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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Clapham chemical attack: how did suspect gain asylum after sex offences?

Abdul Shokoor Ezedi
Abdul Shokoor Ezedi was awarded refugee status in 2021 or 2022, having been convicted of sexual assault and exposure in 2018. Photograph: Metropolitan police/AFP/Getty Images

Questions are being asked about how a sex offender who went on the run after being suspected of carrying out a chemical attack was granted asylum in the UK despite his convictions.

Police are hunting for Abdul Ezedi after a girl and her mother were left with potentially life-changing injuries following the incident in London on Wednesday.

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