Police say they are still searching for Abdul Ezedi, with new images to be released of him boarding a Victoria line train on the Tube heading south at about 9pm on Wednesday – after the attack took place.
Metropolitan Police Commander Jon Savell also made a direct appeal to the suspect, urging him to “do the right thing” and hand himself in.
In an updated timeline, he said Ezedi left Newcastle in the “very early hours” of Wednesday and was in the Tooting area in south London at 6.30am.
There was a further sighting of his vehicle at 4.30pm in Croydon, before he was seen again in the Streatham area at 7pm, with both areas in south London.
The attack happened at about 7.25pm in Clapham.
At 7.33pm he boarded a train at Clapham South station and at 8pm he was at King’s Cross station.
He was then spotted on CCTV at about 8.45pm in a Tesco in Caledonian Road.
‘You need help’
In making his direct appeal to Ezedi, Mr Savell said: “Abdul, you clearly have got some very significant injuries.
“We’ve seen the images. You need some medical help, so do the right thing and hand yourself in.”
Mother’s injuries ‘life-changing’
Police have given an update on the 31-year-old woman who was a victim of the chemical attack on Wednesday night.
The 31-year-old mother remains very poorly in hospital and is sedated at the moment.
Officers say they expect those injuries will be life-changing.
However, the injuries of the two children are not as serious as first feared, and it is believed they will not be life-changing.
Empty containers with ‘corrosive’ labels found at Newcastle address
Two empty containers with corrosive warnings on the label were found at an address in Newcastle following police searches, the Met has said.
A total of five search warrants were carried out overnight, including at two addresses in east London and three in Newcastle, according to Commander Jon Savell.
“Forensic tests are currently ongoing to see if the containers held the substance used in the attack in Clapham,” said Commander Savell.
