Police have warned the public that Ezedi is "dangerous" and should not be approached. Anyone who spots him should call 999 immediately.

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This is what we know so far about the events before, during and after the attack.

The day of the attack

Ezedi's vehicle was seen in Newcastle upon Tyne at 12.15am on Wednesday 31 January.

Just over six hours later, at 6.15am, his car was spotted driving in Tooting, south London.

The next confirmed sighting of his car was in Croydon, south London, at 4.30pm.

Two-and-a-half hours later, at 7pm, he was then seen driving through Streatham, also in south London.

The chemical attack

At 7.25pm a 31-year-old mother and her two young girls, aged three and eight, were targeted with an alkaline substance on Lessar Avenue in Clapham, south London.

The attack was captured on CCTV, with the footage showing a man, believed to be Ezedi, running around a car before getting into the driver's seat - while a woman and child in front of the vehicle hold their hands to their faces.

The man was then seen driving the car at the woman and hitting her, before stopping the vehicle and getting out.

He opened the back door and appeared to remove a child, before violently throwing them to the ground.

The footage also shows people from neighbouring properties emerging from their homes.

A witness, who asked not to be named, said the mother screamed "my eyes, my eyes" after the corrosive substance was thrown.

He chased the man down the street but the suspect managed to escape.

Ezedi's movements after attack

Police have since revealed further details of what is known about where he went later.

He was seen boarding a train at Clapham South Tube station at 7.33pm.

He then got off a train at King's Cross Tube station at 7.59pm.

Ezedi was spotted on CCTV at 8.42pm leaving a branch of Tesco on Caledonian Road, close to King's Cross Station, after buying a bottle of water. After exiting the shop he turned right.

At 9pm, he entered King's Cross Tube station again and boarded a Victoria Line train heading south.

He had changed trains at Victoria Underground station, where he arrived on the Victoria Line at 9.10pm and departed on the eastbound District Line at 9.16pm.

The Metropolitan Police have said that the last confirmed sighting of him was at 9.33pm on the day of the attack, when he exited Tower Hill Underground station.

The manhunt

In CCTV images released by police, he is wearing a blue and white top with a black hoodie and has what detectives described as "significant injuries" to the right side of his face.

Three of the UK's biggest forces - the Metropolitan Police, Northumbria Police and British Transport Police - were originally looking for him. They were later joined by the Home Office, UK Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration and the National Crime Agency.

On Saturday 3 February, police said they raided five addresses.

The searches took place at two addresses in east London and three in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Police bodycam footage shows officers entering a home in Newcastle where empty containers with corrosive warnings were found.

Forensic tests have been taking place to see if the containers held the substance used in the attack.

Earlier, Sky News obtained footage of police raiding a flat in east London at around 2am on 2 February, where it is believed the suspect's brother lives.

Police asked residents in the flats: "Have you seen a man with an injured eye?"

Residents were questioned in police cars parked nearby and were later let back into their flats. It is thought the suspect's brother was among them, but he claimed to have had no recent contact with his sibling.

The victims

Police said the 31-year-old mother injured in the attack is still in hospital and under sedation. They expect her injuries will be life-changing.

However, the injuries of the two children are not as serious as at first feared.

The four bystanders who rushed to their aid have all been released from hospital with minor burns and five police officers who were also injured are back on duty.

Officers have said the suspect was known to the woman and have described the attack as "targeted".

The suspect

Police have named him as 35-year-old Abdul Shokoor Ezedi.

It is understood he was granted asylum following two failed attempts after a priest vouched for his conversion to Christianity, saying he was "wholly committed" to his new religion.

He arrived in the UK via a lorry in 2016 and claimed his life would be in danger if he returned to his native Afghanistan.

Six years ago, he was handed a suspended sentence for a sexual offence in Newcastle.

He had pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault and one of indecent exposure, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed.

His sentencing took place at Newcastle Crown Court on 9 January 2018, when he was given a nine-week jail term, suspended for two years, for the sexual assault.

For the indecent exposure, he was given 36 weeks' imprisonment to be served consecutively, which was also suspended for two years.

He was discharged from probation supervision in 2020.

Ezedi was also added to the sex offenders register for 10 years.