he had any connection to the victims and what his motive was for Wednesday's attack in Clapham, south-west London.
Last night they said they were not considering the revenge theory as a line of inquiry at this stage.
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