Search for Abdul Ezedi who threw 'bottle of oven cleaner' over family enters second day – as map reveals latest sightings

THE MANHUNT for a former asylum seeker who allegedly threw a bottle of oven cleaner over a mother and two children has entered its second day.

Police are scouring the country for Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, 35, after 12 people were injured the horror chemical attack on Wednesday evening.

Abdul Shokoor Ezedi was last seen in North London

The moment a woman and her children were attacked

Police inspect a coffee cup left at the sceneCredit: w8media

A white substance splashed on the window of the car

The victims include a mother who struggled with the maniac who doused her and her young children with a corrosive liquid and then tried to run her over.

Members of the public and police officers were also burned as they rushed to the family's aid.

Ezedi becomes now hunted by the policewho have urged the public not to confront him and instead call 999 immediately.

He was last seen at 8.48pm in a north London Tesco, near King's Cross Station, where he is believed to have bought a bottle of water.

Terrifying photos show his face melted and bloody as he calmly shops in a blue T-shirt and black hoodie.

Ezedi is accused of dousing a mother and her daughters, aged three and eight, with a corrosive chemical (presumably oven cleaner) from a metal coffee cup.

It is believed he tracked the mother down to the two-star Clapham South Belvedere hotel, where she was staying in a room provided by the council.

Just before 7.30pm a row broke out and spilled into a residential street near Clapham Common, south-west London.

The suspect It is believed he grabbed the youngest child and put him in the back of a white car.

When the mother and eldest daughter tried to intervene, he threw an alkaline substance, believed to be oven cleaner, at them.

Shocking CCTV footage shows the man running around the car and slamming a rear door before getting into the driver's seat.

The woman and her daughter are seen reaching for each other with one hand while holding their eyes with the other. At one point the suspect drives up to the woman who throws her arms in the air.

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He then jumped out of the car and grabbed the three-year-old child before throwing her to the ground “like a rag doll” twice.

The suspect got back into the motorcycle, but crashed into a parked car and fled the scene, pursued by the public.

Others who rushed to help the family suffered burns themselves.

Police tried to piece together the chain of events last night – and are working with Northumbria Police.

Ezedi had lived in Newcastle for a number of years but is said to have recently traveled to London. Witnesses said Ezedi spent his days 'hanging around the streets' of Newcastle, near the hostel where he lived last summer.

Locals in King's Cross, north London, said Ezedi recently stayed there and visited an employment agency.

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Met Police Chief Inspector Gabriel Cameron said: “We are working to establish the circumstances.

'A manhunt is underway to track down Ezedi. We work with partner agencies and forces, including the British Transport Police to locate and arrest him. If you see Ezedi, call 999 immediately. He should not be approached.”

Minister of Internal Affairs James Slim said: “Last night's attack on a mother and her two children in Clapham was horrific.

“My thoughts are with them and the brave citizens and police who intervened. I ask the public to support the Metropolitan Police's call and come forward if they have any information.”